The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved US$50 million for the launch of the Energy Efficiency Finance Facility, which aims to finance companies investing in energy efficiency and self-supply renewable energy projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), by helping them to overcome financial barriers with small-scale loans to curb emissions.
According to IDB, the loans [...]

Dominica says it is hoping to sign an agreement with the Clinton Climate Initiative this year to further the development of a geothermal energy sector.

Dominica’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vince Henderson, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio last Thursday, said the Clinton Foundation has indicated support for the multimillion-dollar programme.
“We were able to get [...]

 A team of representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat are visiting several Member States to examine their current position regarding statistics on the environment.
The team from CARICOM’s Regional Statistics Programme is currently in Antigua after leaving Dominica on Thursday after a two-day visit.
On Monday, the group will be visiting Jamaica.
The mission is targeting National Statistical Offices, [...]

Scientists from the University of Greenwich, in cooperation with the University of Trinidad and Tobago and the Jamaica Cocoa Board will be carrying out research on ways to increase cocoa production in the Caribbean by improving pollination rates:
The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) [at the University of Greenwich] is collaborating with the University of Trinidad and Tobago [...]

THE Caribbean Fish Sanctuary Partnership Initiative signed four contracts valued at US$400,000 at the launch of the Caribbean Fish Sanctuary Partnership Initiative (C-Fish) in Bluefields, Westmoreland last Friday.

The project is aimed at strengthening the management of fish sanctuaries, also known as marine reserves or ‘no-take’ zones.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Roger Clarke also announced plans [...]