Launch of the Caribbean Green Economy Action Learning Group Nicole Leotaud Caribbean Natural Resources Institute CANARI Caribbean Environment Forum 6 St Kitts May 2012 FOOD ECONOMIC CLIMATE ID: 1028840
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1. “The Green Economy and the Caribbean: Issues, Ideas and Initiatives” Launch of the Caribbean Green Economy Action Learning GroupNicole LeotaudCaribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI)Caribbean Environment Forum 6St Kitts, May 2012
2. FOODECONOMICCLIMATECONFLICTWATERENERGYEcosystem collapse
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4. Risks“Green” but what about people?Green jobs for who?Trade protection and exclusion from economic markets?One size fits all?
5. What does “Green Economy” mean in the Caribbean context? How can we get out voice heard in international discussions?
6. Caribbean regional dialogue
7. Characteristics of a green economy in the CaribbeanEquitable distribution of economic benefits and effective management of ecological resourcesEconomically viable and resilient to both external and internal shocksSelf-directed and self-reliant Pro-poor and generating decent jobs and working conditions for local people
8. Key principles for a green economy in the Caribbean Common visionHuman securityGood governanceWell educated citizenryInvolved young peopleInformed and mobilised civil societyCommitment to pan-Caribbean cooperation
9. EMERGING CARIBBEAN INITIATIVES:“We wish to thank the world for giving our model of development a name.”
10. Regional policy, institutions and initiativesCARICOM Single Market Policy FrameworkCARICOM Regional Framework and Implementation Plan for development that is resilient to climate changeCaribbean Sea CommissionSectoral e.g. CARICOM Common Fisheries PolicyCARILED CIDA funded project on local economic development in CARICOM countriesUNEP green economy programme for the Caribbean
11. National policy initiativesBarbados Green Economy Policy FrameworkGuyana Low-Carbon Development Strategy Dominica Organic Development Policy Framework and low carbon climate resilient development strategySaint Lucia developing a national visionGrenada Alternative Growth and Poverty Reduction StrategyDominican Republic Climate Compatible Development StrategyBritish Virgin Islands environmental mainstreamingTrinidad and Tobago valuation of ecosystem services into national accounting
12. Sectoral initiativesSustainable rural livelihoods based on the use of natural resourcesGreening urban development: Caribbean Network for Urban Land Management (CNULM)Greening private sector: Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association, Green Business BarbadosRenewable energy: Solar, wind, geothermalOrganic agricultureSustainable tourism, community-based tourism, natural and cultural heritage tourism
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14. The Caribbean Green Economy Action Learning GroupPurpose: To identify and promote ways in which “green economy” can advance sustainable development in the Caribbean through shaping visions, perspectives, positions and actions. This will require examining:What are the opportunities?What are the potential threats?What could be a Caribbean vision of economic development?
15. Objectives 1. Fleshing out the vision: building and sharing evidence-based knowledge2. Promoting the vision: communication to influence policy and build commitment3. Putting the vision into action: action research carried out by ALG members and their partners4. Creating capacity to achieve the vision: capacity building for ALG members
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17. GE ALG Steering CommitteeGE ALG membersNetworks of GE ALG members
18. Action learning cycle
19. What do you think?...are the questions?...are the priority areas for action?...are the opportunities?