CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT

DETAILS OF THE POST OF
PROJECT COORDINATOR
CARIBBEAN HUB CAPACITY BUILDING RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS IN AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND
PACIFIC COUNTRIES

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified nationals of African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP) to fill the above mentioned position in the Caribbean Community Secretariat with assigned duty station in Guyana.

BACKGROUND

The European Commission is supporting African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in strengthening the implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) at the national, sub-regional and regional levels through a 4-year Programme that addresses a number of critical environmental issues. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the overall coordinator and facilitator of the Programme, which is divided into two components:

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Entertainers debut their climate change messages

-Voices for Climate change kicks off public education campaign

Kingston (Panos) August 07, 2009 – Just over 25 Jamaican artistes (including Tony Rebel, Muta Baruka, Lloyd Lovindeer) will show off their collaborative efforts at the launch of a national public education campaign on climate change next Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge, UWI.

The artistes, who have participated in two training workshops and a field trip on climate change, have produced a strong package of information designed to educate the Jamaican public. The package consists of:

Panos Caribbean

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Tel: 920-0070-1

E-mail: jamaica@panoscaribbean.org

PANOS CARIBBEAN’S REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF MEDIA & ENVIRONMENT RECEIVES U.S. HEALTH FELLOWSHIP

August 25, 2009: Kingston (Panos) Indi Mclymont-Lafayette, Regional Director of Media and Environment at Panos Caribbean, has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of State-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on “Public Safety: Preparing for Pandemic Disease,” to take place from August 24 to September 11 in the United States.

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Tel: 920-0070-1

E-mail: jamaica@panoscaribbean.org

Caribbean youth rally for climate change

By Andrea Downer, Journalist

Kingston, August 31, 2009, (Panos) - Thirty young environment advocates from 12 Caribbean islands met in the Dominican Republic recently to discuss climate change issues in the region and to gain insights into effective ways to get the public and their respective governments to engage with climate change in meaningful ways.

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For further information contact: Indi Mclymont/Jan Voordouw, Panos Caribbean.

Tel: 920-0070-1

E-mail: jamaica@panoscaribbean.org

Regional study to put greater focus on communicating climate change

By Indi Mclymont-Lafayette, Journalist

Nassau, Bahamas. March 10, 2009, (Panos) - Neil Pierre, Caribbean sub-region Director of the United Nation Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has indicated that a feasibility study to be done by his organization over the next few months will include a greater focus on systematic communication on climate change across the region.

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For further information contact: Indi Mclymont/Jan Voordouw, Panos Caribbean.

Tel: 920-0070-1

E-mail: jamaica@panoscaribbean.org

Bahamas gears up to address climate change
the flat islands could become unlivable due to sea level rise

By Indi Mclymont-Lafayette, Journalist

Nassau, Bahamas. March 9, 2009, (Panos) - The Bahamas government is moving to put measures in place to help the extremely vulnerable islands adjust to what one government official calls a possible ‘death sentence for small islands.’

Nassau, Bahamas. 2 March 2009: The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be holding three public workshops in Caribbean islands to engage all of society in preparing for the likely economic impacts of climate change on key sectors of the Caribbean economies.

The workshops will take place in the Bahamas (Tuesday 3 March), St. Kitts (Friday 6 March) and Trinidad (Tuesday 10 March). Participants will explore regional as well as local economic impacts of climate change and various mitigation and adaptation options. The sessions will consist of a press conference followed by a seminar on climate change in the Caribbean. The organizers seek to mobilize various stakeholders in building solutions to this challenge.

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The article below is a production distributed through Panoscope, a series of Panos Caribbean. It is made freely available to your media and we encourage publishing and redistribution, giving credit to Panos Caribbean. We appreciate feedback.

For further information contact: Indi Mclymont/Jan Voordouw, Panos Institute.
Tel: 920-0070-1
E-mail: jamaica@panoscaribbean.org

Adaptation Fund could start funding projects by April
- Hope for Caribbean countries threatened by climate change

By Anna Scarlett, Writer

Kingston, February 18, 2009, (Panos) - IN the race against the fallout from climate change, developing countries, such as those of the Caribbean, could soon see themselves ahead, thanks to the Adaptation Fund.

Cleansing the Caribbean of Toxic Chemicals Takes Centre Stage at UN Environment Programme Meeting

Plans to Rid Islands of Persistent Organic Pollutants Focus of Review

Kingston, Jamaica, 30 January 2009 – A sub-regional workshop on toxic chemicals is now set to assist Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to maintain their pristine and chemical-free environments.

Support will be provided to Government and private sector delegates on the handling and disposal of toxic substances in a four-day training session starting on Monday, February 2 at the Courtleigh hotel in Kingston . The workshop is designed to spotlight certain toxic chemicals that exist in daily life and to increase knowledge of the potentially harmful effects of these substances.

Panos Caribbean

The article below is a production distributed through Panoscope, a series of Panos Caribbean. It is made freely available to your media and we encourage publishing and redistribution, giving credit to Panos Caribbean. We appreciate feedback.

For further information contact: Indi Mclymont/Jan Voordouw, Panos Institute.

Tel: 920-0070-1. E-mail: jamaica@panoscaribbean.org

HEAR,HEAR
Jamaican entertainers get exposure to climate change threats

By Anna Scarlet, Writer
Kingston, Jamaica. January 29, 2009, (Panos) - The word is out on climate change and its many harmful effects, current and prospective, and Jamaican entertainers are beginning to hear it.