AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCARICOM Climate Agenda: Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell is in Saint Lucia for CARICOM’s Heads of Government meeting, with climate change and climate financing front and centre, alongside agri-food systems and regional health security. Weather Watch for Grenada: A tropical wave is moving across the Lesser Antilles, bringing showery conditions and thunderstorms, with a low chance of flash flood/landslide; Grenada’s meteorological services are issuing updates as the system shifts. Heat and Drought Risk: CariCOF warns El Niño is strengthening and Caribbean seas are warming, raising the risk of prolonged humid heat, heatwaves, and drought in parts of the Lesser Antilles, while heavy-rain flooding risk remains. Community Tourism Push: OECS is advancing community-based tourism through training in Saint Lucia, aiming to keep tourism benefits and revenues within local communities while protecting natural and cultural assets. Grenada Tourism + Investment Link: GTA and IMA Grenada signed an MoU to coordinate destination branding and sustainable development across tourism promotion and investment migration. Spice and Land Stewardship: National Spice Replanting Day saw volunteers plant spice trees across every parish, tying agricultural renewal to environmental responsibility. Disaster Resilience Funding: EU-backed support is helping implement the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction in Grenada and other OECS states, including tools to better track hazards and impacts. Renewable Energy Project Procurement: Grenada’s climate resilience ministry is inviting quotations for office equipment under the Caribbean Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility (CEGEB) project. Animal Health Clarification (Regional): Saint Lucia reiterated that veterinary protocols were followed before two horses were exported to Grenada, after testing linked to equine piroplasmosis.
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