UNCCD Focal Point:
Name: Ms. Diann Black Layne
Function: Ambassador
Ministry: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Phone: +1 268-462-1052
E-mail: dcblack11@gmail.com, environmentantigua@gmail.com
Permanent Secretary:
Name: Ms. Sandra Joseph
Ministry: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Phone:
E-mail: sandra.joseph@ab.gov.ag
Geography:
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico.
Area: Antigua: 281 km² (108 sq. mi.);
Barbuda: 161 km² (62 sq. mi.)
Total area: 442 km² (170 sq. mi.)
Climate: Year-round tropical maritime, cooled by steady trade winds.