DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Boni Guerrero Canto / Diario Libre

The Dominican Republic made history this week by becoming the first Caribbean nation to address the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the urgent issue of climate change, Diario Libre reports. The country’s legal team, led by Boni Guerrero Canto, Legal Affairs director at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, presented a compelling case for immediate global action to mitigate the effects of climate change, Diario Libre reported.

“The Dominican Republic firmly believes that the ICJ is uniquely positioned to assist the international community in addressing this existential threat,” Guerrero Canto stated during his address to the Court. “Climate change is an unprecedented challenge to civilization, and we need immediate decisions to confront it.”

The DR’s appearance at the ICJ comes as small island nations and coastal states worldwide...