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Leaders at the United Nations Climate Talks are debating the fate of the Adaptation Fund (AF) and whether it should be housed under the newly established Paris Agreement or remain under the Kyoto Protocol where it initially started.
It is an issue being watched closely by Caribbean leaders and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that have benefitted from the AF, which has committed US$354.9 million to adaptation issues in 61 countries since it started.
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Petre Williams-Raynor (right), Country Director for Panos Caribbean – Jamaica, with team members, following a successful second ‘Dinner and a Debate’ United States Presidential Election Debate Viewing Event held on October 9, 2016. Team members from left are: Jehnell Spencer, intern; Adene Chung, finance and administration officer; and Indi Mclymont-Lafayette, consultant. (Photo: Mark Baker)
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KINGSTON, JAMAICA - Panos Caribbean has lauded its Voices for Climate Change Education artiste Oneil “Nazzle Man” Scott for his efforts which recently earned him victory in the Jamaica Festival Song Competition.
Nazzle Man came out ahead of nine other contestants, with his entry “No Weh Like Jamaica”, at the final of the competition, staged at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St. Andrew on Saturday night.
Pictured: Oneil ‘Nazzle Man’ Scott in performance at a Panos Caribbean event. (Photo Contributed)
“I’m really elated. I’m feeling great. I worked very hard for this and it has definitely paid off,” he told one local newspaper.
It was his fourth time entering the contest.
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