Climate Risk & Science: Nepal’s Bhotekoshi flood is being framed as climate-driven, with researchers pointing to warming, glacier melt, and glacial lake bursts that raise downstream flood and landslide threats. Biotech & IP for Barbados: UWI Cave Hill scientist Dr Bidyut Mohapatra says the government is moving to patent three novel microbes from sargassum after major pharma firms showed interest—aiming to keep commercial and environmental value in Barbados. Energy & Policy: Former Central Bank governor Dr Delisle Worrell warns Barbados’ distributed solar-and-wind approach may not lower bills, urging a shift toward utility-scale renewables with storage and grid investment. Digital Health: QEH is partnering with UWI plus AUB and India’s Era University to modernise medical education and expand digital health training and research. Engineering Talent: BAPE awarded four Angus Edghill Scholarship Fund recipients $25,000 each to support future Barbadian engineers. Health Systems Capacity: PAHO and UWI graduated the third cohort of a Health Policy and Health Systems programme training leaders across the Caribbean. Sports Tech & Athlete Care: A 19-year-old Barbadian is launching a free high-performance athlete assessment initiative focused on personalised training and post-injury management. Sustainable Tourism: The Caribbean Tourism Organization appointed Barbadian Courtney-Diana Walker as program officer, sustainable tourism, to support regenerative tourism priorities. Animal Disease Readiness: Barbados’ agriculture ministry is preparing a surveillance and rapid-response programme for African Swine Fever to protect food security and livelihoods. Internet Governance: Barbados-born cybersecurity specialist Niel Harper has been appointed to ICANN’s board, setting priorities for getting Latin America and the Caribbean heard in internet decisions.