Can't Do This Alone

GRENADA (2015)

: Published: 01 September 2017

THE NEXT ROUND OF GLOBAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS IS:

COP28

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
30 NOVEMBER - 12 DECEMBER
2023

6-18 NOVEMBER 2022

WHAT REALLY MATTERS
FOR THE CARIBBEAN

CARIBBEAN CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE
TOP-5 Priorities @ COP27

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'1.5 is Still Alive'

Taj WEEKES

Kendel HIPPOLYTE

Climate Facts

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The Caribbean contributes less than 1% to global greenhouse gas emissions, but is expected to be among the earliest & hardest-hit by climate change.

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Floods, storm surges, erosion & other coastal hazards, exacerbated by sea-level rise, threaten vital infrastructures, settlements and facilities supporting our livelihood.

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28 of the 40 millions of Caribbeans live in coastal cities, towns & villages.

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Deteriorating coastal conditions are expected to adversely affect fisheries and the Caribbean's value as a tourism destination.

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CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS THE VERY EXISTENCE OF SOME CARIBBEAN ISLANDS.

"Since 2009, more than a hundred Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and many others have been calling for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels to prevent the worst of climate change impacts. The inclusion of a 1.5°C temperature limit in the 2015 Paris Agreement was a major victory for vulnerable countries."

IPCC

SPECIAL REPORT ON

GLOBAL WARMING OF 1.5 ºC

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THE PARIS AGREEMENT

Adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21
Paris, 12 December 2015

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Climate Justice?

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