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the most serious challenge for pacific islands

"Pacific leaders said Monday that upcoming climate talks in Paris are the last chance for the world to reach an agreement that can save their vulnerable island nations.The leaders of the six smallest members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) said they were among the hardest hit by climate change, and a binding agreement at the so-called COP21 talks in December was crucial."

Plastic recycling and Lack of local produce.

Our Resort is located on the small Island of Aruba a few miles of the coast of Venezuela. We are an environmentally friendly resort and have encountered several issues in areas that deal with the environment. We have a recycling program that we have been running for years at the resort. All the plastic collected goes to a facility on the Island and basically sits there as there is no plastic recycling processing equipment on the Island and exporting this plastic unless you have a very large amount is v ... more

Ensuring guest comfort in a time of rising temperatures without using air conditioning

Our small hotel is located near Port Antonio, on Jamaica's north east coast about 200m above sea level. Temperatures here have been, in the past comfortable even in the summer and our guests have been comfortable in our breeze cooled rooms with fans.

Puerto Rico a good place to start?

On August 3, the government of Puerto Rico missed a $58 million payment on debts that it owes mostly to residents of Puerto Rico. The island faces a "death spiral" of debt and economic stagnation unless the foreign creditors to whom it owes billions of dollars will agree to some form of restructuring. This could be a great opportunity for starting an eco-tourism program on this Island... or not?

Hotels on Small Islands - Call for Sustainability Challenges

Idea overview

the most serious challenge for pacific islands

Plastic recycling and Lack of local produce.

Ensuring guest comfort in a time of rising temperatures without using air conditioning

Puerto Rico a good place to start?