Climate Change
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PRESS RELEASES ISSUED BY THE DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO GUYANA, SURINAME, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ARUBA, AND THE NETHERLAND ANTILLES AT THE SIGNING OF THE FINANCING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CARIFORUM FOR THE RICE INDUSTRY AND THE RADAR WEATHER WARNING SYSTEM, 17 DECEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
European Commission approves € 13 million (approximately GYD 3 billion) assistance programme to complete Weather Radar Network Warning System The Delegation of the European Commission in Guyana and CARIFORUM have signed a financing agreement for a €13,200,000 Regional Weather Radar Early Warning System in the Caribbean. The project is being funded by the European Union from the European Development Fund.…
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STATEMENT BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIFORUM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE FINANCING AGREEMENTS WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE RICE INDUSTRY AND RADAR WEATHER WARNING SYSTEM, 17 DECEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Ministers Head of the EU Delegation to Guyana Members of the Diplomatic Corps Deputy Secretary General and members of staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the media Ladies and Gentlemen When Caribbean Ministers participated in the negotiations for the Partnership Agreement between ACP and the European Union, they expressed deep concerns over the future of commodity exports from…
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GEF GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE MAINSTREAMING ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT IN THE CARIBBEAN
The Executive Board of the World Bank on 17 April 2003, approved the Global Environment Fund (GEF) Grant Agreement for the Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Project for the Caribbean. The MACC Project is the successor to the Caribbean Project for Adaptation to Climate Change (CPACC) that was successfully concluded on 31 December 2001. MACC is a US $10.9m…
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