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Estudo hidrogeológico do Sistema Aquífero Marizal São Sebastião
(Empresa Baiana de Águas e Saneamento S.A. (Embasa), 2023)O Estudo Hidrogeológico da Borda Leste da Bacia do Recôncavo é uma iniciativa da Embasa para elaborar um diagnóstico hidrogeológico e apresentar diretrizes para a gestão sustentável do Sistema Aquífero Marizal São Sebastião. ... -
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
(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 The Bahamas
(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), 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), 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 ... -
Suriname. Significant achievements 2022
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)IICA has provided technical assistance to Suriname for several projects aimed at improving agriculture production and technology. These projects include the establishment of plant nurseries equipped with automated irrigation ... -
National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement Dominica
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)The GCF- Readiness Project titled “Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean” aims to enhance the agricultural sector's contribution towards climate change mitigation and ... -
National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement Belize
(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 ... -
Barbados. Significant achievements 2022
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)IICA organized its annual Youth Farm Program, providing training in crop, livestock, and aquaponics production to 30 participants from Barbados and 8 from Antigua and Barbuda. The institute also facilitated the participation ... -
Guyana. Significant achievements 2022
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)The activities carried out by the Guyana Delegation of 2022 are identified, focus to needs and interests of the country such as; provided a Latin American and Caribbean perspective on the overall topic, “Feeding a Fragile ... -
NDC Scoping Report for 9 Caribbean Countries: Policy Analysis
(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 ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Belize
(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
(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: St. Kitts and Nevis
(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
(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: Suriname
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)Agriculture is a significant sector in Suriname, employing 17% of the population, but faces challenges such as low productivity, inadequate technology, and limited irrigation. The country has prioritized climate resilient ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Saint Lucia
(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
(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
(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. ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: The Bahamas
(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 ...
