COP30 Fails the Caribbean’s Most Vulnerable, Leaders Say: ‘Our Lived Reality Isn’t Reflected’ By Alison Kentish Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Regional leaders say the outcome of the ‘mixed bag’ climate talks once again overlooks the real and mounting threats faced by Caribbean countries. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/cop30-fails-the-caribbeans-most-vulnerable-leaders-say-our-lived-reality-isnt-reflected/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Rising_Arms_Revenues_and_Death_Tolls_Underscore_Ongoing_Military_Conflicts_Civil_Wars_Vulnerable_Pop CASTRIES, St Lucia, Dec 1 2025 (IPS) - Caribbean small island states say this year’s UN climate conference has once again failed to deliver the urgency and ambition needed to tackle escalating climate devastation across the region. From slow-moving climate finance to frustrating political gridlock, leaders say COP30 did not reflect the realities that small islands are living through every day. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.