Environment & Sustainable Development
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Gender Mainstreaming for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Caribbean Webinar
You are invited to participate in the upcoming Gender Mainstreaming for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Caribbean Webinar. This event is co-hosted by FAO, CARICOM and the Government of Canada, as part of the “Cooperation for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean” initiative, which aims to support CARICOM members via a pre-investment fund, technical assistance, and…
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CDB, IDB sign agreement to support economic development in CARICOM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Monday signed an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to support economic development and integration of the Caribbean Community (Caricom). “Today’s signing ceremony is a re-affirmation of CDB and IDB’s shared commitment to the sustainable growth and development of the Caribbean Region. It signals that we have reached…
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PAHO kicks off EU Funded Regional Health and Climate Change Programme
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) office officially kicked off the new €6.85 million European Union funded initiative on climate change and health with the first Regional Partner Dialogue. This virtual session, held on June 29th, brought together representatives from five regional organisations to facilitate discussions on the critical first steps towards implementation of the project across all CARIFORUM member…
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Capacity Building related to the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAS) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries – The Caribbean Hub
Background The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is the Caribbean Hub of the Programme for Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries, known as the ACP-MEAs Programme. The programme is funded by the European Commission through the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States. The United Nations Environment Programme is the…
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UN Environment – The State of Biodiversity In The Caribbean Community
The publication provides key information given the relative lack of baseline data and related time-bound objectively quantifiable targets for the sub-region, and is of particular value given the dependence on natural resources for livelihoods and well-being, and thus exposure to disruption and environmental disasters, of communities in many SIDS and developing countries in the region. The Secretariat of the Convention…
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UN Environment – The State of Biodiversity In The Caribbean Community
The publication provides key information given the relative lack of baseline data and related time-bound objectively quantifiable targets for the sub-region, and is of particular value given the dependence on natural resources for livelihoods and well-being, and thus exposure to disruption and environmental disasters, of communities in many SIDS and developing countries in the region. The Secretariat of the Convention…
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