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New Hub Launched to Increase Transparency of Climate Action in the Caribbean


Posted in: Regional News by volderine | 25 February 2019 | 2372

    Participants of meeting to discuss MRV in St. George's, Grenada. Image: GHG Management Institute (Photo via UNFCCC)
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    Participants of meeting to discuss MRV in St. George's, Grenada. Image: GHG Management Institute (Photo via UNFCCC)

    UN Climate Change News, 21 February 2019 – Measuring, reporting and verifying climate action under the Paris Climate Change Agreement is being strengthened in the Caribbean region with the help of a new hub, with support from UN Climate Change.

    This month, a Caribbean Measurement, Reporting and Verification “MRV” Hub was formally launched, a unique collaborative technical institution where countries in the region can share expertise to foster regional excellence and generate stronger policy-relevant carbon accounting.

    The MRV Hub provides a mechanism through which country experts will function as a true learning, mentoring and resource-sharing technical cooperative

    At a meeting of ten countries from the English-speaking Caribbean region convened at St. George’s University in Grenada, UNDP’s Damiano Borgogno delivered a call to action.

    Read more at: UNFCCC

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