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VI to host OECS 11th Council of Ministers Meeting
The event will be held under the theme, “From Aspiration to Focused Action”, and follows the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change observance of Environment Month, annually in June.
Premier Wheatley to chair meeting
Premier and Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) will chair this year’s meeting. The Premier, according to a press release from Government Information Service (GIS), said he is pleased that this event will take place in the Virgin Islands at such an opportune time.
“I am happy that the Virgin Islands is this year’s host country for COM:ES and I am thankful for the opportunity to sit, discuss and develop focused actions to address environmental and climate change issues with other ministers of environment in our region,” the Premier said.
Premier Wheatley added, “In an era where our islands are under increased pressures from climate change and rapid development, the Virgin Islands is certainly doing its part and advocating for environmental sustainability, for us, the Caribbean Region and the world.”
The conference will be attended by ministers and senior technical officers with responsibility for environmental management in the OECS and will give way to discussing topics such as climate change, biodiversity and ecosystems, ocean governance and fisheries, chemical pollution and waste, land and water conservation, and sustainable energy.
The OECS is made up of eleven countries comprising Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Martinique and Guadeloupe.
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