News Releases

15 September 2021
Sandy Shorelines Focal Points Meet
The Focal Points for the Sandy Shorelines Project held their 6th Meeting to present the progress and next steps on the establishment of the Caribbean Sandy Shorelines monitoring network. Secretary General Rodolfo Sabonge reaffirmed the ACS's commitment to strengthening the resilience of coastal communities that face the effects of climate change. He also urged Member States and Associate Members to heed the call of the United Nations Secretary General to accelerate recovery from COVID-19 and to create a world in which everyone can prosper in peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet.
18 August 2021
CLRAH Coordinates 14 Tonnes of Relief for Haiti
The Regional Logistical Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (CLRAH) has responded to the destruction caused by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti last week by sending 14 tonnes of aid items. The relief items sent on August 17 include: dried food, clothes, medicine, water and tents. Based in Panama, the CLRAH coordinated the movement of the supplies through the assistance of the armed forces of Chile.
27 July 2021
Remarks by the Secretary General at the Special Committee Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction
The recurring presence of natural phenomena, the already visible effects of climate change, coupled with the historically constructed vulnerability in different population groups, poor waste management, environmental degradation, little or in some cases no land use planning, among other factors. , make the Caribbean a region with a high risk of disasters.
22 April 2021
International Earth Day - Restore our Earth
International Earth Day April 22 Restore our Earth Our earthly home is at risk. Pandemics, extreme heat, forest fires, floods and hurricanes are a few of the signs that Mother Earth is clearly asking us to act. To move towards more sustainable economies that are healthy for people, species and the environment.