Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States OECS

🔊The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission is pleased to announce the upcoming Fourth 🌊 Blue Economy Roundtable and Auxiliary Sessions, scheduled for 📅 October 15 and 16, 2024 at Harbor Club Hotel, Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia. A highlight of the event is the Blue Economy Roundtable Discussion slated for the first day from 🕦6-7:30pm. The Annual Roundtable discussions are used to raise awareness of and drive sustainable ocean investment across the OECS. Our region’s Blue Economy provides a wide array of goods and services in the fisheries, tourism and waste management sectors. The Roundtable discussion will be moderated by the OECS Director General, H.E. Dr. Didacus Jules. Speakers include; The Honourable Kerryne James, Grenada Minister for Climate Resilience, The Environment, and Renewable Energy. The Honourable Daren Pinard, Commonwealth of Dominica Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour, Public Service Reform, Social Partnership, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development. Dr. Jaime Cavelier, Vice president, International Conservation Caucus Foundation Group (ICCF); French Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean States, to Barbados and to the OECS, H.E. Francis Etienne The theme for the Roundtable is ‘Beyond Aspiration – An OECS Model Blue Economy Region’ You can view the Roundtable discussion live on October 15, 2024 from 6-7:30pm on the following platforms; The OECS’ Facebook page 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e_zXzick The OECS's YouTube Channel 🔗https://lnkd.in/enW3K_wK The Government of Saint Lucia’s Facebook page 🔗https://lnkd.in/eAVT3h3y The Government of Saint Lucia's YouTube Channel 🔗https://lnkd.in/eRx6yib6 and Saint Lucia’s National Television Network (NTN) 🔗To read more about Unleashing The Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) Project please click below https://shorturl.at/JXbWf #OECS #BlueEconomy #UBEC #RegionalDevelopment #WorldBankGroup #MSME #MatchingGrantProgramme

🚨 Did you know that the foods you eat daily may contain harmful chemicals that increase your risk of heart attack or stroke? Trans fats found in packaged and processed foods are silent killers lurking in our diets. 📢The "Let's Talk About Trans Fats! And Why They Need to Go!" campaign is part of a larger movement to eliminate these dangerous fats from our food supply by December 2025. 📰 Learn More https://bit.ly/3ZYqLKN Let's protect lives and reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in the region together! #SayNoToTransFats #OECShealth #HealthyCaribbeanCoalition 🥑🥦🚫

📢 The EbA Facility's Fifth Call for Proposals is OPEN! 🌱 The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund is seeking concept note submissions for projects that utilize ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches to assist in climate change adaptation in the insular Caribbean. 🌎 Eligible countries: Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Proposals for regional projects are encouraged. 📆 Deadline : Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM UTC-5 #SDG4 #SDG2 #SDG13 #CaribbeanBiodiversity #CaribbeanPathTo2030 #RedLACcongress2024 #RedLACSaintLucia

🚨 Nouveaux appels d'offres et missions de consulting dans l'OECO et la Caraïbe ! Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer une série d'appels d'offres et d'opportunités de consulting. Rejoignez-nous pour faire avancer l'adaptation au climat, la santé, le développement des affaires et plus encore !👇🏿👉🏿 http://bit.ly/OECSTenders Opportunités actuelles : 🌍 Commission de l’OECO ►Travaux d'adaptation au changement climatique : Inverser le processus de dégradation des sols à Tortola (BVI) et à Montserrat ►Libérer l'économie bleue : Service de conseil en développement des affaires à la Grenade 🇻🇨 Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines ►Projet de facilitation des prêts-subventions aux MPME : Services de conseil en planification stratégique avancée ►Projet de gestion des cimetières : Demande de manifestations d'intérêt (Sélection d'un consultant individuel) ►Projet de renforcement de la gestion des écosystèmes côtiers et marins de Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines : Consultant en implantation 🇲🇸 Montserrat ►Services de transport aérien de Montserrat : Appel d'offres 🌎Caraïbes ►CARPHA : Services de conseil pour la surveillance et le suivi des maladies transmissibles #OECOCrée #AppelsDOffres #Consulting #ActionClimatique #SantéPublique #ÉconomieBleue #DéveloppementRégional

🚨 New Tenders and Consultancy Opportunities Across the OECS and Caribbean! We’re excited to announce a variety of tenders and consultancy opportunities across the OECS region and the wider Caribbean. Join us in contributing to climate adaptation, business development, public health, and more! 👇🏿👉🏿 http://bit.ly/OECSTenders Current Opportunities: 🌍OECS ►Climate Change Adaptation Works: Reverse Land Degradation in Tortola, BVI, and Montserrat ►Unleashing the Blue Economy: Consulting Services for Business Development in Grenada 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: ►MSME Loan-Grant Facility Project: Consultancy Services for Advanced Business Planning ►Cemetery Management Project: Request for Expressions of Interest (Individual Consultant Selection) ►SVG Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Management Strengthening Project: Implementation Consultant 🇲🇸 Montserrat: ►Montserrat Air Transport Services: Invitation to Tender 🌎 Caribbean: ► CARPHA: Consultancy for Surveillance and Monitoring of Communicable Diseases #OECSCreates #Tenders #Consultancy #ClimateAction #PublicHealth #RegionalDevelopment

🪸The 2nd EU-Caribbean Global Gateway Conference on Sargassum, convened by the Government of Grenada, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and the European Union, concluded with a renewed ambition to collect Sargassum before it reaches the shores to develop sustainable value chains. 🦑 In a High-Level Forum co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Grenada, Hon. Dickon Mitchell, the Director General of the OECS, Dr. Didacus Jules, and the Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the European Commission, Mr. Felix Fernandez-Shaw, representatives of countries from the Caribbean basin underscored the need for urgent collective action to turn Sargassum into an economic opportunity. This includes catalysing research and innovation in a common space, promoting public-private partnerships, and enhancing predictability and forecasting on the availability of Sargassum supply. Read More: https://lnkd.in/e4iP6hkX

[EN] 📽️ Action! Watch the Helen's Daughters produced documentary "Roots of Resilience" on the OECS YouTube channel @oecstv on #WorldFoodDay, Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 6 PM. 🥬 Helen's Daughters empowers women in agriculture in three #OECS member states - Saint Lucia 🇱🇨, Saint Kitts & Nevis 🇰🇳, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 🇻🇨. The documentary explores the historical timeline of agriculture from the region's colonial period until present-day concerns about food security and youth and women in agriculture. #OECSagriculture #OECSfaststrategy #OECSintegration [FR] 📽️ Action ! Regardez le documentaire produit par Helen's Daughters « Roots of Resilience » sur la chaîne YouTube de l'OECO @oecstv lors de la #JournéeMondialeDeLalimentation, le mercredi 16 octobre 2024, à 18 heures. 🥬 Helen's Daughters autonomise les femmes dans l'agriculture dans trois États membres de l'#OECO - Sainte-Lucie 🇱🇨, Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis 🇰🇳, et Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines 🇻🇨. Le documentaire explore la chronologie historique de l'agriculture depuis la période coloniale de la région jusqu'aux préoccupations actuelles concernant la sécurité alimentaire, les jeunes et les femmes dans l'agriculture. #OECOagriculture #OECOstratégieFAST #OECOintégration

[EN] 📈 Our recent symposium on using administrative data to fill gaps in economic statistics has excited us to see how we can leverage #OECS #data for better decision-making and policy development. 🔗 Read about the symposium and its outcomes here: http://prez.ly/DOUc [FR] 📈 Notre récent Symposium sur l'Utilisation des Données Administratives pour Combler les Lacunes des Statistiques Économiques nous a encouragés à voir comment nous pouvons exploiter les données de l'OECO pour améliorer la prise de décision et le développement des politiques. 🔗 Pour en savoir plus sur le symposium et ses résultats, cliquez ici : http://prez.ly/hTUc

[EN] 🌱 This year’s RedLAC Conference places a strong emphasis on achieving the global 30x30 initiative. The 30x30 conservation goal aims to protect 30% of the world's terrestrial and marine habitats by 2030. At the opening of the RedLAC Congress, Professor Dale Webber, Director of the Centre for 🐋 Marine Sciences at the University of the West Indies, presented a roadmap for how this goal can be realised in the Caribbean region. He highlighted five key considerations for advancing 30x30: 1. Defining ecosystem diversity and regional priorities, 2. Climate change adaptation, 3. Community engagement and integration of traditional knowledge, 4. Regional cooperation and shared resources, and 5. Sustainable financing and economic diversification. 🪼 RedLAC 2024 Congress is supported by the BioSPACE Project, which is being implemented by the OECS and funded by the European Union. #SDG4 #SDG2 #SDG13 #CaribbeanBiodiversity #CaribbeanPathTo2030 #RedLACcongress2024 #RedLACSaintLucia [FR] 🌱 La conférence RedLAC de cette année met fortement l'accent sur la réalisation de l'initiative mondiale 30x30. L'objectif de conservation 30x30 vise à protéger 30 % des habitats terrestres et marins de la planète d'ici 2030. Lors de l'ouverture du congrès RedLAC, le professeur Dale Webber, directeur du Centre des sciences marines de l'Université des Antilles 🐋, a présenté une feuille de route sur la manière dont cet objectif peut être atteint dans la région caribéenne. Il a souligné cinq considérations clés pour faire avancer le 30x30 : 1. Définir la diversité des écosystèmes et les priorités régionales, 2. Adaptation au changement climatique, 3. L'engagement communautaire et l'intégration des connaissances traditionnelles, 4. Coopération régionale et partage des ressources, et 5. Le financement durable et la diversification économique. 🪼 Le congrès RedLAC 2024 est soutenu par le projet BioSPACE, mis en place par l'OECO et financé par l'Union européenne. #SDG4 #SDG2 #SDG13 #BiodiversitéCaribéenne #CaribbeanPathTo2030 #CongrèsRedLAC2024 #RedLACSaintLucia #UnionEuropéenne

🐍The 26th RedLAC Congress commenced today at the Sandal Grand Hotel in Saint Lucia. This Congress brings together conservationists, environmentalists, and policymakers to discuss critical environmental issues, including biodiversity protection and climate resilience, with a particular focus on achieving the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Notably, this is the first time the RedLAC Congress is being hosted by an Eastern Caribbean nation. 🌴 🐂 The OECS continues to actively pursue biodiversity conservation in the region through the support of international partners like the European Union (EU). The EU-funded BioSPACE Project is among the key supporters of the RedLAC 2024 Congress, helping drive these important discussions forward. #SDG4 #SDG2 #SDG13 #CaribbeanBiodiversity #CaribbeanPathTo2030 #RedLACcongress2024 #RedLACSaintLucia