Bridgetown hosts climate change seminar, November 2008

Climate Change and the Caribbean:  Strengthening the Science Policy Interface

Approximately 50 Senior civil servants from 11 different Caribbean countries gathered in Barbados on 18-19 November to discuss climate change issues and how to incorporate the impacts of climatic change into their policy making. Robin Gwynn, UK Climate Security Envoy for Vulnerable Countries, outlined the UK approach to achieving its emissions reduction targets and encouraged those present, including small island developing states, to ensure that their collective voice is heard more clearly in the global debate. Including the wide-ranging needs of vulnerable and developing countries for adaptation funding.