Innovative debt-for-climate financing proves small island nations can build resilience without crushing debt burdens. Barbados just secured $125 million in savings through groundbreaking partnerships, creating a replicable model for climate adaptation across the Caribbean.
Caribbean nations remain trapped in a devastating cycle where climate disasters pile on more debt while wealthy countries abandon their climate commitments. Hurricane Melissa exposes how $300 billion in mostly-loan pledges fall drastically short of the trillion dollars needed annually.
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