Barbados

UNCCD Focal Point:

Name: Ms. Kim Downes-Agard
Function: Senior Environmental Officer
Ministry: Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy

Phone: (246) 535-4385
E-mail: kim.downesagard@barbados.gov.bb

Permanent Secretary:

Name: Mrs. Yolande Howard
Ministry: Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy

Phone: (246) 535-4354
E-mail: Yolande.Howard@barbados.gov.bb, PS.Environment@barbados.gov.bb

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.