Bahamians must invest in climate or expect the worst

Read storyThe Bahamas must act now to protect its climate or it could be face permanent damage according to Neil Pierre, a director for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

Pierre was speaking during a meeting with Philip Weech, director of the Bahamas Environment Science and Technology (BEST) commission and Arthur Rolle, director of the department of meteorology.

The meeting was to discuss the Review of the Economics of Climate Change in the Caribbean which will be presented at a United Nations Climate Conference in December.

Weech said The Bahamas needs to take long term steps, including introduce energy efficient technology, develop sustainable tourism, encourage cruise ships to use desalination plants and enforce land use and building codes.

If not, The Bahamas could change forever: “Climate change is a death sentence for small island states," he said.

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