CARICOM Secretary General hails Climate Change Centre head
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| Published on Friday, September 18, 2009 | Email To Friend Print Version
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- CARICOM Secretary-General Edwin Carrington has commended Dr Ken Leslie, Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), on the award of Belize’s highest national honour, the Order of Distinction, for his exemplary work in the area of climate change and development.
On Thursday, at an official ceremony in Belize, the national honour was conferred on Dr Leslie by the government of Belize.
Under his directorship the CCCCC, since its establishment in 2004, has achieved significant milestones including the coordination of the region’s response to climate change, the successful implementation of several projects such as the Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) project; the development of a draft regional strategy on climate change, active involvement in the negotiations process for the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Carrington, in his congratulatory note, pointed to the “tremendous respect” that Dr Leslie has earned among the Ministers and officials, as well as representatives of regional and international organisations. | | | | Reads : 784 | | | |
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