Implementation Plan - CDKN Global

CARICOM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING DEVELOPMENT RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE• Strategic Element 1: Mainstream climate change adaptation strategies into the sustainabledevelopment agendas of the CARICOM member states.- Climate change must be considered within the context of the existing social, economic andenvironmental challenges in the Caribbean.• Strategic Element 2: Promote the implementation of specific adaptation measures to address keyvulnerabilities in the region.- The Regional Framework specifically refers to the impacts of climate change on water supply,coastal and marine ecosystems, tourism, coastal infrastructure and health as representing thegreatest threats to the well-being of the CARICOM countries. (Note that the ImplementationPlan has added agriculture, fisheries and food security to this list).• Strategic Element 3: Promote actions to reduce GHG emissions through fossil fuel reduction andconservation, and switching to renewable and cleaner energy sources.- Removing the Caribbean’s dependency on high price imported fossil fuels is essential if theeconomies of Caribbean countries are to be transformed.• Strategic Element 4: Promote actions to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems inCARICOM countries to the impacts of a changing climate.- Institutional changes are required to deliver, enforce and maintain required regulatoryprovisions, national standards and building codes. Applied research and development isessential, along with public education and awareness.• Strategic Element 5: Promote actions to derive social, economic and environmental benefits for theprudent management of standing forests in CARICOM countries.- The extensive standing forest resource offers the region significant opportunities to deriveeconomic benefits regionally, whilst providing benefits globally.The Regional Framework facilitates the ongoing involvement of the international community to efficientlystrengthen the capacity of the CARICOM countries to adapt to a changing climate. The CCCCC has primaryresponsibility for coordinating the implementation of the strategy in collaboration with the relevant regionaland national institutions, and for providing technical support and guidance as required by the respectiveimplementing agencies and/or countries through their national contact points.46