UN reports on Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week

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Sayba Sagheer
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New York, 19 July 2022 (TDI): On Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Climate Week, the United Nations (UN) reported on the initiatives of coral reforestation in Colombia, the water harvesting system in Jamaica, and ‘Climate Action’ in Peru to protect the globe.

UN admired as well as explained the countries’ efforts in the LAC region to become creative and useful to protect the planet.

Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week, was sponsored by the Dominican Republic and managed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The week explores the resiliency of the region to climate threats, the transition to a low-emission economy, and collaborations to address urgent issues.

In the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, the impacts of the climate crisis are getting worsen due to the aggravated impacts of the economic and social realities of the region.

This notably includes high levels of poverty, inequality, and instability. Despite these difficulties, the Amazon basin has one of the most significant terrestrial carbon deposits in the world, and it is located in the LAC area.

Efforts of LAC to reduce the climate crisis

People are collecting climate change information and launching a public awareness campaign to protect nature and the environment in LAC. UN gave a brief on these efforts by LAC on July 18, 2022.

Nearly 80% of the Caribbean region’s coral reefs disappeared in recent years as a result of coastal expansion, overfishing, climate change, and pollution.

The largest coral restoration initiative, launched by the Colombian government, intends to produce one million coral pieces and rebuild 200 hectares of reefs by 2023.

Moreover, small-hold farmers require assistance to maintain their resilience in the face of climatic changes.

New water harvesting systems with controlled drip technology are modernizing Mount Airy in Jamaica and lessening the prospect of longer and more extreme dry spells.

Peru’s government initiated a public awareness campaign to honor the accomplishments of both public and private entities in lowering their greenhouse gas emissions.

Nono Climate Action campaign serves as a reminder to organizations that combating climate change is everyone’s duty. In Chile, people invested in climate change programs and made policies to cope with climate change.

Moreover, to combat the climate issue, a community leader in Costa Rica is making an effort to repair a historic canal that provided clean water to over 400 villages in Artola.

In Cuba, the communities adopted cost-effective policies to protect the coastal communities and natural habitats.

As well as, a new marine reserve was established in Ecuador in June 2022 to protect a natural corridor for threatened species.

In El Salvador, hydroponics technology with solar panels and ground pumice stones are used as substitutes for fertile soil. In Haiti, farmers are taking measures to solve the problems in agriculture due to soil erosion.

All the states of LAC are putting their effort to overcome the climate change crisis that is faced by the region.