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Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

Projects

Our work in the region continues to evolve and is classified under three main pillars:

Nature, Climate and Energy
Poverty and Governance
Prevention, Resilience and Recovery

This is done following the "Blue Economy for Green Islands Approach", which incorporates the deep interlinkages between blue and green economies while encompassing an entire island system and its maritime waters as one interlinked economic, social and environmental system.

Active Projects

Improving National Sargassum Management Capacities in the Caribbean

Providing five Eastern Caribbean small island developing states with equipment, expertise, and technical knowledge to collect, remove, transport, and dispose of sargassum accumulated on shore and/or in the nearshore.

EuroClima

Increasing the ambition of countries' Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), supporting NDC implementation in relevant sectors, and supporting the development of long-term inclusive and gender-responsive strategies for decarbonization.

Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Land Degradation Using a Ridge-to-Reef Approach

Enhancing biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services conservation through an expanded and strengthened Protected Areas (PA) system and with Sustainable Land Management (SLM) measures integrated in a ridge-to-reef approach.

Climate Promise

Supporting actions to reduce global warming and minimise the impacts of climate change.

Climate-Resilient Agriculture for Integrated Landscape Management

Providing solutions to biodiversity loss and land degradation in Grenada, through integrated agri-ecosystem management.

Strengthening Evidence-Based Decision-Making for Citizen Security in the Caribbean (CariSECURE 2.0)

Supporting programs and policies geared towards the reduction of youth involvement in crime, whether as perpetrators or victims. The project also helps build the capacity of countries to fight trafficking in persons (TIP).

Partnership of the Caribbean and the European Union on Justice (PACE Justice)

Enhancing the institutional capacities of prosecutors, courts, police, and prisons in the Caribbean to manage criminal cases effectively and efficiently.

Being LGBTI in the Caribbean (BLIC)

Enhancing knowledge, partnerships, and capacities of LGBTI communities, civil society and States to reduce human rights violations and negative attitudes towards LGBTI people in the Caribbean.

Strengthening Community Resilience within Kalinago Territory (SCR-K)

Promoting resilience, sustainable livelihoods, and preservation of the unique Kalinago heritage through sustainable agriculture, forest and watershed management, and indigenous eco-tourism.

indigenous woman weaving a straw basket

Strengthening Resilient Water Resource Management in the Eastern Caribbean (Water for Resilience)

Supporting vulnerable communities in Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to increase access to secure, nature-friendly water supplies and enhance ecosystem conservation for improved water resources management, both in communities and at the governance level.

hand catching water at faucet

Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean (EnGenDER)

Supporting climate change, disaster risk reduction, and environmental management interventions in nine Caribbean countries.

FUT-Tourism: Rethinking Tourism and MSMEs in times of COVID-19

Supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) that are directly or indirectly linked to the tourism sector or have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strengthening Sustainable Livelihoods and Resilience in the Kalinago Territory (SSRL)

Strengthening capacities to boost agricultural production and sustainable agricultural practices in Dominica's Kalinago Territory.

Spotlight Initiative - Grenada

Ending family violence and all forms of violence against women and girls in Grenada.

Strengthening Women's Disaster Management Capacities in Guyana and Dominica (GUY-DOM)

Scalig up the resilience of small farmers and women farmer groups by enhancing risk-informed decision-making and community support.

UNDP Crisis Response and Recovery Programme - St. Vincent and the Grenadines La Soufrière Eruption

Following the volcanic eruption of La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent on 8 April 2021, it is estimated that 16,000 to 20,000 persons have been affected with approximately 30 villages being evacuated. Ash and volcanic material have already blanketed the entire island which has interrupted most of the economic activity, decimated crops and can have adverse effects on the health of persons exposed.

Harnessing Blue Economy Finance for SIDS Recovery and Sustainable Development (Blue Finance)

Addressing financial challenges of the beneficiary countries including the additional financial burden arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Universal Adaptive Social Protection

Contributing to the development of an adaptive and universal social protection system in Barbados and Saint Lucia through integrated policy development, programme design, and service implementation.

Universal Adaptive Social Protection

Contributing to the development of an adaptive and universal social protection system in Barbados and Saint Lucia through integrated policy development, programme design, and service implementation.