About the documentary
Tides of Debt
A documentary exploring the impact of climate-related debt and climate change across Caribbean nations. Featuring lush footage, interviews with Caribbean leaders, and first-person accounts of recent hurricanes and their continuing effects on communities.
Featured themes
Climate finance, reconstruction, debt burdens, resilience, recovery timelines.
Locations
Multiple Caribbean countries - including Jamaica, St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Who it is for
Policymakers, journalists, civil society leaders, educators, and the public.
Description
This documentary connects the lived experience of hurricanes and climate shocks to the policy reality of climate-related debt. It highlights how disaster recovery can deepen debt burdens and constrain public investment, especially for small island developing states.
Viewers will hear from Caribbean leaders and experts, alongside citizens sharing first-person stories of displacement, rebuilding, and the long-term impacts of storms on livelihoods and public services.
The documentary is intended to support public understanding and policy discussions on fair financing, transparency, and climate justice across the Caribbean.
Key questions
- How do climate disasters translate into fiscal pressure and debt growth?
- What financing models are fair for vulnerable Caribbean states?
- How do citizens experience the long tail of hurricane recovery?
- What changes in governance and transparency can improve outcomes?
Use in education & advocacy
- Host a screening and discussion (policy, civil society, youth).
- Share highlights in workshops or trainings.
- Connect the story to CPDC recommendations and data.
- Executive Producer Cornerstone Creatives Chryssy & Darrin Dalley
- Director Caribbean Policy Development Centre Richard Jones, Olivia Chase, Naresa McRwray-Williams
- Funding Provided By Open Society Foundations & ClimateWorks Foundations