Costa Rica inaugurates its largest solar park

April 3, 2019

The country’s largest solar energy installation was inaugurated in Costa Rica a few days ago. With over 19,000 solar panels on a surface of 11,2 hectares, the 5MW cooperative solar park will deliver electricity to 5,000 families in the Northern region of the country.  Coopelesca, the first Carbon Neutral Cooperative in Latin America leads the […]

Grant for 7 blue economy projects in the Seychelles

April 3, 2019

Seven projects in the Seychelles have received funding under the Blue Grants Fund to support the islands’ Blue Economy. The Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) will be administering and distributing the USD 360 000 granted, the second grant delivered by the Fund since its launch in 2017. The trust is mandated to support […]

Blue economy is “vital”, says Britain’s Prince Charles

April 1, 2019

Prince Charles of the United Kingdom’s royal family, emphasised the importance of a “vital blue economy” as a solution to climate change while on a tour of the Caribbean region. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have been traveling around the Caribbean, visiting Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and […]

Grant approved for capacity-building projects in Eastern Caribbean

April 1, 2019

The Caribbean Development Bank will support the Member States of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) through financing of capacity-building projects against climate change, a press release announced last week. The German International Development Agency (GIZ)’s grant of approximately €250,000 was approved for the initiative.  “The grant from GIZ will help our Borrowing Member […]