Prime Minister Mia Mottley is urging the world to “move faster” on climate action, calling for urgent acceleration of climate finance, technology access, early warning systems, and environmental protection for vulnerable countries.

Addressing the observance on World Environment Day, under the theme Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future, Prime Minister Mottley said nature itself is sending clear warning signals, from warming seas and shifting marine life to changing rainfall patterns, rising seas and environmental degradation.

“The reef tells us when the sea is too warm. The flying fish tells us when patterns are shifting,” she said, stressing that the signs of climate disruption are already being felt across Barbados and the wider Caribbean.