3rd Climate Change in the Caribbean Conference
Promoting Climate Justice and Climate Resiliency in USVI and Puerto Rico
We would like to invite you to a no cost virtual conference promoting climate resilience and equity in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. The two-day conference will take place April 19-20, 2022, and is open to the public. Nearly 80 speakers and moderators working with climate change issues in the islands will share their perspectives in plenary talks and breakout sessions and dialog with the public. Please see the agenda in the links and attachments and register for the conference at our online registration page.
Links to the conference announcement and registration page:
ENGLISH: https://www.drna.pr.gov/3rdclimatechangeinthecaribbeanconference/
ESPAÑOL: https://www.drna.pr.gov/3raconferenciadecambioclimaticodelcaribe/
Registration page: https://forms.office.com/r/q6EGD6stdw
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have unique historical, geographic, ecological, social, and cultural dynamics. They face climate challenges that require science-based, locally-driven, culturally-informed solutions. This conference will gather leaders in government, business, society, and nonprofits to share insights, support, experiences, and solutions to the immediate and urgent challenges posed to island communities by climate change. Speakers will address the shared priorities to save lives, protect economies and the environment, and sustain livable communities, as well as measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build back better in a more sustainable, healthy, equitable and resilient way.
The conference is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and The Nature Conservancy with support from a wide range of speakers from government, universities, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.