Climate Risk Forecast: Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean are bracing for intense heat, uneven hurricane activity and patchy rainfall through the late wet season, with climatologists warning of recurrent heatwaves and a high risk of flooding and flash floods from bouts of heavy rain. Water Security: Barbados has launched the US$66M South Coast Water Reclamation Project with China Railway Shanghai Engineering Group, aiming to upgrade wastewater treatment and reuse reclaimed water for irrigation and groundwater recharge. Food Security: A new backyard farming boost will reach 600 households via the One Family Programme, starting with demonstration farms and supplying seedlings, grow bags/boxes, chicken coops and technical support. Disaster Preparedness: Tropical Shipping donated $5,000 to the Ashley Lashley Foundation to support youth programmes ending this summer, including Safe Coast BIM emergency preparedness training. Local Resilience Funding: St George North’s district emergency organisation received new emergency equipment under a CDEMA/BRICS programme to improve coordination during disasters. Economy Watch: A UWI economist says Barbados’ modest growth could hide vulnerabilities tied to tourism, temporary tax gains and foreign borrowing, urging policymakers to look past headline numbers. Insurance Gap: A Lloyd’s-commissioned study highlights that many farmers, fishers and tourism workers in Barbados and other hurricane-exposed islands lack insurance for climate-related losses. Wildlife Conservation: Seven juvenile American alligators have been relocated to Barbados’ Paradise Nature Park as part of an international conservation and education effort.