Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator

Accelerating Climate Resilience in the Caribbean - CCSA Fireside Chat at ACCA Caribbean Virtual Conference 2025
2025-03-13 08:30 - 12:30 (America/Port_of_Spain) | Virtual
On Thursday, March 13, 2025, the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA) will participate in a pivotal conversation at the ACCA Caribbean Virtual Members Conference. Taking place from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM (AST) via Zoom, this conference will empower finance professionals with the tools and insights they need to drive climate resilience in the private sector. CCSA is honored to contribute to a Fireside Chat, Accelerating Climate Resilience in the Caribbean, featuring Emmeline Skelton. This discussion will delve into practical actions to build climate resilience in the region and explore the critical role that finance can play in enabling transformation.
The Fireside Chat on Accelerating Climate Resilience in the Caribbean will highlight key findings from ACCA’s latest case study report, addressing the need for strategic financial interventions and practical steps to accelerate climate resilience in the Caribbean. This session will showcase the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator’s role in driving actionable climate solutions, focusing on the intersection of finance, innovation, and climate resilience.
The ACCA Caribbean Virtual Conference provides a unique platform for finance professionals to gain critical insights into driving climate resilience in the face of growing climate disruptions. By attending this event, participants will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions, explore the latest research, and learn how finance professionals can lead the charge in building climate resilience within the Caribbean.

UN Climate Change Conference – COP 30
2025-11-10 - 2025-11-21
UN Climate Change Conference – COP 30
📅 10–21 November 2025 | 📍 Belém, Brazil
The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30) will be a pivotal moment for global climate action, bringing together world leaders, policymakers, scientists, and civil society to advance the goals of the Paris Agreement and accelerate climate solutions. Taking place in Belém, Brazil, COP 30 will focus on critical negotiations around climate finance, emissions reductions, adaptation, and resilience.
This conference will include:

COP 30 – the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC
CMP 20 – the 20th meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
CMA 7 – the 7th meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement
SBSTA 63 & SBI 63 – sessions addressing scientific, technological, and implementation aspects of climate policy

The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA) will be at COP 30 advocating for increased support, investment, and policy commitments that address the unique challenges of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Our key priorities include:

Advocating for Climate Finance: Securing commitments for loss and damage funding, adaptation finance, and concessional investment to accelerate climate resilience across the Caribbean.
Showcasing the Climate Smart Map: Demonstrating how data-driven insights can support climate adaptation, risk assessment, and investment decision-making.
Scaling Public-Private Partnerships: Engaging with governments, financial institutions, and private sector leaders to mobilize resources for climate-smart initiatives.
Ensuring SIDS Representation: Amplifying the Caribbean’s voice in negotiations to ensure that SIDS priorities are reflected in global climate agreements.

Join us in Belém, Brazil, as we work to drive bold action, unlock climate finance, and strengthen Caribbean resilience at COP 30. Stay tuned for updates on CCSA’s participation, speaking engagements, and partnership opportunities!

Climate Smart Summit
2026-06-16 - 2026-06-17 | Hilton Resort, Barbados, Barbados
The Climate Smart Summit was not created to add another event to the calendar. It was created to close a gap.
The gap between ambition and allocation. Between projects that already exist and the capital that has not yet found them. Between the progress the Caribbean is making and the visibility that progress deserves.
Over two days in Barbados, the summit moves from recognition to resource. It opens with an Investor Forum connecting entrepreneurs building the next generation of climate solutions with investors ready to fund them. Selected climate smart projects will present directly to capital in the room.
From there, the summit moves into real time action. Leaders, investors, and innovators will work through barriers together while showcasing what the region is already getting right, before advancing into the policy and finance conversations that determine what gets built next.
The inaugural Climate Smart Awards will formally recognise the region’s climate leaders across national leadership, corporate innovation, financial creativity, community resilience, and entrepreneurial excellence.
This is not a summit about what might be possible. It is about what is already happening and how to move faster.
