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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is comprised of fifteen (15) countries all of which may be classified among the most vulnerable in the world with ten of the States readily fitting into most definitions of 'micro states'. The countries share a number of special developmental challenges, social, economic and vulnerability to natural disasters, which impinge adversely on efforts at development. The Community sees cooperation at the political, economic and functional levels as critical to the narrowing of development gaps existing between the Community and the developed world without which real development will not be attained.
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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, and serves as the principal platform for international cooperation, a centre of excellence, and a repository of policy, technology,...
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Website: https://carbonwarroom.com/
Website: http://www.aecid.es/EN/aecid
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The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) is the operational unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC). It is in charge of implementing all bilateral programmes and projects in ADC's partner countries and administers the budget earmarked for this.
The centrepiece of the Austrian Development...
read moreWebsite: http://www.entwicklung.at/en/austrian-development-cooperation/actors/ada/
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The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit GmBG (GTZ) is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. It provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalised world. The...
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UNEP, established in 1972, is the voice for the environment within the United Nations system. UNEP acts as a catalyst, advocate, educator and facilitator to promote the wise use and sustainable development of the global environment.
UNEP work encompasses:
Website: http://www.unep.org
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The Hubs & Spokes project sought to promote the effective participation of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in international trade negotiations and to strengthen their capacity to formulate and implement trade policies. The CARICOM Secretariat has benefited from a grant of US$1.6M...
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The CDC has made available to PanCAP funds in the amount of US$2.5M for efforts against HIV/AIDS. This agreement initially scheduled to run until September 2012. The end of agreement has been rescheduled to September 2013.
Website: http://www.cdc.gov
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CARICOM cooperation with UNICEF has been mainly in the areas of human and social development. Over the period 2011 to 2013, UNICEF has provided funding support to CARICOM of approximately US$64,000. The thematic areas of focused collaboration have been Youth Development and Health and Family Life...
read moreWebsite: http://www.unicef.org
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The CARICOM Secretariat and UNECLAC are continuing their fruitful collaboration. Current areas of collaboration include:
(i) The development of a proposal for Sustainable Use of Statistics for the Development of the Caribbean Community (SUSDCC);
(ii) Technical assistance for the development of...
Website: http://www.eclac.org
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UNFPA continues to support the development of reliable and comparable statistics in CARICOM to improve analysis that would inform decision making at the national and regional levels.
A project to strengthen the collection of statistics related to sexual offences is currently being developed in...
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During the period March 2010 – June 2012, UN Women has provided support in the amount of US$33,000 for the work of the CARICOM Advocate for Gender Justice, for advocacy against gender-based violence(GBV) and to conduct research to inform policy interventions to address GBV.
UN Women has indicated...
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Funding of a Regional Project for Implementing National Bio-safety Frameworks in the Caribbean Sub-Region was approved by the GEF in the amount of US$5.97M over a period of 4 years commencing in the first half of 2011. CARICOM is expected to contribute US$6.81M in kind. UNEP is a collaborator on...
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UNDP has been one of the most reliable development partners of the Secretariat over many years. Areas of focus of UNDP in the provision of development resources have been primarily on CSME readiness, but also included areas such as governance and human and social development and civil society....
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The World Bank is an active supporter of the Regions efforts against HIV/ AIDS and this resulted in the signing of a Grant Agreement for US$6.1M in 2004 which came to an end on 31 December 2010.
Website: http://www.worldbank.org
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The Region, through PanCAP was among the early recipients of project resources under the GFATM. A total of US$12.05M has been received since 2004 with the Grant Agreement coming to an end in 2009.
Under Round Nine of the GFATM some US$29.8M has been approved in principle for the Region and an...
read moreWebsite: http://www.theglobalfund.org
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The IDB’s last programming cycle for CARICOM was under the2007-10 Regional Strategy for CARICOM. The strategy outlined two major areas of focus, namely:
1. Full intra-regional market liberalization, aligned with CARICOM’s external liberalization efforts; and
2. Enhanced Regional Cooperation to...
read moreWebsite: http://www.idb.org
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The Agreement establishing the CARICOM - Cuba Joint Commission was signed in 1993. Under this Agreement Cuba has provided the Community with technical assistance in a variety of areas including the provision of medical personnel; emergency relief especially to Haiti; energy conservation; and the...
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The 1994 Agreement Between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of The Republic of Colombia on Trade, Economic and Technical Co-operation is predominantly focused on the Trade and Economic Relations between the Parties. Nonetheless, it still provides a framework for Technical...
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CARICOM-Chile relations were first formalized on 13 May 1996 with the signing of the Agreement to Establish a Standing Joint Commission on Consultation, Cooperation and Coordination and the Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Caribbean Community and the Government of the...
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In 1998 an Agreement was signed with Argentina for the “Establishment of a Joint Commission on Consultation, Cooperation and Coordination”. The proposed objective of the Agreement was “to promote and develop closer relations between the Parties in the political, commercial, economic, scientific,...
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Discussions have been initiated with Singapore on development cooperation issues. The scope and mechanisms for such cooperation are still under consideration. It is anticipated that the CARICOM-Singapore High Level Ministerial Exchange to be convened 15 – 19 July 2013 will serve to further...
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Technical cooperation with South Korea was finalised in 2006 with the signing of an agreement for the Establishment of a Consultation and Cooperation Mechanism. The objectives mentioned in the Mechanism are as follows:
1. To deepen the level of mutual understanding;
2. To strengthen consultations...
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An Agreement to establish a Standing Joint Commission on Consultation, Cooperation and Coordination was signed between the Community and India in 2005. Included among the functions of the Joint Commission is the responsibility for analysis and follow-up of specific cooperation agreements...
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The document “A New Framework for Japan-CARICOM Cooperation for the Twenty-first Century” provides the framework for technical cooperation with Japan. This document emanated from the CARICOM-Japan Ministerial Level Meeting held on 8 November 2000. The document proposed the following:
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A Memorandum of Understanding between CARICOM and Australia which was signed in November 2009 constitutes the basis for the provision of development assistance to CARICOM by the Australian Agency for International Development. The MOU which has duration of four years (2009–2013) provides for...
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The European Development Fund (EDF) is the main instrument for providing European Union (EU) development cooperation support to the Caribbean Region (CARIFORUM). This is, however, supplemented by access to Intra-ACP resources for financing and implementation of Caribbean specific actions.
10th...
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An MOU for the establishment of a Consultation and Cooperation Mechanism between Turkey and the Caribbean Community was signed on 21 September 2011. The objectives included in the MOU are as follows:
1. To deepen the level of mutual understanding;
2. To strengthen consultations concerning...
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An MOU “Establishing a Mechanism for Political Dialogue and Cooperation” was signed in September 2010. The Mechanism is aimed at achieving the following objectives:
1. Expanding consultations and interaction on issues of mutual interest, both at regional and global levels, without prejudice...
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An arrangement for technical cooperation with Austria was formalised in 2008 with the signing of an MOU between the Caribbean Community and Austria. The general objective of the MOU is “to establish a framework for cooperation in projects which take into account the priorities set within CARICOM...
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Technical cooperation with Italy under past MOUs has included;
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A CARICOM-Spain technical cooperation agreement was first signed in 1999. Between then and 2012 funds totalling US$7.8M was provided through a series of Subventions (1-12) with programming durations of approximately 2 years for each subvention. Areas of focus under the subventions have included:...read more
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Assistance under USAID’s 2005-2010 Regional Strategic Assistance Agreement (RSAAG) was primarily focused on the areas of Trade and Competitiveness, and the fight against HIV/AIDS. Thus, USAID provided US$3.7M support for the Region’s efforts at developing the legislative underpinning for the CSME...
read moreWebsite: http://www.usaid.gov/
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Canada has been a consistent provider of development resources for the CARICOM Secretariat and the CARICOM region. In 2007 Canada announced a development programme for the Caribbean Community amounting to CAN$600M and focusing on sustainable economic growth and security. This Caribbean Regional...
read moreWebsite: http://www.canada.gc.ca
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DFID’s 2011-2015 Caribbean Regional Programme amounts to £75 million. Areas of priority for the Programme are as follows
Website: http://dfid.gov.uk