It was just announced that several Caribbean leaders, such as Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank as well as businesses and supporters from the Caribbean and the international community including Sir Richard Branson have come together to create the Caribbean Climate-Smart Coalition.
The coalition aims to use an $8 billion investment plan to bring greater energy and infrastructure resilience to 3.2 million Caribbean households, eliminating costly dependence on fossil fuels and rely on renewable energy
The work of the Caribbean Climate-Smart Coalition will help to break down remaining barriers between vision and reality and will see the region set a shining example of resilient reconstruction and clean energy transition.
Recent hurricanes have left unprecedented devastation across the Caribbean and it is a traumatic time for all those who live in the region. Whole communities and towns have been decimated, and the global community needs to act quickly and give generously to relieve suffering and help to rebuild.