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Mami Mizutori, head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. (CMC photo)
Mami Mizutori, head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. (CMC photo)

UN official highlights need for disaster risk reduction

By Kenton X. Chance GENEVA (CMC) — A senior United Nations official has highlighted the importance of disaster risk reduction in the Caribbean amidst the “existential threat” that climate change…

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Extreme weather associated to climate change has resulted in million of dollars in loss and damage in St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the past few years. (Photo: Kenton X. Chance/IPS)
Extreme weather associated to climate change has resulted in million of dollars in loss and damage in St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the past few years. (Photo: Kenton X. Chance/IPS)

Saving for a ‘rainy day’ takes on new meaning in the Caribbean

By Kenton X. Chance KINGSTOWN (IPS)  — In the tiny eastern Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, proverbs relating to the weather are very common. Everyone knows that…

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