“The Caribbean is on the frontline of the global climate emergency.

This Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the Caribbean's "vulnerability" to climate change.

"Small islands and low-lying coastal states in the Caribbean are particularly vulnerable to what is arguably the greatest challenge facing the world today," he said as he opened the leaders' summit. of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Paramaribo, Suriname.

The Caribbean is ground zero for the climate emergency.



We need #ClimateAction that matches the scale of the crisis:



Urgent emissions reduction.



Support for adaptation from climate impacts.



Financial assistance to secure a climate-resilient future.



We have no time to waste.

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— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) July 4, 2022


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" We do not have time to lose "

Antonio Guterres called for urgent action to reduce CO2 emissions, because "we have no time to lose".

On Twitter, he noted that Suriname was “one of the few countries to be negative” on CO2 emissions “and a leader in the protection of biodiversity.

An example for the population, for prosperity and for our planet.

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Furthermore, with regard to the indebtedness which has swelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequences of the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Secretary General of the United Nations considered it necessary "an immediate relaxation for the countries developing country whose debt is maturing".

According to him, this must go through a reform of the financial system, in order to be able to guarantee “access to financing” for developing countries as well as through a renegotiation of these sovereign debts.

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