The Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canelalluded today from Bridgetown to the impact that natural disasters have on the small island states of the Caribbean due to the increase in the climate change.
During his speech at the VIII Caricom-Cuba Summit, based in Barbados, the president referred to the intensification of meteorological phenomena such as droughts, hurricanes, soil deterioration and the increase in temperatures, according to report of Latin Press (PL).
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He also mentioned the exchange of scientists and agencies in the area; which, the agency said, contribute to the advancement of the preparation of nations for the mitigation of the risk of natural disasters.
Díaz-Canel recalled the link between the Cuban Civil Defense and the Caribbean Agency for Disaster Emergency Management, with the possibility of expanding integrated early warning systems in the area.
In the same way, he pointed out the effectiveness of the diversification of renewable energy sources, on which, he said, the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Cuba maintains relations with the Caribbean Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.
The purpose, he indicated, is the search for alternatives in the nations of the area and the union of efforts and knowledge for a better use of the international resources available in this matter.
In the opening remarks broadcast on national television, the Cuban head of State stated that the meeting transcends formal relations and attests to the deep ties of brotherhood that exist in the region.
He referred to the relevance of increasing the efforts associated with the Regional Center for Stimulation for the Development of Children, Adolescents and Youth with Associated Special Educational Needs and the progress of the Caribbean Art School, based in Jamaica, and denounced the campaign against Cuban medical collaboration In the area.
Díaz-Canel visits a medical center with Cuban personnel in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The VIII Caricom-Cuba Summit is held on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, the first four independent territories of the Caribbean, with the largest of the Antilles.
Díaz-Canel is on a tour of the Caribbean, which has already taken him to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. From Barbados, where he arrived yesterday, he will travel to Grenadea country that had a close relationship with the Island during the governments of Maurice Bishop and Fidel Castro.
