Over 44,000 people from 30 Members States and 15 of the territories* in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions participated in the second full scale regional tsunami exercise held on March 20, 2013.

By Desmond Brown

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, Jan 13 2013 (IPS) - A new initiative is catching on in the Caribbean that aims to increase and sustain agricultural productivity by incorporating information about weather and climate into the farming process, all under the umbrella of climate-smart agriculture.

By Fabiola Ortiz

VALPARAÍSO, Chile , Nov 26 2012 (IPS) - The hunger suffered by 49 million people in Latin America could be eradicated by 2025, according to Spanish agricultural engineer Ricardo Rapallo.

The Persian Gulf, Libya, and Pakistan are at high risk of food insecurity in coming decades because climate change and ocean acidification are destroying fisheries, according to a report released on Monday.

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By Peter Richards

WASHINGTON, Jul 30 2012 (IPS) - Ian McKnight, executive director of the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVCC), used one word – “tokenistic” – to sum up his perspective on the 19th International AIDS Conference that ended here over the weekend.

Addressing the final session of the six-day event, McKnight said while “hubs” were important for allowing delegates to voice their opinions in small gatherings, these same delegates were not given the same opportunity at gatherings attended by scientists, officials and other major stakeholders.

Georgetown, GINA, July 3, 2012

Representatives of varying governmental agencies, who are stakeholders of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), today benefitted from a training session in “Damage Assessment”, which was held in the conference room of the Commission (CDC), Thomas Roads, Thomas Lands.

8 June, 2012 -- Bridgetown, Barbados, (CDEMA) - The member states of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) now have a model flood risk reduction system which can contribute to protecting the lives and property of people at the community level. The system has been developed under the Caribbean Disaster Management Project Phase 2 (CADM2).

In Saint Lucia CADM II was implemented with the Gros Islet Disaster Committee in Corinth.

By Desmond Brown

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 18, 2012 (IPS) - Its accolades include being labelled the breadbasket of the Caribbean as well as the Amazon adventure. But the natural environment for which the South American country of Guyana is famous is also reeling from the effects of climate change.

Over the past few years, former president Bharrat Jagdo has led several initiatives resulting in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country gaining much recognition for its ecosystem management, biodiversity conservation and climate change efforts.

-to aid farmers who were affected by recent flooding

Georgetown, GINA, February 28, 2012

Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has indicated that the Ministry has committed to assisting farmers who were recently affected by flooding brought on La Nina conditions, and while a damage assessment of the areas has commenced, Government cannot compensate farmers for all their losses. Relief will be provided in the form of fertilizer, seeds, seedlings and chemicals.