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The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) was established by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government in July 2002 to coordinate the Caribbean region’s response to climate change. The center is located in Belmopan, Belize1 , where it works to help establish greater of climate resilience within the Caribbean region.
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Source: CCCCC. Permission: Fair Use.The center's stated objectives are to: (i) promote the protection of the earth’s climate system with special emphasis on the Caribbean; (ii) enhance regional, institutional capabilities for the co-ordination of national responses to the adverse effects of climate change; (iii) provide comprehensive policy and technical support in the area of climate change and related issues and spearheading regional initiatives in those areas; (iv) promote education and public awareness on climate change issues and; (v) facilitate regional consensus for negotiations related to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).2
Services and partners
In order to facilitate a more sustainable lifestyle for Caribbean people at risk from climate change, the center provides services to enhance the knowledge of climate change and its repercussions. The services include3 :
- information exchange
- community projects for communities at risk aimed at behavior change in the areas of health, agriculture, tourism, and renewable energy
- conjoint programs between educational institutions, regional and global agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other civil organizations
- environmental scanning to identify climate-related threats to facilitate early warnings
- monitor and evaluate existing as well as new programs
- training for organizations, for instance in proposal writing and negotiations
- consultancy services to conceptualize, plan, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate projects and programs
- trust fund
Partner organizations include CARICOM, the World Bank, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Organisation of American States (OAS), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Canadian Climate Change Development Fund, the Government of Belize, the Government of Barbados, the Government of Italy and Many Strong Voices.4
Benefited stakeholders include members of the public, communities-at-risk, government agencies, international organizations, media representatives, private sector businesses, and NGOs.5
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| Atlantic and Caribbean | Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; British Virgin Islands; Cape Verde; Cuba; Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Montserrat; Netherlands Antilles; Puerto Rico; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; São Tomé and Principe; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
| Pacific Ocean | American Somoa; Commonwealth of Northern Marianas; Cook Islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Nauru; New Caledonia; Niue; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Timor-Lesté; Tonga; Tuvalu; and Vanuatu. |
| Indian Ocean | Bahrain; Comoros; the Maldives; Mauritius; the Seychelles; and Singapore. |
| Initiatives and Sponsors | |
| Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); Asian Development Bank (ADB); Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA); Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC); Global Environment Facility (GEF); Global Sustainable Energy Islands Initiative (GSEII); Inter-American Development Bank (IADB); Organization of American States (OAS); Pacific Islands Forum (PIF); Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre (RC/RCCC); Small Island Developing States Network (SIDSNet); South Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP); United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); World Bank (WB) | |
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Footnotes
1. Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Official Website. Homepage. Retrieved on: 5 July 2009.
2. Inter-American Development Bank. Caribbean Carbon Neutral Tourism Program. Plan of Operations. 2008.
3. Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Official Website. Homepage. Retrieved on: 5 July 2009.
4. Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Official Website. Homepage. Retrieved on: 5 July 2009.
5. Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Official Website. Homepage. Retrieved on: 5 July 2009.
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