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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 27, CMC -The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Monday said it has signed six agreements with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to support the delivery of a major new programme of German-funded technical cooperation.
It said that the agreements, valued at Euro31.9 million (One Euro=US$1.29 cents), will be implemented over the period 2025–2029 by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), in collaboration with the CARICOM Secretariat, regional institutions and national partners.
The CARICOM Secretariat said that the agreements mark a key step in the operationalisation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Technical Cooperation between CARICOM and the Federal Republic of Germany, signed in February 2025.
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, who signed the agreements on behalf of the 15-member grouping, welcomed Germany’s continued partnership and underscored the strategic importance of the programme to CARICOM’s development objectives.
GIZ’s Regional Director for the Caribbean, Jasmin Ellis-Jones, reaffirmed her organisation’s commitment to working closely with CARICOM, and regional and national partners, to ensure the successful and timely implementation of the projects and the delivery of tangible results for the people of the Caribbean.
Among the projects are promoting regionally harmonised approaches to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in CARICOM CARIBIO), supporting the conditions for a climate compatible circular economy in the Caribbean region as well as unlocking blue economy potential of marine managed and protected areas in Caribbean Small Island Developing States and the fight against climate change with a specific focus on qualifying in the Caribbean States.
“The projects will be implemented in targeted CARICOM Member States through interventions aimed at strengthening institutional capacities, policy development, pilot initiatives, skills training, regional coordination mechanisms, and inclusive, gender-responsive approaches to sustainable development,” the Secretariat said.
It said that Germany’s technical cooperation with the Caribbean has had a long-standing focus on sustainable energy, climate adaptation and environmental management. Since 2008, Germany has provided technical assistance to the region through GIZ-implemented programmes, and the signing of these Implementation Agreements represents the expansion and consolidation of that partnership.
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