Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean

The proposal addresses the vulnerability of the Caribbean agricultural sector to climate change and its historical lack of prioritization in climate finance. It aims to increase the sector's profile by improving the collection and analysis of agricultural data, strengthening institutional capacities for GCF programming, and developing a pipeline of bankable, low-emission, and climate-resilient projects. Key activities include regional scoping studies on NDCs, the creation of a knowledge management portal, and the development of occupational competency standards for youth in climate-smart agriculture.

• The Caribbean region's Small Island and Low-Lying Coastal developing states (SIDS) face extreme climate risks, with economic impacts projected to exceed US$ 22 billion per year by 2050, representing approximately 10% of the current Caribbean economy if adaptation fails.
• Despite its high vulnerability, the agricultural sector has received the least amount of climate financing in the Caribbean between 2000 and 2015, often due to a narrow interpretation of 'adaptation' by funding agencies and weak agricultural expertise within National Designated Authorities (NDAs).
• Agriculture contributes significantly to the GDP of several CARICOM nations, exceeding 5% in Belize, Grenada, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname, yet the region maintains a high food import bill estimated at US$ 4.75 billion.
• The agricultural sector is a notable source of greenhouse gas emissions in certain CARICOM countries, accounting for more than 20% of total emissions in Belize, Haiti, and Suriname, yet it is not currently a focus of national mitigation efforts under the Paris Agreement.
• A critical barrier to climate action in the sector is the lack of a centralized, user-friendly information space, as agricultural, meteorological, and hydrological data are currently dispersed across different organizations and formats.
• There is a significant gap in youth engagement and competency in the sector; while youth are interested, they lack the certified skills and professional training needed to systematically address climate issues in agriculture.
• The proposal aims to develop two multi-country project concept notes for the GCF, with at least one focusing on private sector engagement and another on reducing vulnerability to hydrometeorological hazards.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2020). Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/strengthening-foundation-climate-responsive-agricultural-sector-caribbean.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean. 2020. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/strengthening-foundation-climate-responsive-agricultural-sector-caribbean.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2020strengthening, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2020}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/strengthening-foundation-climate-responsive-agricultural-sector-caribbean.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }