A compilation image showing the polluted north coast of Curaçao juxtaposed with the ocean. Photo by Bastian on flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The Caribbean has spoken out against single-use plastics and its inevitable environmental pollution for a long time. In 2006, for instance, one Barbados-based blog advocated for the...
Dominican Republic
Caribbean Biomass Initiative
BACKGROUND Dr. Tawainga Katsvairo, Caribbean Initiative Director The 23 Caribbean island countries with their 42 million inhabitants share a common history of colonization and agriculture that has shaped their economic, social and cultural development. The rise and fall of the sugar cane industry has been one of the most significant...
Energy Efficiency Financing Programme In The Caribbean
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Tuesday signed a $20 million financing to launch Banco BHD’s innovative new energy efficiency finance program, which will help Dominican firms decrease their energy costs and consumption, implement cleaner production projects and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Lars Thunell, CEO and Executive Vice President of...