Overall Objective
GGGI is supporting the transition to a climate resilient and sustainable energy sector in the Eastern Caribbean States through a joint program with the Organisation of Eastern States (OECS).
Contact
Resource Partner
GGGI Core Funding
NDC Partnership
Green Climate Fund
Qatar Fund for Development
Implementation Partner
Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States Commission
Youth Climate Lab
Saint Lucia National Utilities Regulatory Commission
BOOST Inc – Saint Lucia
Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority – Antigua
Small Business Development Centre – St Kitts
Dominica Export Import Agency – Dominica
Grenada Industrial Development Corporation – Grenada
Centre for Enterprise Development Inc – St Vincent
Government Counterpart
OECS (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States)
OECS Commission Secretariat, Castries, Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Department of Sustainable Development
Department of Economic Development, Transport, and Civil Aviation
Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Transport
Ministry of Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs
Antigua & Barbuda
Department of Environment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Grenada
Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Climate Resilience & the Environment
Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Physical Development, Public Utilities and Energy
Dominica
Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, Climate Resilience, Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy
Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica
Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Business, and Export Development
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Ministry of ICT, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, Sustainable Development and Information Technology
Context
As small island developing states, the eleven member countries of the OECS are particularly vulnerable to climate change, especially extreme weather events like hurricanes, which have caused catastrophic damage to several countries in the Caribbean region in recent years. The member states of the OECS are also highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, and face high costs related to its use. For these reasons, the six independent member states of the OECS (Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines), were among the first in ratifying the Paris Agreement. The countries have since established ambitious nationally determined contribution (NDC) goals, and have taken significant steps in implementing these goals, particularly in the area climate smart resilient growth for the energy sector.
GGGI and OECS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) February 2018, agreeing to work together to assist OECS member countries in achieving their NDC targets by strengthening green growth planning and increasing climate finance, especially in the energy sector. In 2018, GGGI conducted in-depth consultations with OECS team and key government stakeholders to define the scope of work and to officially establish a GGGI presence in OECS HQ in St. Lucia. In May of 2019, the GGGI office was officially opened, located at OECS headquarters in St. Lucia. GGGI and OECS are now working together on a joint program to improve regulatory and fiscal policy frameworks at regional and country levels to increase private sector participation and investments in resilient energy, and to improve the capacity of OECS and country governments to identify and develop energy resilience opportunities and projects.
News
News • May 1, 2023
Eastern Caribbean Greenpreneurs Accelerator Program Launches Interest-Free Loan Applications up to USD 50,000.
28th April 2023 – The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative is excited to announce the launch of the second call for applications for its interest-free loans program under the Greenpreneurs Accelerator program. This initiative aims to support the growth of green businesses, which are essential to the transition towards a more sustainable future. This initiative’s […]
News • April 27, 2023
Two Green Entrepreneurs Awarded Interest-Free Loans under the Eastern Caribbean Greenpreneurs Accelerator Program
26th April 2023 – The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative is proud to announce the first recipients of interest-free loans under its Accelerator Program. Two green entrepreneurs were selected from a competitive pool of applicants to receive funding and support to grow their businesses and continue to contribute to the region’s sustainable development. The two […]
News • March 14, 2023
Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative Opens Applications for Third Cohort of Incubator Program
March 8th, 2023, – The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative (EC Greenpreneurs) is proud to announce the launch and call for applications for the third cohort of its Incubator program, aimed at supporting green entrepreneurs in the Eastern Caribbean region. Following the success of the first two cohorts in 2021 and 2022, the program once […]
News • February 27, 2023
GGGI Deputy Director General and Director for Latin America & the Caribbean, Visit the Eastern Caribbean to Strengthen Cooperation on Green Growth
Monday 13th Feb 2023, Castries, Saint Lucia – The Deputy Director General and Head of Global Growth Planning and Implementation, Helena McLeod, along with the Director and Head of programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, Jennifer Zapata of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) visited the Eastern Caribbean between February 13th – 17th, 2023 […]
News • February 2, 2023
21 Start Ups announced for 2nd Cohort of EC Greenpreneurs Incubator Program
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are pleased to announce that twenty-one start-ups from the OECS have been selected to participate in the second cohort of the Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Incubator programme. The Incubator programme is a free, carefully curated training and mentoring program […]
News • October 25, 2022
Government of Saint Lucia Explores New Climate Financing Options
Saint Lucia, like many Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is vulnerable to the uncertain consequences of climate change. Funding climate related initiatives adds an additional financial burden on the economies of SIDS. While predominantly this finance has come in the form of grants and concessionary loans from development partners to finance climate change objectives, these […]
News • September 8, 2022
Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative Opens Applications for Second Cohort of Incubator Program
August 31, 2022 – Following the success of its initial cohort in 2021, the Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative has relaunched a 2nd round of its Greenpreneurs Incubator program to support micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Eastern Caribbean region. Applications for the second cohort of the program are now open here […]
News • February 28, 2022
Call for Applications! Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Accelerator: Interest-free Loan Programme
Applications are now open for the Eastern Caribbean Greenpreneurs Interest-Free Loan Programme. The interest-free loan facility will be a feature of the Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative’s Accelerator Programme. The goal of the accelerator programme is to contribute to the growth of green business resulting in the creation of green jobs and improved livelihoods for […]
News • February 3, 2022
OECS Hosts Council of Ministers Environmental Sustainability Meeting with the Director-General of GGGI
On Friday, January 28, 2022, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission hosted a Council of Ministers Environmental Sustainability Meeting with the Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Dr. Frank Rijsberman. In his welcome address to meeting participants, OECS Director General Dr. Didacus Jules welcomed Dr. Rijsberman to the Commission and expressed […]
News • December 2, 2021
Twenty Startups from the OECS region are participating in the Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative!
Startup entrepreneurs from the OECS region are participating in the Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative’s Greenpreneurs Incubator Programme. This business support programme is aimed at creating green jobs through environmentally and socially driven enterprises and entrepreneurs. OECS Director General Dr. Didacus Jules, in his remarks at the orientation session for the first cohort of the […]
News • August 19, 2021
Applications Open for the Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative
August 19, 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is now accepting applications for the Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative, aimed to foster the development of green entrepreneurs and businesses in the Eastern Caribbean. The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative is a 3-year project funded by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and implemented […]
News • August 3, 2021
EASTERN CARIBBEAN GREENPRENEURS INCUBATOR PROGRAM: APPLICATION OPEN; CALL FOR MENTORS
Thursday, July 27, 2021 — Entrepreneurial start-ups and early-stage enterprises with a green business idea or venture can now apply to participate in the Eastern Caribbean Greenpreneurs Incubator Program which was launched on July 27 by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the OECS. Teams or individual entrepreneurs with a green business […]
News • May 4, 2021
Green and Resilient Recovery Brochure
In partnership with Members and peers, GGGI has developed a flexible model and service offering to stimulate Green and Resilient Recovery based on international best practices and insights. Click here to download WEB version. Click here to download PRINT version.
News • April 22, 2021
Establishment and Operationalization of National Financing Vehicle to Support Dominica’s National Green and Climate-Resilient Frameworks
In late 2020, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved the disbursement of US$286,329 for the implementation of the Readiness & Preparatory Support proposal titled Establishment and Operationalization of National Financing Vehicle in Dominica. The Readiness project was designed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Planning, Resilience, Sustainable Development, Telecommunications and Broadcasting, with support from the […]
News • December 17, 2020
Five years since the Paris Agreement: The race to net zero is on
Frank Rijsberman, Ingvild Solvang, Kristin Deason, Julie Godin, Hanh Le, Siddhartha Nauduri, and Marcel Silvius, Global Green Growth Institute In the wake of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, there are both challenges and opportunities in ensuring that COP26, a UN climate change summit, builds confidence in the Paris Agreement as an effective tool to avoid climate […]
News • December 14, 2020
QFFD and GGGI conclude agreements on four projects to support climate resilience and COVID19 recovery in the Pacific, Eastern Caribbean, and West African regions
Doha, State of Qatar / Seoul, Republic of Korea (December 10, 2020) Building on a global MoU signed earlier this year, QFFD and GGGI concluded a 3-year agreement totaling USD 9.85 million to support four projects: Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative, Pacific Green Entrepreneur Network, Climate Smart Agriculture for Kiribati, and Solar-Powered Irrigation for Climate-Smart […]
News • September 4, 2020
GGGI supports revision of Saint Lucia’s NDC
SAINT LUCIA, Caribbean – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), an international, intergovernmental organization, is working closely with the government of Saint Lucia and project partners Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Climate Analytics, and the World Resources Institute (WRI), on the Climate Action Enhancement project, funded by the NDC Partnership. The project is aimed […]
News • August 27, 2020
GGGI supports NDC Enhancement and Fast-Tracking in the Caribbean
SEOUL, Republic of Korea / Caribbean – In collaboration with the NDC Partnership and partners to the Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP), GGGI is supporting governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Saint Lucia in the enhancement and fast-tracking of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). On August 24, GGGI Caribbean Regional Representative Kristin Deason and other […]
News • November 21, 2019
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) joins GGGI as its 34th Member and 1st Regional Integration Member
Thursday, November 21, 2019 — Today, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) became the 34th Member of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) after formally submitting its Instrument of Accession. The OECS is also the first regional integration organisation to become a member of GGGI. Since the establishment of the GGGI Caribbean office in 2019, located […]
News • October 23, 2019
GGGI and OECS to Hold Panel Discussion on Regional Climate Change Support Mechanisms as Part of Virtual Island Summit
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), in cooperation with Island Innovation, are hosting an online panel discussion on regional initiatives that support island states in setting and achieving climate change goals on October 24, 2019. The general public is invited to attend. Registration is available at this […]
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Project Reference Profiles – Caribbean region (CAR02) Green growth governance – Support for OECS policy analysis on energy resilience
Start Date | Q2 20190814 |
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Actual Budget (USD) | 125,000 |
Status | Complete |
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