FOR THE Caribbean, where climate vulnerabilities are clearly in evidence and heat is a constant reminder of what is at stake, if islands do not successfully adapt to climate change, there is a new opportunity for funding that supports innovative solutions.

The opportunity is being provided through the new call for proposals from the United Nations Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), under the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA). The call invites innovators from the Caribbean and Latin America to submit innovative climate adaptation solutions.

Adaptation is considered one of the essential responses to climate change, which is fuelled by the human consumption of fossil fuels, such as oil and gas, that cause the emission of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane that catastrophically warm the planet. Adaptation, meanwhile, is concerned with making adjustments in natural, social, and economic systems in order to reduce the impacts of climate change and take advantage of any potential opportunities.