These initiatives will focus on various aspects of sustainability, including urban sustainability, groundwater management, biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, and land degradation. The projects are being supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with a particular emphasis on promoting climate finance mobilization strategies and enhancing ecosystem-based solutions in the region.
Along with Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago will participate in the SOILCARE initiative’s second phase, focusing on sustainable land management to support more productive and climate-resilient agri-food systems. The project aims to restore agricultural land, improve land management practices, and benefit local farmers in the region. These efforts align with the GEF’s mission to promote environmental sustainability and resilience in diverse ecosystems across Latin America and the Caribbean.
In South America and Central America countries are set to receive FAO support for ecosystem-based solutions and green infrastructure networks, and a source-to-sea management approach to enhance biodiversity, water security, and the blue economy of major watersheds.
Why so many Caribbean obtain grants, donations and other assistance from foreign countries and donor organisations for well needed projects but these hardly come to fruition?
The corrupt, greedy, selfish, uncaring politicians hog ninety-eight (98%) of the resources of the state for self, family and a few diehard cronies.
What I’m trying to convey is that the people who these monies and gifts are intended to benefit, they receive little to nothing. These donor countries and organisations need to
do follow-ups to ensure these donations and contributions are used for their intended purposes.
The initiatives that will focus on groundwater management and land degradation could well apply to the ongoing catastrophe at Antrim.
Believe it or not, a parcel of the affected land is currently being offered by a Dominica Estate Agent as being suitable for residential development!
https://www.milleniarealtydominica.com/properties/land-for-sale-in-antrim-valley/