Whether you believe that global warming is caused by human activity, is in one or another way cyclical, or is a complete myth, there is sufficient scientific evidence to show that the world’s weather is changing, the seas are warming, sea levels are rising and the Caribbean is at risk.
According to the Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), Caribbean sea temperatures are already showing a 0.8°C increase and will rise further by the end of the century. To monitor such changes more closely they have recently introduced offshore buoys around the region.
Other warnings from the CCCCC suggest that low-lying countries like Guyana and Belize are most likely to suffer the greatest losses in absolute terms; that the costs within the Caribbean could run to 14 per cent of GDP by 2025, increasing to
