Canada, CARICOM to deepen collaboration on climate change

Foreign Affairs ministers from Canada and the Caribbean have agreed to deepen collaboration on climate change mitigation by pursuing joint advocacy for enhancing access to climate financing for adaptation and mitigation.

This is according to a statement by the co-chairs of the Canada-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers’ Group meeting: Mélanie Joly, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration for Belize; and Chair of the Caribbean Community Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). The group of ministers met virtually on Friday and reinforced their collective commitment to hemispheric cooperation in support of shared objectives.