“I call on developed countries to help SIDS help themselves. We cannot wait till 2020 to see finance to deal with the emergency situations, build resilience in our countries as far as possible, and the loss and damage that is already occurring.
“Our people have proven to be and will continue to be resilient. But here, on the international level, I say to you: all it takes is a pen; a pen to create the policies to prioritise the resources; a pen to change the protocols used to disperse funds; a pen to change macroeconomic targets, realising that we cannot invest in resilience without putting our counties into deeper economic volatility. This means that the frameworks we have under this process must be sensitive to the urgent needs of SIDS … and not simply wrapped up in bureaucracy.” – Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Jon. Allen Chastanet, Lead Head of Government in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet with responsibility for Sustainable Development, including the Environment and Disaster Management and Water, at COP 23
LISTEN:
- (2019/09/12) - Tropical storm warning for northwestern Bahamas - Read more ...
- (2019/09/09) - OPM: More than 900 officers sent to Abaco, GB - Read more ...
- (2019/09/04) - CARICOM and OECS Bodies Coordinating Regional Responses to Crisis in The Bahamas, says PM Harris - Read more ...
- (2019/09/03) - Message from CARICOM Chairman Honourable Allen M. Chastanet on the situation in The Bahamas regarding Hurricane Dorian - Read more ...
- (2019/09/03) - Deadly Dorian Monster hurricane blamed for 5 deaths in The Bahamas - Read more ...
