Port-of-Spain, January 27, 2026 – The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) convened its regional Partners Forum, “Towards climate justice in the Caribbean,” over January 19-20 in Barbados. The Forum brought together over 85 participants, including members of the Caribbean Climate Justice Alliance and other frontline communities, climate defenders and advocates. They were joined by leaders of regional technical agencies working on climate change, experts in climate finance and law, the media, development partners, and philanthropic organisations supporting climate and environmental justice.
Participants at the Climate Justice Partners Forum, Barbados. © CANARI.
Participants discussed strategies to develop and deepen collaborations to address climate justice in the Caribbean through sessions focused on understanding climate change as a human rights issue and exploring lived realities of those facing climate injustices at the local level in the Caribbean. The Forum also examined recent Global Advisory Opinions on climate justice and implications for the Caribbean legal context, and how justice can be delivered through climate finance for the Caribbean.