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“We Deserve To Continue To Exist,” Adelle Thomas for Caribbean Feminisms

For over 15 years, Dr. Adelle Thomas, a Bahamian human-environment geographer, has worked at the intersections of climate change adaptation, disaster risk management and sustainable development. Thomas is Senior Fellow of the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research Centre at University of The Bahamas and Senior Caribbean Research Associate with Climate Analytics. She researches the …

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Resilience is No Match for New Breed of Disasters

The Bahamas is in a dangerously uncertain position. Hurricane Dorian caused immense damage to the physical landscape of The Abacos and Grand Bahama and the mental landscape of the entire nation during its 3-day rampage. Surrounding the topics of creating strategies to recover from these losses, a fashionable buzzword pops up frequently: resilience.  The survivors …

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“This is a Massive Moment,” Maya Delaney at COP 26 Ocean Action Day

November 5—Ocean Action Day at COP26 was marked by a broad set of commitments to provide substantial new funding to defend the quality of the oceans and protect the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on the marine environment. UK International Environment Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith co-hosted at the Resilience Hub on behalf of …

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The Science of Dorian’s Devastating Disturbance

On August 24, 2019, a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic developed into a Tropical Storm named Dorian. This disturbance would serve as the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.  What follows is an account of the atmospheric elements which provided Major Hurricane Dorian with enough …

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“We Are Out Of Time,” PM Davis to UN Climate Change Conference

NASSAU, The Bahamas – In an impassioned speech at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) the Hon. Philip Davis Prime Minister and Minister of Finance appealed to world leaders do away with promises and agreements and find the courage to take action to implement ‘specific’ and ‘concrete’ changes to climate change. “We are …

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