Drought is—and will continue to be—a threat, but we are not defenseless. With shared knowledge, strategic alliances, and scientific diplomacy, the region can not only mitigate its effects, but also lay the groundwork for profound transformation.

The Caribbean is at a historic crossroads: continue down a path of degradation or build a regenerative blue economy based on caring for people and ecosystems.

Ecosystem services, which are the benefits that nature provides to people, depend on conservation, sustainable use, and restoration of nature.

Little is mentioned about the financial risks to the country, and even less about the existential threat to humanity posed by continuing reliance on oil.

The climate emergency is a force that is already redefining the present. It demands immediate responses that avoid zero-sum games between environmental protection and development.

Despite the progress seen, there is still work to be done to institutionalize pluralistic valuations of nature, with its ecological, monetary, socio-cultural and health aspects.