National Climate Change Policy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

National Climate Change Policy and Action Plan 2020-2030

Keywords: climate change, sustainable development, REDD+, Low Carbon Development Strategy, climate resilient,

National Climate Change Policy

National Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique (2017-2021)

Keywords: Climate Change, Adaptation, National Adaptation Plan, Disaster, Risk Reduction, Grenada, Nationally Determined Contributions, small island developing state, SIDS, renewable energy, energy efficiency

Ms Anita Hankey, Acting Head - Renewable Energy Division, Trinidad and Tobago speaks on the IRRP

As CCREEE works with Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Energy to establish an Integrated Resource and Resilience Plan (IRRP), Ms Anita Hankey, Acting Head of the Renewable Energy Division speaks to the importance of the plan for this CARICOM Member State. CCREEE is also working with other Member States to establish IRRPs.

Knowledge Management System for tracking of Greenhouse Gases

IRENA's Energy Transition Support to Strengthen Climate Action: Insight to impact 2022

This report highlights the ongoing and previous work of the Agency to support countries through its various work packages, including those concerned with project development, financing and investment. Keywords: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, St. Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean, Barbados, Granada, Guyana, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Integrating Behavior Change in Energy Efficiency Programs in Developing Countries : A Practitioner’s Guide

Energy efficiency is among the cheapest, cleanest, and most widely available of energy resources. Improved energy efficiency provides opportunities to sustainably expand energy services and support development and economic growth, contributing to higher living standards, as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In developing countries, where demand for energy is growing rapidly, the potential for energy efficiency improvements is significant, particularly in the residential sector. The purpose of this guide is to raise awareness of behavioral approaches to achieving development outcomes, demonstrate the role that behavioral sciences can play in promoting energy efficiency, and provide guidance on how to integrate...

Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions

The electrification of health centers, schools, and other public institutions has been limited by the slow expansion of national grids, which has staggering consequences for economic growth, poverty reduction, and the accumulation of human capital. Off-grid solar solutions have enormous potential to address the problem, both in Sub-Saharan Africa and across the world, but simply purchasing and installing the units without providing for adequate maintenance is not effective. Installing stand-alone solar units and servicing them through long-term performance-based contracts can give public institutions the electricity service they need at a cost governments can afford.

Improving the Investment Climate for Renewable Energy Through Benefit Sharing, Risk Management, and Local Community Engagement

The report, a joint effort between the World Bank’s Social Development Global Practice and International Finance Corporation (IFC) advisory services, is based on the idea that local engagement, for example, through benefit sharing, is an important way for better risk management and creating a more enabling environment for renewable energy development. It finds that the underlying causes of the conflicts are diverse, complex, and dynamic: influencing factors include historical struggles over poverty and inequality, land ownership, mistrust in public and private institutions, a lack of free, prior and informed consultations (FPIC) before investment flows into the region and oftentimes a...