Last Updated on December 18, 2023, 11:52 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Dr Joyelle Clarke welcomed Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, to the St Kitts and Nevis Pavilion at the UN Climate Conference in Dubai.
The meeting aimed to strengthen the growing relationship between both countries, building on strategic outreach and active participation in the UN Conference on Biodiversity.
St Kitts and Nevis joined the Canada-led Nature Champions Network to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030, with Minister Steven Guilbeault’s participation in COP28 focusing on reversing biodiversity loss and scaling climate ambition.
Canada is set to convene a Plastic and Pollution Conference in Ottawa in April 2024, partnering with St Kitts and Nevis to transition away from plastic through information exchange and best practices.
Canada’s chairmanship of the Caribbean Development Bank and its representation at the IMF and World Bank can help secure changes in international financial systems that restrict access to climate financing for Small Island Developing States.
The meeting in Dubai follows a meeting between Prime Minister Terrance Drew and Foreign Minister Denzil Douglas in Ottawa, pledging to reorient their relationship towards a strategic partnership for a resilient future.
St. Kitts and Nevis aims to become the world’s first sustainable island state, offering opportunities for joint action in capacity building, youth activism, and green economy upskilling.
Minister Clarke was accompanied by Eustace T. Wallace, Chargé d’affaires ad interim at the High Commission of St. Kitts and Nevis to Canada, and Sharon Rattan, former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment.
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