By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC)   When major floods hit Guyana in 2005, Christine Samwaroo was a young student. Schools were closed, communities submerged, and she remembers worrying deeply for her grandmother, who was trapped in her home as water levels rose. That memory stayed with her. Today, as Founder of The Breadfruit Collective, she says it shapes how she thinks about resilience. “Even as a c

In anticipation of Hurricane Melissa’s direct impact on Jamaica, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is coordinating an early response to support national efforts and provide relief and protection to vulnerable communities which could be impacted. Hurricane Melissa is forecasted to pass directly over Jamaica, bringing at least Category 4 winds and 15-30 inches of rainfall for two to three days. This scenario means increasing risk of flooding, landslides, and wi

By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) Ask any farmer, fisher, or...

With the Atlantic hurricane season officially underway, Caribbean countries are ramping up preparedness efforts as early forecasts warn...

-Variety News As the calendar inches closer to June 1, the official start of hurricane season, coastal communities across the Atlantic...

By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) Whitney Mélinard still...