Caribbean leader blasts “empty” climate promises at small islands summit
Reuters The president of this decade’s summit for Small Island Developing States on Monday blasted “empty” and “grossly inadequate” climate pledges, saying wealthy nations have failed to meet obligations to limit damages from carbon emissions. Small island states across the Pacific, Atlantic and Caribbean, with negligible emissions, are particularly vulnerable to economic crises and rising […]
Paradise lost? Barbuda land activists seek action from Commonwealth
Thomson Reuters Foundation Activists are urging Commonwealth leaders meeting in Britain this week to throw their weight behind a campaign to preserve a centuries-old communal land ownership system on the Caribbean island of Barbuda. After Britain abolished slavery in its colonies in 1834, Barbudans developed a system of communal land ownership, now threatened by government […]