St. John’s, March 5, 2021 – The Department of Environment, Antigua and Barbuda and the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) announced the national launch of the project, “Enhancing Caribbean civil society’s access and readiness for climate finance”, on February 25, 2021. The project is funded by a US$1.29 million grant from the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme of the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

The goal of the project is to build the capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs), including national non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations and resource user groups such as farmer and fisherfolk associations and cooperatives, to access and deliver climate finance and build climate resilience in the Caribbean. It will enhance CSOs’ knowledge, skills and organisational structures, and strengthen institutional mechanisms to enhance civil society voice and participation in climate change decision-making nationally and regionally.

It is being implemented from February 2020 to August 2022 by national designated authorities to the GCF across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States, with targeted activities in Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Suriname. The Climate Change Division, Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change in Jamaica is the lead authority. CANARI is serving as the implementing entity for the project.

For more information on the project, see: https://canari.org/csos-ready-for-climate finance

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About the Department of the Environment: The Department of Environment is the overarching Government agency responsible for environmental management in Antigua and Barbuda. It serves as the focal point to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the national designated authority to the Adaptation Fund and GCF, which is the largest global funding mechanism that supports climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries.https://www.environment.gov.ag/en/

About CANARI: The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) is a regional technical non-profit organisation which has been working in the islands of the Caribbean for over 30 years. Our mission is to promote and facilitate stakeholder participation and stewardship of natural resources in the
Caribbean. Our work focuses on Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Equity and Justice, Participatory Governance and Resilience. See here for more information on CANARI: http://www.canari.org/.

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For further information, please contact:

Ainka Granderson, Ph.D., CANARI Senior Technical Officer and Project Manager at ainka@canari.org or +868 638 6062

Or
Ms. Refica Attwood, National Project Coordinator and Civil Society Liaison at ficalink87@gmail.com