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It employs a Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) model to address a financial gap of US$5.3 million per annum, transitioning from donor dependence to sustainable domestic funding via tourism fees, water Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), and environmental compensation. Component 1 focuses on advancing NPAs through SERNANP's management levels (Basic, Structural, and Optimal) to avoid 1.8 million tCO2eq by project completion and 13.4 million tCO2eq over 25 years. Component 2 implements Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and climate-resilient productive practices for 33,516 direct beneficiaries across 192 Indigenous communities. 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It identifies a gap in the region's trade policy, which currently lacks a clear articulation of how to serve climate resilience. The paper suggests that CARICOM can leverage its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to identify WTO negotiating priorities, such as technology transfer, climate finance, and the removal of trade barriers for environmental goods. It specifically recommends that the WTO recognize the unique vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and move beyond a developed-country agenda to support SIDS' offensive interests in carbon markets and the blue economy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000104#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"CARICOM states are exceptionally vulnerable to climate change due to geographic isolation, small land masses, and high population concentration in coastal areas, facing existential threats if global warming exceeds 1.5°C.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000104#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite contributing only 0.33% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the region's most tradeable sectors are severely impacted; the energy sector is the primary emitter, with Trinidad and Tobago being the largest regional emitter.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000104#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to climate-induced disasters, with examples including Grenada losing 10% of GDP from Hurricane Ivan and Dominica suffering $179.6 million in losses from Hurricane Maria.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000104#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"CARICOM's trade policy lacks a clear strategy for climate resilience, often being influenced by the agendas of major partners like the EU, whose Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) may negatively impact exports such as ammonia from Trinidad and Tobago.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000104#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) can be used to identify trade priorities, as they frequently emphasize restrictions on energy-inefficient imports, the use of domestic standards, and the need for technology transfer.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000104#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author recommends that the WTO formally recognize the specific environmental vulnerabilities of SIDS and coordinate more closely with the UNFCCC to align trade and climate goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000104#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","Small Island Developing States","climate change adaptation","climate finance","technology transfer","renewable energy","blue economy","carbon emission trading","Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism","food security","fossil fuel subsidy","Nationally Determined Contributions","sustainable tourism"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","United States","People's Republic of China","Barbados","Jamaica","Belize"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","strategic recommendation"]},{"id":"transfor-000001","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/transfor-000001","title":"The potential of green jobs in LAC: a territorial approach in the context of just transition","publisher":{"name":"Transforma","organization":"transforma"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2023","source_url":"https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01_police-brief_empleos-verdes_ingles.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines the challenges and opportunities for establishing green jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly in rural areas affected by COVID-19. 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