We commend President Obama’s expressed environmental outlook

Jan 24, 2013 Letters

DEAR EDITOR
The directors and volunteers of the Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) praise President Barack Obama for his strong emphasis and focus on the environment, with specific reference to climate change, in his inauguration speech, last Monday, January 21, 2013. Climate change took the spotlight in the President’s speech. Mr. Obama said: “Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought and more powerful storms.”
ECHO believes that that was a profound statement that could elevate the global conversation on climate change. Notwithstanding, we look forward to more action to help poor and vulnerable countries cope with the changes, some unprecedented, facilitated by this environmental phenomenon.
In the Caribbean, we need to move forward in the areas of renewable energies, effective solid waste management systems and conservation, and protection of our natural resources. In many cases these require technologies, which is either not available or the cost too prohibitive for poor states to access.
Perhaps the President’s strong words and reassurance of leadership in environmental stewardship would stir states and corporations to lend more assistance to small and poor states, in this part of the region. Perhaps, too, the speech will encourage us, in this part of the world, to continue to do our own thinking and to develop our own models to manage the consequences of Climate change and reach forth for sustainable development.
Royston King
Executive Director
Environmental Community Health Organization

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