STORY: Barbados PM calls for proactive climate action
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 19, 2025
DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2025
LENGTH: 00:02:07
LOCATION: Bridgetown
CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): XUAN LIQI, Xinhua correspondent
2. various of the conference venue
3. various of the opening ceremony

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): XUAN LIQI, Xinhua correspondent
"The 48th Regular Meeting of Conference of the Caribbean Community Heads of Government kicked off in Bridgetown, capital of Barbados on Wednesday.
The three-day event is themed Strength in Unity: Forging Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development."

Speaking in her capacity as the rotating chairperson of the conference, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley called for proactive climate action.

In her opening speech, Mottley said the climate crisis presents global risks and challenges like food security, which affect not only the Caribbean but all regions. She called on Caribbean nations to take proactive steps in tackling the climate crisis and other pressing issues.

Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, the outgoing chairperson, praised the conference and other international organizations for their efforts in addressing climate change and other global challenges.

Carla Barnett, the conference's secretary-general, said that besides climate change, global crises like biodiversity losses, pollution and crimes underscore the need to strengthen international cooperation, multilateralism and respect for international law.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also attended the meeting as special guests.

The meeting's agenda includes food and nutrition security, climate change and digital resilience.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bridgetown.
(XHTV)