Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator

Devex @ COP 27
2022-11-10 05:30 - 07:00 (America/Port_of_Spain)
On November 10, Devex will host a series of provocative conversations on global development and climate change on the sidelines of the COP 27 negotiations in person in Sharm El-Sheik. This won’t be your standard COP event. Step outside of the blue zone as we spotlight how low- and middle-income countries are included — or not — in these critical conversations while being the most impacted. We’ll dig into cross-cutting issues such as health, food systems, migration, and finance, and how climate intersects with every facet of achieving the sustainable development goals.

Enabling Universal Participation in the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
2022-11-09 06:30 - 13:00
As part of the transition to the ETF, the UNFCCC secretariat will provide an update on recent transparency outcomes and key milestones between now and 2025. Speakers will address reporting tools, review processes, engagement with developing country Parties, and next steps in ETF implementation.
ORGANIZER: Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Caribbean Investment Forum
2022-11-08 08:00 - 2022-11-11 17:00
As the Caribbean recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and re-opens for business, new opportunities are abound. The Caribbean Investment Forum will support efforts to accelerate the region’s transition to a greener and SMARTer sustainable economy creating jobs and opportunity for our people.

Investment projects from 23 Caribbean states in the fields of digital economy, agribusiness, blue economy, sustainable tourism, logistics and transportation and renewable energy will be presented to regional and global investors.

Global Sustainable Development Report 2023 Consultation Workshop
2022-11-07 08:00 - 2022-11-09 17:00
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional
The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) was originally mandated by the United Nations Member States in the outcome document of the 2012 “Rio +20” conference on sustainable development, “The Future We Want”. Three years later, as part of the 2030 Agenda, Member States reaffirmed the importance of the GSDR and requested in 2016 that it would be written by an independent group of
scientists (IGS). The first report was published in 2019. The next report is scheduled for release in September 2023. The IGS, appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General, consists of 15 leading experts from the
natural and social sciences, representing developed and developing countries. The current group is co- chaired by Prof. Imme Scholz of Germany and Prof. J. Jaime Miranda of Peru.
As requested by Member States, the GSDR aims to strengthen the science-policy interface and to provide evidence-based guidance on global sustainable development issues and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The report is an important instrument to inform the deliberations at the quadrennial Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit (next held in September 2023), where it is presented to
heads of state, who take stock on the progress towards the 2030 Agenda. The 2023 report will be launched at the half-way point on the 2030 Agenda when decision-makers will be looking for practical solutions that can accelerate progress.
The 2023 GSDR will incorporate a broad range of existing scholarship on SDG implementation. It will build on the 2019 GSDR which identified four levers for change as well as adding a fifth lever on capacities:

Governance
Economy and finance,
Individual and collective action
Science and technology
Capacities

It will also build from the six entry points identified in the 2019 GSDR where interlinkages among the SDGs are especially strong such that interventions can address many goals and targets:

Strengthening human wellbeing and capabilities
Shifting toward sustainable and just economies
Building sustainable food systems and healthy nutrition patterns
Achieving energy decarbonization with universal access to energy
Promoting sustainable urban and peri-urban development
Securing the global environmental commons

For the 2023 GSDR, the IGS will expand on the 2019 report with a focus on accelerating action and overcoming impediments that stand in the way of making the levers work together toward transformation through the entry points. Acceleration and enabling transformations is critical as the world struggles to rebuild in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. The time dynamics of transformation and implementation are explicitly addressed — moving from emergence toward acceleration and finally to stabilization. The focus will be on identifying concrete recommendations and tools grounded in evidence for accelerating the implementation of the SDGs and on making the field of science more supportive to this acceleration.

Technical Dialogue under the first Global Stocktake at COP27
2022-11-06 - 2022-11-12
At COP26 in Glasgow, the first global stocktake (GST1) was launched with the goal of assessing the collective progress towards achieving the purpose and long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, as well as enhancing climate action and support. The outcome of the GST in 2023 will inform Parties when updating and upscaling their actions and support, as well as in enhancing international cooperation on climate action.

Decarbonization Panel: Low Carbon Pathways in Caribbean Shipping and Ports Services
2022-11-02 09:00 - 11:00 | Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino, 200 Convention Boulevard, San Juan, Puerto Rico

CANNING CONFERENCES Energy and Renewables
2022-10-27 12:30 - 14:30 | Eversheds Sutherland, 1 Wood St, London EC2V 7WS, 1 Wood St,, London, United Kingdom
In Canning House’s upcoming Sustainable Development conference, we look again at Latin America’s progress in its Energy and Renewables sectors, and where key opportunities can be found, in partnership with Eversheds Sutherland.

ESG and Net Zero: Securing a sustainable future for the Caribbean
2022-10-27 10:00 - 13:00
We are all impacted by climate change and some parts of the world, like the Caribbean, are being more acutely impacted sooner than others. Our event aims to bring together regional leaders from government and business to convene a discussion on environmental, social and governance (ESG) and net zero trends and the likely implications for the Caribbean, and to make the case for action, now, to help secure a sustainable future.

3rd Annual Caribbean Future Summit
2022-10-25 11:00 - 13:00
The Caribbean Future Summit is the world’s most iconic summit curating an active network of investors, tech entrepreneurs, celebrities, politicians, and business moguls. Each year the program gathers 1000 pioneers from across the Caribbean and around the world to address and tackle challenges that affect the Caribbean’s future. The summit serves as a platform for influencers who are sourcing innovative solutions and partners that leverage exponential technology to accelerate the Caribbean as the world’s leading tech, tourism, and creative hub.
11:00am-11:30am EST Spotlight Panel Session The Caribbean career perspective and the investment ecosystem of the future- Speaker share career advice and opportunities available in the tourism and technology sector.

2030 Renewable Energy Vision, Where Are We?
2022-10-19 08:30 - 10:00
The Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI), through its Green Committee will be hosting a Renewable Energy Expo under the theme: “2030 Renewable Energy Vision, Where Are We?”
The event’s theme directly connects with the Prime Minister, the Hon. Mia Mottley’s mandate for Barbados to be 100% renewable energy efficient by the year 2030.
Topics including:

Leveraging Financing & Investment Opportunities for Renewable Energy Projects
New Paths Toward Self-Sufficiency with Renewable Resources
Hydrogen– The Energy of the Future?
E-Mobility: Road to Electrifying Transportation in Barbados

Jamaica’s Climate Action
2022-10-18 11:00 - 12:00
Do you have questions about Jamaica’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Renewable Energy Transition & Electric Vehicles? Ask us your questions using the hashtag #AskCCSA as we go live with Senator The Honourable Matthew Samuda, GOJ!
Join us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Pd7u9YQ46B1h4b4WgPPtQ
Twitter https://twitter.com/ccs_accelerator
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/caribbeanclimatesmartaccelerator
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/74800575

Ensuring a Just Energy Transition across the Commonwealth
2022-10-18 07:00 - 09:00
About the Critical Conversations virtual event series
With great disruption and uncertainty comes unimagined opportunities for progress and change.
We need much better ideas—and more powerful, diverse voices—to hold ourselves and our governments to account. We need these voices and ideas to lead the transformation of systems and attitudes that entrench inequality and marginalise so many.
Critical Conversations will ask—and try to answer—the big, important questions of our age. How do we harness the best of humanity—the forces of love, compassion, equality, and justice—to advance our common future and protect our planet? How do we acknowledge the past in ways that advance a common vision for the future? How do we work together to build or re-fashion our institutions so that they support a world that leaves no one behind?
The online series will bring together dynamic and diverse speakers to deliver frank and fresh perspectives on questions that really matter to the Commonwealth’s 2.5 billion citizens. While the series will cover a broad range of topics, the central themes come back to the core values and principles of the Commonwealth including democracy, human rights, participatory governance and the rule of law. READ MORE
VIDEO: Ensuring a Just Energy Transition across the Commonwealth

2nd Hydrogen Congress for Latin America & the Caribbean
2022-10-04 - 2022-10-05 | HYATT REGENCY CARTAGENA COLOMBIA, Cra. 1 #12-118, Cartagena de Indias, Provincia de, Colombia
The Hydrogen Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (H2LAC) is the largest gathering of the emerging Hydrogen industry in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Co-hosted by the IDB, over 500 delegates, including senior government officials from 20 countries in the region, attended the inaugural event in 2021.
For 2022, it’s time for the rubber to hit the road. Can Hydrogen decarbonize regional industries and transportation? How bankable are the pipeline of MOUs which have seen the light of day in the past 12 months? Can Hydrogen help reactivate Latin American and Caribbean economies and is Hydrogen the region’s next big export?
Confirmed Speaker:
Racquel Moses
UNFCCC | CARIBBEAN CLIMATE SMART ACCELERATOR
Global Ambassador | Chief Executive Officer

VIS2022
2022-09-27
We will be at the Virtual Island Summit 2022! Kiesha Farnum our Director of Public Sector Projects will be speaking on Day Two
Building Bridges Between SIDS and the African Region for COP27
08:00am EDT (New York) | 13:00pm BST (London) | 22:00pm AEST (Sydney)
As the United Nation’s annual climate change summit (COP27) looms, there is a need for communities in the Global South to have their voices heard. The climate crisis disproportionately affects African nations and Small Island Developing States – in a time where action is needed, the first step is to build bridges. This session brings together voices from SIDS and the African continent to find common ground in the lead up to COP27.
With Dr. Omnia El Omrani, COP27 Youth Envoy, Yasmine Encelade, SMO Solar and Basil Angaga, Chief Sustainability Officer, County Government of Mombasa.

Global Maritime Forum’s Annual Summit 2022
2022-09-26 08:00 - 17:00
Climate Action in Shipping: Progress towards Shipping’s 2030 Breakthrough

Shipping, powered by fossil fuels, transports around 90% of global trade and accounts for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Under business-as-usual, emissions may increase by 130% by 2050 compared to 2008 levels. To align with the 1.5C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement, and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, scalable zero emission fuels should make up 5% of international shipping fuels by 2030. Progress towards Shipping’s 2030 Breakthrough report assesses progress to a goal of having scalable zero emission fuels make up 5% of international shipping fuels by 2030. In this livestream, lead authors, Katharine Palmer, Shipping Lead – Climate Champions Team and Dr Domagoj Baresic, Research Associate – UMAS, will present findings from the report.

CAREC Conference and Exhibition
2022-09-25 - 2022-09-29
The 2022 CAREC Conference and Exhibition, under the theme ‘Navigating the Course of Power Sector Modernisation and Combatting Climate Change with Green Electricity and Resilient Infrastructure’, will particularly focus on learning and development through educational and insightful sessions on power grid resilience, RE expansion, alternative energy services, and e-mobility. CARILEC envisions that the critical examination of these topics will tremendously assist energy sector professionals, in their thrust to reduce fossil-fuel generation and carbon emissions, thereby bringing the region closer to a more affordable and reliable electricity supply in a sustainable future. This conference explores how to drive value, overcome challenges, and increase business capabilities by sharing best-practices, lessons learnt, expertise, and resources among regional and international energy industry leaders.

The 6th Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF)
2022-09-19 08:00 - 2022-09-20 17:00
The 6th Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) returns, live and in-person, at the Ritz-Carlton in Coconut Grove, Miami this September 19-20, 2022
Investment in state of the art, sustainable infrastructure will play a critical role in stimulating economic growth, accelerating decarbonization, and building resilience across the Caribbean.
But in the face of extreme weather events and extraordinary economic and public-health challenges, how have the infrastructure priorities of island governments – and the demands of local and visiting populations – changed? While the disruptions have been significant, what trends are accelerating and what does the project pipeline look like? Green and resilient is touted as the ultimate goal but how – and with what funding – can projects be delivered? And who is tendering, bidding, investing, financing and building the next generation of infrastructure across the region?
More than ever, the region’s infrastructure market needs a meeting place, a venue to pollinate ideas, originate projects, and source financing. Now, in its 6th year, and firmly established as the go-to regional infrastructure event, the market needs CARIF.
Join us this September 19-20 when we bring together more than 250 leaders from 30 countries to shape the future of infrastructure and capital projects for the Caribbean.

Climate Week NYC 2022
2022-09-19 - 2022-09-25
Climate Week NYC 2022, marks its fourteenth year as the biggest global climate event of its kind. Bringing together the most influential leaders in climate action from business, government, and the climate community, in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly and the City of New York. Climate Week NYC creates an ambitious platform for our mission to drive climate action. Fast.
As the organizers of Climate Week NYC, Climate Group hosts a main program of in-person events in New York which include the Climate Week NYC Opening Ceremony and The Hub Live.

Webinar: How can IPAs create an environment that supports and develops female leadership?
2022-09-15
📢 Towards gender equality in FDI
💻 FDI Center will be hosting a webinar on the 15th September at 15:00 CET on the topic of: How can investment promotion agencies create an environment in which female leaders can develop and be successful within the IPA?
⚖️ This is the first webinar as part of our wider initiative Towards Gender Equality in FDI, in which we aim to bring disparities in gender equality in the FDI and investment promotion industry to the forefront of discussion.

77th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 77)
2022-09-13 - 2022-09-26
The 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 77) will open on Tuesday, 13 September 2022. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 20 September 2022.
We will add more information to this page as it becomes available.

dates: 13-27 September 2022
location: New York City, US

The CCSA Investor Forum: Blue Economy in the Caribbean
2022-09-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA) will host a virtual Investor Forum to be held on September 6th, 2022 at 9:00 am AST, this high-level presentation and discussion aimed at putting forth investment-ready projects within the Blue Economy sector.
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Africa Climate Week 2022 - UNFCCC
2022-08-29 - 2022-09-02
Africa Climate Week 2022 is a crucial step on the road to COP27 in Egypt
ACW 2022 will be held from 29 August to 2 September in Gabon. Africa Climate Week 2022 will engage and empower stakeholders to drive climate action across countries, communities and economies.
Registration is open at the ACW 2022 Registration page. Space is limited, so all in-person attendees are encouraged to register now. Virtual participants can also register to stay up to date on the latest ACW 2022 news. Registration is not required for virtual participation.
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Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022
2022-07-18 - 2022-07-22
LACCW 2022 will be held from 18-22 July in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. IMPORTANT: Pre-registration via the online platform ends on Thursday, 14 July at 6:00 pm local time in Santo Domingo. Registration will reopen following the Opening Ceremony on Tuesday, 19 July, to allow for on-site registration.
The Week will engage and empower stakeholders to drive climate action across countries, communities and economies. Working together opens opportunity to advance climate action, address social inequalities and invest in development that is good for humanity and nature. LACCW 2022 is a collaboration platform to explore:

Resilience against climate risks
The transition to a low-emission economy
Partnerships to solve pressing challenges

LACCW 2022 is hosted by the Government of the Dominican Republic. The event is organized by UN Climate Change in collaboration with global partners UN Development Programme, UN Environment Programme and the World Bank Group. Partners in the region include the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC), the CAF–D

Re-Imagining the OECS: Discover Opportunities & Innovate Forward
2022-07-11 05:30 - 23:00
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) are delighted to invite you to attend in person at the CEO Breakfast that will take place at Harbor Club Hotel, Gros Islet – Saint Lucia on 11 July 2022 beginning at 8:15 am AST.
This hybrid event will be delivered under the theme “Re- Imagining the OECS: Discover Opportunities and Innovate Forward”. Within the context of this theme, issues around localization, positioning the OECS as a global innovation hub, and monetizing the Orange Economy will be discussed.
The OECS-USAID CEO Breakfast creates a space that brings together the region’s innovators (Private Sector), international voices, and partners for development to engage in dialogue related to co-creating and scaling sustainable solutions geared toward development challenges. This forum will engage the Caribbean’s leaders and emerging leaders as it seeks to strengthen partnerships for the advancement of the SDGs and galvanize action to the effect of creating a long-lasting impact.

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Geoscience of the Future: Adapt, Innovate, Evolve
2022-07-10 - 2022-07-13
The Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago (GSTT) will be hosting its 7th Geological Conference from July 10th to 13th 2022 under the theme Geoscience of the Future: Adapt, Innovate, Evolve.
A major objective of this conference is to examine the changing landscapes for resources, energy and technology through a series of technical sessions, feature speeches and panel discussions. To this end, the Geological Society invites you to participate in a panel discussion entitled “Climate change and its impact on small island developing states” alongside other leading professionals in the field of climate change and renewable energy agenda. The panel discussion is intended to provide a platform for your policy position on this topic given that you are a recognized leader in the field. Please see the attached letter for specific details.

2nd NDC Investment Forum
2022-07-05 08:00 - 2022-07-07 17:00 | Harbor Club Hotel, Saint Lucia
Join the OECS in building its resilience to climate change and making the transition to low carbon economies by registering to participate in the 2nd NDC Investment Forum at the Harbor Club Hotel in Saint Lucia from July 5-7, 2022.

Blue-Green Economy Island Resilience Scorecard Demonstration
2022-06-15 09:00 - 11:00
IRAC 2020/21 Task Force and Scorecard
The 2020/21 IRAC Task Force was charged with the development of the Resilience Scorecard.
The Task Force interdisciplinary Task Force of stakeholders from all sectors of the Caribbean volunteered their time and resources to build and design the Scorecard for the last year and half.
This diverse cross-section of experts comprise of representatives from The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA), FortisTCI, Gearing Up Limited, Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg), Coastal, The Government of Bermuda, Rocky Mountain Institute, The Barbados National Oil Company, Caribbean Development Bank, Dominica Electricity Services Ltd, WRB Energy, The University of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus), The Environmental Defense Fund, Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, The Barbados Fair Trading Commission, Advanced Energy Group, Allovance and student volunteers.
The Scorecard is unique in that it is not based on traditional measures of GDP used by the international financial community, but rather measures countries against their individual priorities, and the standards and goals they have set for themselves, many aligned targets of the United Nations Development SDGs.
Therefore Scorecard will provide a pathway for allow countries to:

Effectively allocate scarce resources,
Link strategy to budgeting,
Prioritize resilience projects and resources,
Create strategic and capital plans,
Measure the impact of philanthropy and investment projects.

Speakers:

H.G. Chissell, Founder/CEO, Advanced Energy Group
Rick Warner, Founder, Coastal8
Francine Baron, CEO, Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica
Arcadio (Kayo) Ramirez, Scorecard Expert
Sherif Farghal, CEO, Allovance

IRAC Background:
The Island Resiliency Action Challenge (IRAC), which is funded annually by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Canada and sponsored by New Energy Events and Advanced Energy Group was launched in 2018. The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA) is a key strategic partner for IRAC.
IRAC has become a critical and dynamic avenue for problem-solving and collaboration focused on building the resilience of the region by bringing together island policymakers, utilities, regulators, financiers, developers, and manufacturers as a strategic think-tank. The goals of IRAC are to build consensus around hurdles in the Caribbean and identify regional resiliency challenges and actionable solutions indigenous to the region that can be accomplished within 12 month sprints.

The Caribbean Single Energy Export Market Workshop Invitation Only
2022-06-02 09:00 - 11:00
The Caribbean Single Energy Export Market is a vision for the region which will see countries connect in a multipoint, multi directional pipeline of renewable energy contributed by Caribbean nations.

The CCSA Investor Forum: Investing in Climate Resilience in the Eastern Caribbean
2022-05-17 09:00 - 17:00
The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States will host our second Investor Forum on May 17, 2022 at 9AM AST.
These investor forums bring together investors and investment-ready, climate-smart initiatives in the region, with the goal of seeing these projects through to completion.
The Investor Forum will connect Eastern Caribbean project leaders with potential investors, laying the groundwork for building and strengthening connections that will support more climate-resilient investment.
Please save the date in your calendar to ensure your availability.

CEO's & Leadership Conference with Legal & Corporate Track
2022-05-15 - 2022-05-19
Chief Executive Officers’ and Leadership Conference
Theme: Leadership Matters: Living and Learning Through Disruption and Dislocation
ATLANTIS BAHAMAS
MAY 15 – 19, 2022
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The past two (2) years have proven that disruption and dislocation are inevitable, as the world grappled with a relentless pandemic, several natural disasters, social and political unrest, and a myriad of other difficulties. In such perilous and uncertain times, there has been a resounding call for leaders at the organisational level and beyond to provide the direction, foresight, clarity and most importantly, a roadmap for navigating the ominous circumstances presented therein.
