" Professor Michael Taylor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is among an internationally respected group of scientists urgently calling on world leaders to accelerate efforts to tackle climate change.

The scientists are authors of a study published yesterday in Science, which points out that almost every aspect of the planet’s environment and ecology is undergoing changes – some of which are profound, if not catastrophic, for the future – in response to climate change. .

Professor Michael Taylor, dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at The UWI, Mona, wants an urgent response to climate change. “This is not an academic issue. It is a matter of life and death for people everywhere as most recently evidenced in The Bahamas with the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian,” he said.

According to Taylor, people from small island states and low-lying countries are in the immediate cross-hairs of climate change. “I am very concerned about the future for these people,” he added.

Taylor’s contribution to the Science study further demonstrates the effort by The UWI to lead global climate action. Earlier this year, the International Association of Universities (IAU) selected The UWI as its global leader in the mobilisation of research and advocacy for the achievement of a climate-smart world."

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