• Webinar 3. Technology Adaptation 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); The Green Climate Fund (GCF); GCF CARICOM AgReady; Seepersad, Govind; Valdivia, Roberto; Programa de Acción Climática y Sostenibilidad Agropecuaria (PACSA) (07-07-2023)
      To share about market barriers to the transformation of Caribbean agriculture to climate resilient production systems. Trade off analysis, measuring the impact of climate change and adaptation assessment on Caribbean ...
    • Webinar 4. Addressing climate change in agriculture possibilities for the future 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); The Green Climate Fund (GCF); GCF CARICOM AgReady; Programa de Acción Climática y Sostenibilidad Agropecuaria (PACSA) (07-07-2023)
      Dr. Chaney St. Martin, International Specialist in Soil and Water Management with IICA's Agricultural Climate Action and Sustainability Program explains the vision of transforming towards a mote climate responsive regional ...
    • Webinar 2. National Agriculture Green House Gas (GHG) data collection in the Caribbean. Lessons Learned 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); The Green Climate Fund (GCF); Stevens, Luanne; GCF CARICOM AgReady; Programa de Acción Climática y Sostenibilidad Agropecuaria (PACSA) (04-07-2023)
      Dr. Luanne Stevens, Fellow at the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI), explaind what a GHG inventory is and why it is important, the importance of data, what are the agriculture emissions and how important are they, ...
    • Webinar 1. The Vision Of Agriculture as a part of the climate solution in the Caribbean region 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); The Green Climate Fund (GCF); GCF CARICOM AgReady; St. Martin, Chaney; Witkowski, Kelly; Gregoire Carai, Nekelia; Programa de Acción Climática y Sostenibilidad Agropecuaria (PACSA) (16-03-2023)
      The Climate Responsive Agriculture Forum 2023 is an event aimed at discussing the vital role that agriculture plays in mitigating climate change in the Caribbean region, the virtual conference featured engaging discussions ...
    • Barrier Analysis and Needs Assessment of the Policy Environment for Agriculture in Nine CARICOM Countries 

      Hayman, Alicia A; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      Provide an analysis of the critical challenges, barriers, and limitations to achieving climate resilience in the agri-food sector in the Caribbean region. Limitations in knowledge management and communication throughout ...
    • National Action Plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement The Bahamas 

      Stevens, Luanne (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
      The IICA-GCF Readiness Project is aimed at improving climate action in the agricultural sector in nine Caribbean countries. It improves the agriculture GHG inventory by assessing the status of the national inventory, ...
    • Regional Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement Guidance Report for Nine CARICOM countries: The Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago 

      Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI). Washington, DC, United States of America; Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Caribbean Cooperative MRV Hub. Saint George's, Grenada; GCF CARICOM AgReady; Stevens, Luanne (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      The report provides recommendations on improving agriculture GHG inventory reporting in the Caribbean region. It offers general guidance and tools on institutional setup, data collection, and gap filling, quality control ...
    • National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement: St. Vincent & The Grenadines 

      Stevens, Luanne; Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI). Washington, DC, United States of America; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      The GCF-Readiness Project “Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean” aims to promote Caribbean agriculture as a low-emissions solution to climate change. The project has ...
    • National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement: Saint Lucia 

      Stevens, Luanne; Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI). Washington, DC, United States of America; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      The AgREADY project aims to position Caribbean agriculture as a low-emission solution for climate change and improve its financing prioritization process. The project intends to develop a climate-responsive agriculture ...
    • National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement: St. Kitts & Nevis 

      Stevens, Luanne; Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI). Washington, DC, United States of America; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      The Green Climate Fund-CARICOM AgREADY project aims to improve the enabling conditions for enhancing climate action in the agricultural sector. By targeting nine countries, the project's specific objectives include ...
    • National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement Belize 

      Stevens, Luanne; Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI). Washington, DC, United States of America; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
      The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has funded the project known as “Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean” (GCF CARICOM AgREADY), it aims to raise the profile of the agricultural ...
    • NDC Scoping Report for 9 Caribbean Countries: Policy Analysis 

      Hayman, Alicia; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      The report refers to the threats of climate change facing the countries of the Caribbean Community, despite producing relatively small amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. To address this, CARICOM nations have committed ...
    • Stakeholder Engagement Course 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); GCF CARICOM AgReady (2023)
      This course on Stakeholder Engagement teaches students about accurately identifying and engaging with stakeholders in the agriculture sector. The course includes 4 modules covering fundamentals, inventory and mapping, GCF ...
    • Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Belize 

      Hayman, Alicia; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
      Belize's Initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) did not include agriculture in its mitigation targets, but it was identified as a priority sector for adaptation measures. However, implementing climate resilient ...
    • Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: The Commonwealth of Dominica 

      Hayman, Alicia; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
      Agriculture is the second-largest sector in Dominica, contributing between 11.5% and 15.2% of the country's GDP from 2010 to 2020. However, several barriers to implementing the country's NDCs have been identified, including ...
    • Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Saint Lucia 

      Hayman, Alicia; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
      The agriculture sector in Saint Lucia is primarily small-scale and rain-fed, with limited use of modern technology. Agriculture has not been prioritized in Saint Lucia’s NDCs due to challenges such as limited data availability, ...
    • Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Trinidad and Tobago 

      Hayman, Alicia A; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      Trinidad and Tobago's agriculture sector contributes only 1.2% to the country's GDP, but it employs over 4% of the population and plays a crucial role in diversifying the economy. However, the sector faces challenges in ...
    • Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Haiti 

      GCF CARICOM AgReady; Hayman, Alicia (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
      Haiti's per capita GDP is the lowest in Latin America and the Caribbean. Climate resilient agriculture (CRA) technologies face barriers to inclusion, such as limited access to credit and inadequate policy framework. ...
    • Enhancing Mitigation Ambition in Caribbean Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges 

      Stevens, Luanne; Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI). Washington, DC, United States of America; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHG), 2023)
      The AgREADY study evaluates agricultural mitigation efforts in the nine countries covered in the CARICOM AgReady Project by analyzing their NDC submissions. The report identifies barriers and opportunities for reducing ...
    • Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: The Bahamas 

      GCF CARICOM AgReady; Hayman, Alicia (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
      The Bahamas stated adaptation priorities for the agricultural sector in its initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), including food security and reducing import dependency. However, as of August 2022, the country ...