Mapping climate change adaptation projects in the Caribbean region
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The CarNet'Adapt, Caribean Network to Climate Change Adaptation project is a Caribbean network on adaptation to climate change in agriculture and food.
The project is currently aimed at a range of stakeholders: agriculture and food professionals, local and national authorities, financial institutions, technical and research institutes. It covers the following territories Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique and Saint Lucia.
Phase 1 of the project ran from March 2023 to December 2023.
During this phase, the various stakeholders were mobilised, resulting in the official launch of the network on 23 September 2023. It also enabled the needs of stakeholders to be identified in terms of adapting to climate change in the agriculture and food sectors.
CarNet'Adapt organised a number of events, including :
- Study trip to St Lucia (18 and 19 October 2023)
- Thematic webinars
- Training in Guadeloupe for climate and food officers from the Communauté d'Agglomération (7 and 8 November 2023).
There will also be a number of tools to help stakeholders gain a better understanding of climate change and facilitate the implementation of climate change adaptation projects, such as :
- Climate profiles for Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica and Saint Lucia
- Vulnerability profiles for Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica and Saint Lucia
- Mapping of existing projects on adaptation to climate change in agriculture and food in the territories concerned
- Mapping of technical tools for adapting to climate change in agriculture and food that can be mobilised by stakeholders in the regions concerned
- Mapping of specific financial mechanisms for adapting to climate change in the agri-food sectors that can be mobilised by stakeholders in the areas concerned.
To find out more about the project, the tools developed and the latest news, please consult the following link : https://carnetadapt.org/
The project plans to continue in a second phase, with the following main objectives:
- To continue to roll out the network in the territories covered by phase 1 and to extend it to other territories in the Caribbean
- Focus the network on adaptation and mitigation issues
- Open up the network to the themes of sustainable tourism and the circular economy
- Continue to structure and lead the network
- Continue efforts to provide the network with tools
The mapping of Caribbean projects for adapting to climate change in agriculture and food is a tool for learning about existing projects in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica and Saint Lucia on the themes of adapting to climate change in agriculture and food.
The aim is to promote synergies between projects already underway, encourage cooperation between the regions and increase knowledge more quickly, anticipate climate change and reduce its impact.
Key mapping figures and main elements :
- 85 projects listed
- 55% of the projects listed are located in Dominica and Saint Lucia
- 82% of projects focus on resilient agriculture or agro-ecology
- The majority of projects are still in progress, demonstrating the growing interest in the subject of adaptation to climate change.
- Saint Lucia, as the most populous territory in the OECS and home to the OECS headquarters, has the most projects working on a regional scale.
- Projects are financed by a wide range of funders
- The European Union and its programmes are the main funders of climate change adaptation projects, financing 30% of the projects mapped.
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Sustainable Development is the second largest funder of climate change adaptation projects.
- In the French West Indies, the European Union is the main funder, accounting for 63% of funding for climate change adaptation projects.
- Conversely, the Ministries of Agriculture are the main financiers of climate change adaptation projects in Dominica and Saint Lucia. The Ministries of Agriculture funded 48% of the projects in the English-speaking West Indies targeted.
- ¼ of projects have funding of up to €250,000
- The majority of the projects listed are at the production stage, accounting for 77% of the projects mapped.
- Conversely, there is a shortage of adaptation projects at the processing and waste management stage.
Using the tool :
All the projects are shown on the map below, and it is possible to sort the projects according to the filter criteria you enter. Enjoy the visit!