03/06/2026
👉Remarks by Deputy Prime Minister Eduardo Martínez Díaz at the high-level segment of the Island States Ocean Summit, June 3, 2026.
🏝️There is an urgent risk regarding the imminent, unregulated exploitation of mineral resources in deep-sea areas beyond national borders, which poses unprecedented environmental and political risks.
🏞️Despite challenges, Cuba has shown concrete results in protecting marine-coastal biodiversity through its National Biodiversity Program and climate adaptation goals. The US economic, commercial, and financial embargo is the primary barrier to Cuba's environmental progress. It restricts access to international funding, renewable energy technologies, raw materials, and supplies needed to recover from extreme weather events.