Grenada

Capital City:

Saint George's

Languages:

English

Category: Social
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Net enrollment ratio in primary education	87.90000000000001	91		99	86.8	86.5		78.7				MDG Database
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage		26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	13.3	13.3	UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)												World Bank

Category: Land
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
Agricultural land (1000 Ha)	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	FAO
Forest area (sq km)	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41		World Bank
Forest area (% of land area)	12.06	12.06	12.06	12.06	12.06	12.06	12.06	12.06		World Bank

Category: Tourism
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	93	83	91	104	83	71	93					Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40.

Category: Demographics
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Source
Country population	101,208	101,402	101,634	101,903	102,194	102,500	102,823	103,169	103,538	103,930	World Bank
Population annual growth	0.121606	0.191501	0.228531	0.264326	0.285159	0.298983	0.314626	0.335936	0.357027	0.37789	World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)											World Bank

Category: Indices
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
HDI - Human Development Index												UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a).

Category: Economy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Source
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)	5,920	5,680	5,820	6,450	5,960	7,580	7,650	8,070	8,320	7,710	World Bank
ODA received as % of GNI	4.4	3.11	2.81	2.71	4.12	11.61	5.96	4.0099999999999998	5.49		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Workers remittances (current US$)	22,000,000	22,000,000	23,000,000	23,000,000	72,192,000	51,567,000	53,941,000	55,416,000	64,000,000		UN Data

Category: Energy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Electric power consumption (kWh)												World Bank
Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent)												World Bank
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)												World Bank

Category: Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC)	205	220	216	220	216	235	242	242				MDG Database (CDIAC Data)

Category: Freshwater
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Improved water source (% of population with access)	94		95		95							World Bank

Category: Biodiversity
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)

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Country Strategies:

Title	Programme Name	Programme Description	Year
PRSP - Grenada	Grenada: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Preparation Status Report	Strategy Description	2008
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Grenada	First national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Strategy Description	2000
NBSAP - Grenada	Fourth National Report of Grenada to the CBD	Strategy Description	2009
NSDS - Grenada		Strategy Description National Information / National Reports

AOSIS Holds Ministerial Consultation on Climate Change in Preparation for COP 16

Date: 10 Dec 2011 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

2 November 2010: The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) held an Informal Ministerial Consultation on Climate Change from 1-2 November 2010 in St. George’s, Grenada. The aim of the Ministerial Consultation was to discuss he AOSIS position in preparation for the 16th session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to be held in Cancun, Mexico.Participants, including lead negotiators from AOSIS member states and key negotiators from non-AOSIS members, as well as representatives of...

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ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR CARICOM 32ND SUMMIT

Submitted by: Beth | Date: 29 Jun 2011 | Source:

http://caricom.org/jsp/...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The upcoming 32nd regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community which opens in St Kitts and Nevis this Friday will focus on health, as the Community marks ten years of solid achievements in that sector, since the 2001 Nassau Declaration - the Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region. Acting CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite told journalists at a media conference...

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Grenada: UN rural development agency funds poverty reduction project

Submitted by: Da | Date: 20 Jun 2011 | Source:

http://www.un.org/apps/news/...

30 March 2011 – The United Nations rural development agency is to co-finance a $7.5-million project in Grenada designed to alleviate poverty in the Caribbean country, benefiting an estimated 12,000 members of poor communities on the main island and the isle of Carriacou. The UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide $3 million in loan to the six-year Market Access and Rural Enterprise Development Programme to create jobs, improve market access and support...

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