The Caribbean Climate Justice Forum, which took place during 6-7 October 2022, was a blended event with participants joining from across the Caribbean, featured sessions with academics, representatives of business and trade unions. The areas in focus were climate change and its influence on society and economy, energy justice, sustainable agriculture and tourism, the concept of just transition and climate justice.
Jobs, productivity, workers’ health and safety, income stability is already impacted by climate change, be it in the form of heat waves or climate-related disasters that cause losses on a massive scale.
“We must continue to make efforts to fight against its impacts. Token words and pledges, minus action, will not provide the results we seek, and as such, it is imperative that governments, together with workers and employers, are at the center of the developing and innovating strategies that will mitigate against the impacts of climate change”, said Mr Zulu, Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean in his opening address.
The Forum adopted a set of Conclusions at the closing, which recognizes the threats as well as the opportunities in moving forward to develop meaningful and effective climate-relevant solutions that are appropriate to the needs of the region.
