THE OECS Commission and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) today launches the Caribbean Component of the Global Programme “Sustainable Management of Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change” in Saint Lucia.
Caribbean Small Island States rank among the most vulnerable and disaster-prone regions in the context of climate change according the Global Climate Risk Index 2018.
In the light of hurricanes Irma and Maria that impacted the region in 2017 and resulted in temporary or permanent migration of population to neighbouring countries, climate change mobility has become a priority issue that needs to be addressed.
In response to that matter, the OECS Commission and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) will launch program at the Bougainvillea Conference room of the Hotel Bay Gardens Inn at Rodney Bay.
The programme is being financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in the Caribbean, as well as the Pacific and the Philippines.
The programme will be launched at a workshop that will gather climate mobility specialists and environment professionnals of the region.
Participants will include: OECS Member States, OECS Environmental Sustainability Cluster and other departments within the OECS Commission, German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and experts in the areas of climate migration and environment in the Eastern Caribbean region.
The session starts from 9am and will conclude at 6pm.