Implementation Plan - CDKN Global

DELIVERING TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE 2011-21Box 4: Convergence with CARICOM policies and programmesCARICOM has a central role to play in strategy development and in driving actions forward. CARICOM hasbeen highly successful in some areas of functional cooperation across and within the member States. Forexample: the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has been working with themember countries in collaborative disaster preparedness, response and risk reduction programmes. TheHIV/AIDS Programme (PANCAP), the CXC Education Programme, the CARICOM public health programme,the development of Caribbean Vocational Qualifications, are other CARICOM initiatives providing modelsof the level of functional cooperation required to implement the Regional Framework.A number of CARICOM strategies, policies and programmes have a direct relevance to building resilienceto a changing climate and creating a low carbon economy, including for example:• Environmental Rights’ of the Charter of Civil Society for the Caribbean Community• The Caribbean Single Market and Economy• Draft Energy Policy (2007)• Draft Community Agriculture Policy (2009)• Jagdeo Initiative• Draft Regional Food and Nutrition Security Policy (2010)These CARICOM strategies and policies do not currently take account of the transformational changesrequired under the Liliendaal Declaration or the strategic elements and goals of the Regional Framework.The CARICOM Secretariat working with national governments and regional organisations must ensurethat strategies, policies and actions are consistent with (and make a positive contribution to) deliveringlow-carbon economies, and meeting objectives over time within the context of a changing climate. Allexisting strategies, policies, legal and regulatory measures and actions should be reviewed within thenext 2 years and all new initiatives should be designed to make a positive contribution to building lowcarbon, climate resilient economies.This review process has to sit alongside renewed efforts to secure the necessary financial and technicalresources to create a financially sustainable CARICOM with the requisite delivery and implementationcapacity.59