OECS
18 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 March 2013: The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) has announced it is implementing a portfolio of Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) projects of over US$16 million, leveraged from various partners and donors. The announcement was made on the sidelines of a five-day training workshop for the SGP National Coordinators of the small island developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean.
The “Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) Regional Workshop for the Caribbean SIDS...
26 Jul 2012
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States' (OECS) Reduce Risk to Human and Natural Assets Resulting from Climate Change (RRACC) project will host a seminar aimed primarily at government officials that will discuss: current issues and the state of coastal resources in the OECS; integrated coastal area and watershed management; impacts of climate change on the subregion's economy; and policy, legal and institutional arrangements for coastal areas management in the OECS. [ for more information...
25 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 July 2012: A seminar at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, addressed the role of education, research and development in green growth in the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). Participants identified biodiversity and solar and wind energy potential as key to reducing import dependence, while noting “insularity” as a challenge.
The seminar, “From Arctic to the Tropics: Green Growth in the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs),” was organized by the Secretariat of the...
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,...
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...
