Conference Documents
Click on the links below to obtain background and conference documents for the following sessions:
Monday 7 May 2012
Opening Ceremony
Welcome and Introductory Remarks by Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative
Feature Address by the Honourable Freundel Stuart, QC, MP, Prime Minister of Barbados
SIDS Energy Outlook
Presentation by Joseph Williams, Programme Manager, Energy, CARICOM [...]
Achieving Sustainable Energy for All in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) – Challenges, Opportunities and Commitments and the Rio+20 Informal Ministerial Meeting in Barbados
May 10th, 2012 
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Comments OffA call for Barbados to be more conservation-minded when it comes to water
March 23rd, 2012 Admin: Donna Sobering news in the aftermath of World Water Day 2012: Barbados, one of the most water-scarce countries in the world, is reportedly losing large quantities of water to leakage and wastage:
Home Environment/Energy Water Situation in Barbados Threatens to Derail Island’s Green Economy Thrust
Water Situation in Barbados Threatens to Derail Island’s Green Economy Thrust By CYEN Barbados Published Yesterday [...]
ENERGY CONSERVATION IN THE CARIBBEAN – A Profitable Industry for Regional and Foreign Entrepreneurs
February 27th, 2012 Admin: Donna The energy cost in the Caribbean is the highest in the Western Hemisphere and amongst the highest in the world. The cost of energy in various islands range from as low as US$0.20/kwh to as high as US$0.37/kWh. These numbers exclude Trinidad and Tobago, a petroleum producing nation which enjoys an average cost of US$0.05/kWh. [...]
Capacity Building of Caribbean Private Sector Environmental and Energy Management Capabilities – PSOJ/CAIC
February 6th, 2012 Admin: Donna REPORT OF MEETINGS HELD IN TRINIDAD - October 14 – 15, 2010
The Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) has been looking at issues relating to energy and the environment in light of their critical impact on competitiveness. The PSOJ believes that energy efficiency has to be improved because of the adverse effects on the country’s balance [...]
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February 6th, 2012 Admin: Donna JAMAICA (September 15, 2010)
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (October 15, 2010)
The PSOJ secured funding from the EU, under the Proinvest facility, to undertake a regional energy and environmental management project in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) in Trinidad & Tobago.
The project is expected to address some of these issues by establishing the [...]
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February 6th, 2012 Admin: Donna Draft reports on baseline study for Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago
These reports represent baseline studies of both countries that present analyses:
Previous initiatives to determine their effectiveness, showing areas of adequacy and the constraints in application and implementation, with a view to addressing these.
Existing institutional, policy instruments, financing mechanisms, rules, procedures and norms that impact on [...]
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February 2nd, 2012 Admin: Donna “It was the voice of the Caribbean that changed the world at Durban,” says John Ashton, the UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change. The Caribbean, perhaps more than any region in the world, faces an existential threat from global climate change. It is that threat which has spurred the region to band together and [...]
Jamaica’s 2010 State of the Environment report
January 5th, 2012 Admin: Donna (Edited January 9, 2012 to add a link to the 2010 Jamaica State of the Environment Report , online at the website of the Jamaica National Environment and Planning Agency.)
Jamaica’s National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), recently published the 2010 Jamaica State of the Environment Report, [...]
Baseline Measurement and Recommendations for Environmental Management in Caribbean Private Sector Firms
September 30th, 2011 Admin: Donna The Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) secured funding from the European Union (EU), under the ProInvest facility, to undertake a Regional energy and environmental management project in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) in Trinidad and Tobago.
As a result, environmental audits were conducted at 30 small and medium enterprises in [...]
Posted in Environmental Management, Jamaica, Reports, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago Comments OffClimate change could cost Caribbean countries up to 5% of annual GDP
September 30th, 2011 Admin: Donna The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has published a report estimating the potential economic costs of climate change in the Caribbean region:
Climate change is estimated to cost countries in the Caribbean subregion up to 5% of annual GDP between 2011 and 2050, if actions for mitigating and adaptation are not pursued, [...]
