CARICOM
katharina
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28 Oct 2011
Underpinning the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development’s (CCYD) approach was the mandate given by the CARICOM Heads of Government in 2006, that the regional integration holds the key to the optimal development of the small developing countries of the Community and the regional citizenry. The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), as a social institution, is heavily dependent on the knowledge, skills, competencies, values and attitudes of young people for successful outcomes. Young people...
katharina
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28 Oct 2011
The workshop was designed to develop capacity in the Caribbean for its member states to undertake a damage and loss assessment of the impact of a natural disaster on their socio-economy and to programme disaster management and mitigation strategies into their development plans.
The main objectives of the workshop were to:
i) Introduce participants to the conceptual framework and practical issues and tips in conducting a damage and loss assessment in the aftermath of a disaster
ii) Enable...
katharina
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28 Oct 2011
This project sought to remove barriers to Renewable Energy (RE) use in the Caribbean, through specific actions to overcome policy, finance, capacity, and awareness barriers, estimating the contribution of renewable energy sources to the Region’s energy balance to be significantly increased. It sought to further provide the opportunity to replace existing fossil fuel-based decentralized electricity generation with RE based generation plants or to provide electricity to areas not yet covered. The...
katharina
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27 Oct 2011
The rational of this initiative is to enable the exchange of ideas, experiences and best practices between SIDS in the Pacific and the Caribbean, in order to find suitable solutions and replicate best practices for addressing the various threats posed by climate change and natural disasters.
The expected outcome is to strengthen safety and resilience of Pacific and Caribbean SIDS’ communities to a range of natural hazards by facilitating and supporting a South-South cooperation...
Beth
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29 Jun 2011
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The University of Belize in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of Economic Development, Industry, and Consumer Protection, and the European Union will officially inaugurate a Bio-Propagation Laboratory at the Department of Agriculture of the University located at the Central Farm Campus at 2 p.m. on Friday May 27, 2011.
This state of the art facility, fitted with equipment funded by the European Union, will enable Belize to produce large volumes of disease...
