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    • Dominica. Significant achievements 2022 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      The activities carried out by the Dominica Delegation of 2022 are identified, focus to needs and interests of the country such as; launched and operationalized a microfinance mechanism/scheme; bringed material and items ...
    • 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, ...
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Significant achievements 2022 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      The activities carried out by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Delegation of 2022 are identified, focus to needs and interests of the country such as; strengthened the capacity of farming families to improve their ...
    • Antigua and Barbuda. Significant achievements 2022 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      The activities carried out by the Antigua and Barbuda Delegation of 2022 are identified, focus to needs and interests of the country such as; it coordinated and implemented the rehabilitation of a community garden, thereby ...
    • Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: St. Kitts and Nevis 

      Hayman, Alicia A; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      St. Kitts & Nevis' agriculture sector represents 1.4% of GDP and consists of small-scale farms. The government owns most of the farm land, with the remainder owned by individuals and families. Subsistence farming is common, ...
    • Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: St. Vincent and the Grenadines 

      Hayman, Alicia A; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      Agriculture is a priority sector for adaptation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but no mitigation targets were included in its initial Nationally Determined Contributions (iNDC). The main barrier to implementing climate ...
    • 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: 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Brasil. Realizações 2022 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      IICA has negotiated and approved two new projects, five addendums, and revisions of current projects with the Brazilian government and multilateral financing organizations. The portfolio covers various themes related to ...
    • Haití. Réalisations 2022 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      IICA participated in the implementation of the digital transformation project for agriculture with Agriterra and the funds from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The project aimed to mitigate the ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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: Trinidad & Tobago 

      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 IICA-GCF Readiness Project aims to enhance climate action in the agricultural sector in nine CARICOM sub-region countries by strengthening policies, capacities, frameworks, methods, and institutional arrangements for ...
    • National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement: Suriname 

      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 CARICOM AgREADY project, funded by the Green Climate Fund, aims to improve the enabling conditions for climate action in the agricultural sector in nine Caribbean countries. The objectives of the project include ...
    • COP27 Growing Roles for Agriculture and Food Security 

      Witkowski, Kelly (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 06-12-2022)
      Agriculture has not had a significant presence in the national and international climate processes. Yet as COP27 ended there was a strong push by many public, private and civil society actors for agriculture to have a ...
    • La agricultura de las Américas en el camino a la COP27 desafíos y oportunidades de la política pública 

      Piñeiro, Valeria; Soto, Daniela; Campos Azofeifa, Adriana (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 18-11-2022)
      De cara a la Conferencia de las Partes (COP27) de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático se ha resaltado la importancia de discutir sobre las condiciones de contaminación del medio ambiente. ...
    • COP 27: El rol de las energías renovables en la descarbonización 

      Torroba, Agustín (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 24-10-2022)
      En un escenario donde el cambio climático se evidencia con el aumento de fenómenos meteorológicos extremos, el sector energético juega un papel prioritario en la descarbonización y mitigación de los efectos adversos ...
    • Oil and gas revenues and their role in developing climate resilient agriculture in Guyana 

      Chesney, H. Arlington (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 14-09-2022)
      Ante la sugerencia de que se debe limitar el desarrollo de la explotación de petróleo y gas en Guyana como medida de control al cambio climático, existen varias razones para asegurar que este tipo de explotación puede ser ...
    • Sustainable Agriculture Milestones in the Americas 

      Chacón, Kattia; Gutman, Daniel (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2022)
      Identies relevant cases of sustainable agriculture in the Americas, successful experiences in confronting climate change, protection of the environment and natural resources. Likewise, about COP27, presented as the key ...