The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agreed yesterday to take joint steps to improve climate finance flows to best meet the needs of developing countries in tackling the global climate challenge. The heads of the two organisations, GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey and the GEF’s CEO and Chairperson Naoko Ishii, met together with several developing country ministers to consider how the two funds can best promote complementarity and coherence in their ongoing climate finance support. Mr Bamsey said it is only natural GCF and the GEF work closely together as they are both helping countries implement the Paris Agreement as operating entities of the Fina
As Barbados continues to participate in celebrations to mark the International Year of the Reef 2018, it will host a symposium to mark World Oceans Day. Under the theme: Barbados Coral Reef Symposium 2018, the event will seek to raise awareness of issues affecting reef health, and promote solutions for the restoration of coral reef ecosystems in Barbados.
