10 February 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will co-finance the restoration and modernization of Haiti's Péligre hydroelectric plant, through grants for US$32 million.
3 February 2012: The subregional headquarters for the Caribbean of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recently convened an expert group to discuss the status of regional efforts to develop economic frameworks to assess the economic and social impacts of climate change in the Caribbean in key sectors.
10 February 2012: Benin, Cameroon, Chile, Ghana, Myanmar, South Sudan and Suriname have joined the UN-REDD Programme as partners and official observers to the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board.
9 February 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) supported the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in holding a series of consultations with stakeholders on the Caribbean Regional Aid for Trade (AfT) Strategy, and now seeks contributions from additional stakeholders.
The World Bank Institute will co-organize and deliver a Workshop on "Climate Finance for Development" aimed at policy makers and energy sector planners of member countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The objective of the workshop is to raise awareness and share information on World Bank tools, instruments and best practices on financing climate change adaptation and sustainable energy. The workshop will help to identify knowledge gaps and capacity building needs of the Caribbean region in the context of climate change and discuss types of financial mechanisms suitable for OECS countries.
23 January 2012: The seventh UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum, which was organized under the theme "Sustainable Growth Toward Prosperity," concluded with the adoption of a 31-point action plan. The UK agreed to give the region 75 million pounds over four years for its implementation, with 4.9 million pounds earmarked for climate change work.
23 January 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol and Project has released its January 2012 newsletter. This issue includes articles on: listing of Protected Areas under the SPAW Protocol; activities in support of the Caribbean Challenge Initiative; the Caribbean Waterbird Census; and Lionfish control and mitigation activities.
25 January 2012: The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has reported on the work carried out by several Caribbean islands with the Carbon Neutral Tourist Program, which aims to transform the Caribbean region into a carbon neutral destination.
23 January 2012: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) presented the results of a project to support local organizations in Tobago to protect coral reefs and marine biodiversity, which was implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
17 January 2012: The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has released a documentary titled "Climate Change: A Serious Threat," to the online video sharing platform YouTube.
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