In his column, insight - WORLD VIEW in The Tribune of Monday, March 3, 2008, Sir Ronald Sanders, former diplomat, advocates that the Caribbean countries should introduce compensation for the damage being done to the region by the emissions from industrialised countries into trading agreements.
As a region we depend on the so called industrialised world for our very existence. We depend on them for our tourists, our investors and even our food.
What on earth could be gained by seeking compensation for damage from storms, coastal flooding, and erosion, among other things, from our major trading partners?
While Sir Ronald admits this action would be met with "considerable resistance", it seems like the proverbial biting off your nose to spite your face to this not so humble blogger.
We can always close ourselves off from the benefits of trading with the "industrialised world" and go back to subsistence fishing and farming.
This is not what he is advocating of course, but one can certainly envision trade wars developing if we would even be taken seriously.
What do you think?
