Revitalizing SIDS Economies & Food and Nutrition Security through the Sustainable Use of our Living Marine Resources and Accelerating the Decarbonization of Fisheries in the Caribbean: from science-based targets to climate mitigation finance, were two key topics of discussion in CRFM-led side events at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), held under the theme: Charting the Course Toward Resilient Prosperity in May 2024, in Antigua and Barbuda.
The topics are even more relevant today with at least 6 CRFM Member States (Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago) suffering the adverse impacts of Hurricane Beryl, a devastating major hurricane which struck the Caribbean at the start of July.
In this newsletter, we are highlighting the important information shared during the UN SIDS4 Conference, at the CRFM-Government of Antigua and Barbuda side events, convened by the CRFM Secretariat and hosted by the CRFM and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, with support from the CARICOM Secretariat, the National Fisheries Authority of Jamaica, and Green Initiative.
