AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEnergy & Climate Resilience: The Caribbean Development Bank says it is funding a utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for Grenada’s Maurice Bishop International Airport to strengthen grid stability and help the country cut reliance on imported fossil fuels. Clean Energy Procurement: Grenada’s Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy is also moving ahead with World Bank-backed CEGEB purchases, including an electric vehicle and office equipment, as part of broader efficiency and green-energy building upgrades. Food Security & Youth Climate Action: The EU-CAN “Cultivating Futures” initiative, led by the Zero Hunger Trust Fund, is rolling out ecological school gardens across Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, and Dominica to boost food security, nutrition education, and climate resilience. Agriculture Innovation: CARDI launched its Agricultural Research and Innovation Symposium to share science-driven solutions for sustainable, climate-resilient food systems across the region. Regional Policy Pressure: The EU has told Grenada and four other Eastern Caribbean states to end Citizenship by Investment programs by 2028 or risk losing visa-free access, with leaders preparing a unified case for Brussels. Local Capacity Building: A training series is set to help rural agribusiness owners in St. Patrick strengthen financial management and legal compliance, building on earlier climate-smart agriculture support.
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