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Dominica prioritizes strengthening infrastructure with Citizenship-by-Investment funds

February 2, 2021

Dominica’s CBI Program, which enables foreign investors and their families to become citizens of the nation once investing in either a government fund has  been injected into important sectors in Dominica, from healthcare and education to tourism and infrastructure development. The Program also supports the construction of over 5,000 climate-resilient homes for citizens impacted by Hurricane Maria. […]

Scientists link record-breaking hurricane season to climate crisis in Central America

November 19, 2020

Climate scientists say that this year’s record-breaking hurricane season and the “unprecedented” double blow for Central America has a clear link to the climate crisis.   Source

Devastating hurricanes in Caribbean five times likelier if climate targets not met

October 5, 2020

Researchers believe the chances of a devastating storm in the Caribbean will increase five-fold if the Paris climate targets – to limit the global average temperature increase to 2C above pre-industrial levels – are not met. Source

Is Puerto Rico’s Grid Ready for Hurricane Season?

From our Editorial Team

June 29, 2020

June 1st marked the opening of Puerto Rico’s hurricane season, but it’s just one of many challenges confronting the island’s electric grid. The year opened with massive earthquakes that shut down the Costa Sur power plant, and then a pandemic upended the market and consumption patterns. Despite, or perhaps because of, these disruptions, the Puerto […]