Caribbean
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17 Jun 2011
Antigua and Barbuda has established a strategy to incorporate biodiversity conservation issues into disease control and waste management practices. There are no centralized sewage or wastewater treatment facilities in Antigua and Barbuda. Waste management and disposal is already beyond the handling capacity of the country’s responsible agencies. Existing legislation and funds are inadequate to implement and manage national waste treatment and disposal. Most residences, especially in urban...
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
Antigua and Barbuda has been developing its national disaster preparedness and management capacity. Cooperation with other states is also undertaken at the regional level through the Caribbean Meteorological Organization and the Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology.Antigua and Barbuda’s natural climate is punctuated by the occurrence of a range of extreme climatic events such as tropical storms, hurricanes, sea surges, floods and droughts. In recent years, the country has seen a...
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
In May 2001, Antigua and Barbuda submitted its initial National Communication to the UNFCCC. Additionally, a National Environmental Management Strategies (NEMS) was submitted to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Antigua and Barbuda has conducted a Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Study aimed at enabling the country to identify those sectors likely to be most vulnerable to climate change and to devise appropriate adaptation response measures. Potential impacts of...
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03 May 2011
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NASSAU, Bahamas -- Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Lawrence S ‘Larry’ Cartwright has come out in support of the new Fisheries Improvement Plan (FIP) which seeks to address international concerns about the spiny lobster industry.
“The Bahamas must develop the means to better manage its commercial fisheries,” said Mr Cartwright, the Member of Parliament for Long Island and the Ragged Islands.
“The FIP provides an excellent opportunity for us to do this...
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03 May 2011
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Monday (May 2) marked the official, nationwide launch of the Ministry of the Environment’s Energy Efficiency in Residential Lighting Programme. This initiative seeks to reduce household energy costs, minimize the energy requirements of BEC, and reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuels. The Ministry plans to distribute 270,000 compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs along with brochures about the benefits of CFLs.
Residents in Central and North Andros received CFLs yesterday (...
