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Multi-stakeholder collaboration in developing resilient water systems showcased in Guyana
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The importance of multi-stakeholder collaboration in developing resilient water systems in the Caribbean was the focus of a CARICOM-Japan Friendship Year 2024 event, highlighting the past and future cooperation of the Caribbean water sector. Held on Monday 4 November in Georgetown, Guyana at the Guyana Marriot Hotel, the forum provided insights on efforts…
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CARICOM DSG, IDB GM discuss scope for closer cooperation
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Caribbean Group recently discussed the scope for closer cooperation between the two organisations when Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Armstrong Alexis welcomed the General Manager of the Bank’s Caribbean Group, Mr. Anton Edwards, for a courtesy call. The discussion centred around the alignment of the strategic priorities of CARICOM and the…
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CDB, IDB sign agreement to strengthen partnership
Washington, D.C. – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen their ongoing partnership in addressing the Caribbean’s development priorities. Through the MOU, signed at the IDB’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. on February 21, 2017, both institutions have renewed their commitment to collaborating on programmes and projects that contribute…
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Agriculture, climate change, renewable energy to benefit as IDB carves out $13B for lending
NASSAU, The Bahamas, Jan 23 2017 – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said it will be lending US$13 billion over the coming year and a significant portion of that amount has been earmarked for agriculture, climate change and renewable energy projects. Speaking here Monday night at the opening of the fifth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF), Executive Director of the…
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Montego Bay, Nassau among cities with ‘intelligent solutions’ – IDB
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Cities in two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are among the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB’s) guide of more than 50 examples of cities around the globe that have implemented intelligent solutions. Montego Bay in Jamaica and Nassau, the capital of The Bahamas, are included in cities in Latin America and the Caribbean dealing with accelerated and…
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IDB, CDB, CARICOM and the US Department of Energy Sign MOU to support renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Caribbean
Partnership will aid cleaner, cheaper, and more secure sources of energy for the Caribbean Region President Luis Alberto Moreno of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), President Warren Smith of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Secretary Ernest Moniz of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), and Secretary General Irwin LaRocque of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) signed a memorandum of understanding…
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Region gets US$3 billion to support renewable energy efforts
NASSAU, Bahamas, Tuesday April 12, 2016 – Japan and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are partnering to invest US$3 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, as well as quality infrastructure projects related to energy savings. The agreement between the IDB and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) expands on the Co-financing for…
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Landmark agreement between IDB and CARPHA to address Tourism and Health
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. January 27, 2016. The Caribbean is the most tourism dependent region in the world, receiving a record 26.3 million stay over arrivals in 2014. These high levels of travel which bring so many economic benefits, can bring different health, social and environmental challenges, including the possible international spread of disease. In this regard,…
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CARPHA gets IDB funding to address tourism sustainability challenges
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved funding to the tune of US$800,000 for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to address health, safety and environmental (HSE) threats that challenge the sustainability of tourism in the Caribbean. CARPHA, which has direct responsibility for the execution of the project will work along with the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and the Caribbean…
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CDB signs agreement with IDB to secure USD 71.5M sustainable energy programme for Eastern Caribbean
MIAMI, FLORIDA October 20, 2015 – More funding has been put in place to facilitate the growth of the renewable energy sector in the Eastern Caribbean. The Sustainable Energy Facility for the Eastern Caribbean; a USD 71.5 million loan and grant package was today signed by Dr. William Warren Smith, President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Luis…
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