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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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 …
“This is a Massive Moment,” Maya Delaney at COP 26 Ocean Action Day Read More »
Hurricane Dorian blindsided me. As the monster storm traveled in the Atlantic, I was in the Solomon Islands, a small archipelagic country in the Pacific. I was, quite literally, on the other side of the world – and utterly oblivious to the seriousness of what The Abacos and Grand Bahama were about to encounter. Historically, …
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