{"id":185347,"date":"2023-09-18T15:04:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T19:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=185347"},"modified":"2023-09-18T15:04:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T19:04:29","slug":"antiguans-and-barbudans-urged-to-take-advantage-of-sargassum-research-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antiguans-and-barbudans-urged-to-take-advantage-of-sargassum-research-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiguans and Barbudans urged to take advantage of Sargassum Research Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-525916074\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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\/><\/a><\/div><p class=\"s12\">\n<p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">In a recent response to requests from Caribbean leaders, the UK has launched a call for research proposals on Sargassum seaweed. <\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-3474279639\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Recent influxes of Sargassum t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">hreatens the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">region<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u2019s marine ecosystems, economy<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> public health<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. The UK invites partners to submit proposals for up to \u00a3300k (USD$374k) before 10<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s15\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">th<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> October.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The research should a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">dvanc<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> commercial, scalable, safe solutions to process, sink or store<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Finding solutions to S<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">argassum<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> influxes<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> could be vital to the Caribbean\u2019s sustainable development<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and climate resilience<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. <\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-3538962927\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1782985953\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Resident British Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, Ms Lindsy Thompson said, \u201cWe all appreciate the awful e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ffects the S<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">argassum has on people\u2019s livelihoods and wellbeing and individuals or groups with brilliant ideas for research are encouraged to take advantage of this UK funding opportunity.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-2415838282\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s18\"><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">More details on the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s16\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Sargassum<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> call for proposa<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ls are available here: <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/international-development-funding\/caribbean-sargassum-advancing-commercial-scalable-processing-or-storage\"><span class=\"s17\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/international-development-funding\/caribbean-sargassum-advancing-commercial-scalable-processing-or-storage<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"s19\"><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Meanwhile, in the run-up to COP28, and the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">4th International Conference on <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">SIDS<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> in 2024<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">UK Government <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">continues to advocate on behalf of<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">SIDS. W<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e are committed<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> to building global consensus to support SIDS to address their unique vulnerabilities and to grow resilient<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">economies. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The UK is one of the leading actors to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">work for systems suited to small states, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ncluding in the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">GCF, where we are pushing to increase access to climate finance for SIDS. The UK is also supporting SIDS through our \u00a3500m (USD$624) Blue Planet Fund, including <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">through initiatives such as our \u00a336m <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">(USD$45m) <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Sustainable Blue Economies programme. <\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-1887086514\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s19\"><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The UK Government recognises<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> that SIDS are global leaders in climate action and have a vital role in pressuring the big emitters to act. The UK is committed to delivering <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the promises of the Glasgow Climate Pact, including action on climate finance and addressing loss and damage. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-3857822325\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent response to requests from Caribbean leaders, the UK has launched a call for research proposals on Sargassum seaweed. Recent influxes of Sargassum threatens the region\u2019s marine ecosystems, economy, and public health. The UK invites partners to submit proposals for up to \u00a3300k (USD$374k) before 10th October. 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