Who We Are
Caribbeans For Climate is a 501c3 non-profit community organization created to empower and connect people with Caribbean roots and allies who are interested in and affected by climate change. This includes people from all walks of life: from students, farmers, administrators, and policy makers to research scientists and everything else in between. We are inclusive and accepting of all people, regardless of where they are from, language(s) spoken, identity, and spiritual beliefs.
Our Goals
Cultivate a warm and vibrant community for members to feel safe, supported, respected, and empowered
Connect the Caribbean region to resources that support efforts related to climate change
Educate the public about climate change, as well as adaptation and mitigation efforts
Celebrate the culture, work, and accomplishments of Caribbean people from all backgrounds
Shoutouts and Announcements!
Grad School Workshop
“Navigating Grad School: Perspectives and Experiences"
Monday October 20, 2025 at 5:30 pm ET
Are you considering Grad School? Then this workshop is for you! Caribbeans for Climate is pleased to collaborate once more with the American Meteorological Society (AMS) University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez (UPRM) Chapter for a second round of this Grad School Workshop. Join us! And learn how to prepare for and thrive in graduate school alongside our caribbean panelists with extensive experience.
Zoom link here: https://tinyurl.com/AMS-UPRM-C4C
Flyer has been made available both in English and Spanish :)
“Where heat does not come in waves: A framework for understanding and managing chronic heat”
Friday October 24, 2025 2:00 PM ET
Mayra Cruz, MPH
Abess Fellow, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science and Policy, University of Miami
Caribbeans for Climate Seminar Series
Come join us with PhD Candidate Mayra Cruz, from the University of Miami, to learn about heat waves and a new proposed framework for understanding and managing heat waves better!
Zoom link here: tinyurl.com/Fall25-SS
Community Member Professor Arianna Varuolo-Clarke of Dartmouth is Recruiting a Ph.D. Student!
Dartmouth’s PhD program in Ecology, Evolution, Ecosystems, and Society (EEES) is seeking a motivated graduate student with broad interests in hydroclimate variability and change. The student will have the opportunity to develop their own research, be part of Dartmouth’s Climate Variability and Change Group (CVCG) and collaborate with faculty across the departments/programs of Geography, EEES, and Earth Sciences.
A background in Earth, atmospheric, environmental, or hydrological sciences is preferred, along with experience in scientific computing and statistics – though neither is required. CVCG is committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful lab environment that supports the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. Interested students are encouraged to contact Arianna Varuolo-Clarke via email (arianna.m.varuolo-clarke@dartmouth.edu). If you’d like to discuss Dartmouth, the PhD program, or the lab group in person, you can arrange to meet with her during AGU.
You are encouraged to apply by December 1, 2025 via the online application, though the application submission deadline is flexible.
“The expanding role of climate assessments as legal evidence”
Friday September 26, 2025 2:00 PM ET
Dr. Stacy-Ann Robinson
Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences, Emory University
Caribbeans for Climate Seminar Series
Come join us with Dr. Robinson as we explore how scientific assessments are increasingly being used in courtrooms to substantiate claims of harm, causation and state responsibility.
Zoom link here: tinyurl.com/Fall25-SS
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!
Caribbean Academy of Sciences 24th Biennial Conference 2025
Due September 22, 2025
The Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce that the call for abstracts for its 24th Biennial Conference and General Meeting (in-person), under the theme "Bridging Science, Technology and Society: Advancing the SDGs through Research, Innovation, and Action" is now open. This year's conference will be hosted by the CAS Barbados Chapter from November 27th to 29th, 2025, at the School for Graduate Studies and Research, University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
Please send your abstracts, extended abstracts, full papers, and posters in English via email to the CAS Barbados Chapter at casbarbados@gmail.com
Guidelines below:
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!
AGU 25 Fall Meeting Session
Due Wednesday July 30, 2025 23:59 EDT/03:59 UTC
Caribbeans for Climate is back at AGU for our 2nd year with a session on Caribbean climate science!
We will be hosting a session focused on climate variability and climate change in the Caribbean and Mesoamerican regions at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting from 15-19 December 2025 in New Orleans, LA.
Please submit an abstract to this session and/or spread the word!
Session ID: 248510
Session Title: GC029: Caribbean Climate: Current and Impending Risks in a Changing World
Section: Global Environmental Change
Submit abstract + More information here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/248510
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