CARICOM
04 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 April 2012: The Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have officially launched an Energy Efficiency Promotion Project.
The launch took place during a workshop, which convened from 26-27th April 2012, in Castries, Saint Lucia.
Co-financed by the European Union / Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (EU/ACP) Energy Facility, German International Cooperation (GIZ) and the OECS Secretariat, the project will develop norms,...
17 Apr 2012
The annual training workshop for the CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU) is jointly hosted by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the Regional Security System (RSS) and the US Southern Command (US SOUTHCOM). The workshop provides participants nominated by CDEMA Participating States an opportunity to meet as a body and to understand their roles, responsibilities and functions during relief operations. They will be briefed on the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM), the...
02 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 March 2012: The Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and the European Commission (EC) signed three financial agreements totaling €82.6 million (about US$110 million) to promote Caribbean integration and aid in the realization of CARIFORUM’s implementation commitments under the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
The first agreement, worth €8.6 million, will be implemented by the Secretariat of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS...
17 Mar 2012
The 33rd meeting of the Conference of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will focus on, among other things, the results of the June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), and a draft five-year strategic plan for reform of the CARICOM Secretariat. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/33rd-regular-meeting-of-the-conference-of-caricom-heads-of-government/ ]
14 Mar 2012
Hosted by the Jamaica Institute of Planners (JIP), the Caribbean Urban Forum 2012 is one of a series of regional events organized by the Caribbean Network for Urban and Land Management (CNULM) in association with the CARICOM Secretariat. The Forum seeks to advance a Caribbean urban agenda and best practices among planning professionals across the region, as well as serve as the launch pad for the Caribbean Planners Association. The Forum also plans to send a message on the region's position on...
