Social Pages
CARIBBEAN AIMS TO BECOME WORLD’S FIRST CLIMATE SMART ZONE
Words by: Mike Angangan
26 countries and 40+ private sector partners create coalition to fast track climate action
across the Caribbean. A ground-breaking partnership to support the Caribbean’s
ambition to become the world’s first ‘climate-smart zone’ launched today. 8 Times
Olympic Gold Medal Winner Usain Bolt was in attendance to help fire the starting pistol
for the Caribbean Climate- Smart Accelerator, which will be led by the Caribbean leaders
to create the world’s first climate- smart zone. The Accelerator has created an
unprecedented coalition including 26 countries and over 40 private and public sector
partners which will implement climate solutions for resilience, renewable energy,
development of sustainable cities, oceans and transportation. This climate- smart zone
will not only protect the region but create jobs and a new economy in climate-smart
infrastructure..