Antigua and Barbuda
14 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 February 2012: The subregional headquarters for the Caribbean of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recently convened an expert group to discuss the status of regional efforts to develop economic frameworks to assess the economic and social impacts of climate change in the Caribbean in key sectors.
The expert group, which met in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 2-3 February 2012, assessed progress made in the data gathering process, the successes...
10 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 February 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) supported the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in holding a series of consultations with stakeholders on the Caribbean Regional Aid for Trade (AfT) Strategy, and now seeks contributions from additional stakeholders.
The first round of national consultations took place in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Commonwealth of Dominica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname, with...
30 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 January 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol and Project has released its January 2012 newsletter. This issue includes articles on: listing of Protected Areas under the SPAW Protocol; activities in support of the Caribbean Challenge Initiative; the Caribbean Waterbird Census; and Lionfish control and mitigation activities.
According to UNEP-SPAW, the listing of Protected Areas under the Protocol is a priority. As such, in December...
17 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 January 2012: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it will grant a €50 million line of credit to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to help finance borrowing member countries’ (BMC) efforts to address climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The credit line can be used to finance up to half of the aggregate total costs of eligible projects related to climate change, such as: energy efficiency; renewable energy; forestry and land use; low-carbon technology research,...
16 Jan 2012
The GEF Caribbean Expanded Constituency Workshop (ECW) will bring together GEF focal points, focal points from the main Conventions (Biodiversity, Desertification, Climate Change and POPs), representatives from civil society and representatives from GEF agencies. The purpose of the meeting is to keep these stakeholders abreast of GEF strategies, policies and procedures and to encourage coordination. It will include participants from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize Cuba, Dominica...
