• Carbon Market Opportunities in livestock production, and cocoa and coffee agroforestry systems. An analysis of opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean 

      Minoli, Sarah; Montaño, Manuelita; Castro, Juan Pablo; Zabala, Andres; Hodgetts, George; Ortega Pacheco, Daniel Vicente; Witkowski, Kelly; Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Climate Focus B.V; Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI); Programa de Acción Climática y Sostenibilidad Agropecuaria (PACSA) (12-2023)
      It provide an overview of the VCM opportunities in the agriculture sector, specifically in sustainable livestock and agroforestry practices, in LAC to the governments of countries in the region that are or are likely to ...
    • Co-Innovating for more sustainable, climate responsive rice production in Chile 

      Witkowski, Kelly (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 09-05-2023)
      Over 200 people involved in the rice value chain participated in field days to observe research efforts and discuss the challenges and potential solutions to economically viable and more sustainable production. INIA has ...
    • 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 ...
    • Building Bridges of Knowledge in LAC: South-South Exchange of Experiences to Strengthen Resilience and Adaption of Food Systems Facing Climate Change. 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Witkowski, Kelly (2023)
      As the largest food exporting region in the world (28% of all global agri-food exports) the Americas are particularly important for global food and nutrition security. Agri-food systems are a fundamental economic activity ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Programa de Acción Climática y Sostenibilidad Agropecuaria 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Programa de Acción Climática y Sostenibilidad Agropecuaria (PACSA) (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      Este programa busca impulsar soluciones integradas, basadas en principios que respondan a las prioridades de los Estados Miembros del IICA; su objetivo es lograr un sector agropecuario sostenible, resistente al clima y ...
    • 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 ...
    • Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) - Latin American and Caribbean (CACCI-LAC). 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Witkowski, Kelly (2023)
      United States Agency for International Development (USAID) en asocio con IICA están implementando la Iniciativa Comprenhensive Action for Climate Chance Iniciative (CACCI) - Latin American and Caribbean (CACCI-LAC). El ...
    • 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 Haiti 

      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 CARICOM AgREADY project, funded by the Green Climate Fund, aims to position Caribbean agriculture as part of the solution for addressing climate change. The project targets nine countries to improve policies, capacities, ...
    • Assessment of Agriculture Stakeholder Engagement in GCF and Climate Financing Processes in CARICOM Countries 

      St. Ville, Lyndell; St. Ville, Arlette; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      This report assesses the engagement of agricultural stakeholders in Green Climate Fund (GCF) and broader climate change processes in nine Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. In particular, weak agricultural expertise ...
    • 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, ...
    • 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: 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Validated Guidelines for Stakeholder Engagement with the Agriculture Sector in Select Countries of the Caribbean 

      St. Ville, Lyndell; St. Ville, Arlette; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
      This document provides an overview of the Guidelines for Stakeholder Engagement in the Agriculture Sector in select Caribbean countries, developed as part of the IICA Green Climate Fund Readiness Support Project. The ...
    • Assessing Impacts of Climate Change on Farming Systems in the Caribbean: A Pilot Study 

      Valdivia, Roberto; Antle, John; Oregon State University; GCF CARICOM AgReady (Oregon State University, 2023)
      This Pilot Study aims to use a stakeholder-driven, multi-disciplinary methodology to assess the impacts of climate change and adaptation on environmental, social, and economic outcomes in three case studies: sugarcane ...