Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
27 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 January 2012: The opening statements during the initial discussion on the zero draft of the Outcome Document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) continued on 26 January 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US, with representatives from three small island developing States (SIDS) – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Maldives, and Trinidad and Tobago – presenting comments on the draft.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emphasized: prompt and reliable delivery of...
27 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 January 2012: The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has reported on the work carried out by several Caribbean islands with the Carbon Neutral Tourist Program, which aims to transform the Caribbean region into a carbon neutral destination.
UN/ISDR cites the example of the island of Bequia in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which is partnering with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to address water scarcity challenges. It runs a solar-powered...
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,...
elena
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09 Jan 2012
Kingstown
389 sq km
English, Vincentian Creole
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 November 2010: The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) announced that it has completed insurance payments to the Governments of Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following Tropical Cyclone Tomas.
Total payouts for the three countries were: Barbados, US$8,560,247; Saint Lucia, US$3,241,613; and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, US$1,090,388. CCRIF was formed at the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) request for a cost-effective risk transfer...
