- Canada announces new funding for multiple countries in the Caribbean
- Canada allocates CD$4.2 mn for CRFM Resilience in Fisheries project
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, along with other CARICOM countries, will benefit from $39.2 million Canadian in funding for a variety of initiatives.
Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, made the announcement following his attendance at the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Guyana.
Hussen reaffirmed Canada’s commitment to the Caribbean region by announcing money for four new international aid programmes in several nations, including St Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Suriname.
These initiatives will promote climate action, biodiversity conservation, food security, economic resilience, sustainable and inclusive governance, health, and gender equality.
Cuso International, in collaboration with the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition and the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality, will receive $5 million to promote the rights of 2SLGBTQI+ people in all of their diversity and advance gender equality in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, and Suriname.
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism for the Sustainable Technologies for Adaptation and Resilience in Fisheries project will receive $4.2 million to advance the clean energy transition in the Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture sectors, which operate in St. Vincent, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, and Suriname.
The initiative will support the adoption of sustainable energy technology, the development of viable business models, and the certification of low-carbon and carbon-neutral fisheries throughout the region.
