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A new platform has been launched to help bring in money and support for climate and resilience projects across the Caribbean.
The Regional Platform for Catalysing Resilience and Climate Action in the Caribbean is the first of its kind. It will focus on finding and funding major investment projects that make the region stronger in the face of climate change. It also aims to support joint efforts among Caribbean nations.
The idea came from Barbados Prime Minister and CARICOM Chair, Mia Amor Mottley, who has long called for more serious action.
She said the Caribbean has been warning about climate threats for years. Now, the region is taking action itself. This new platform is a bold step to gather the money and ideas needed for real, lasting change—not just temporary fixes.
Mottley added, “With one voice, we are saying clearly that the Caribbean will not wait. We will lead. We will innovate. And we will act together.”
Seven Caribbean governments—Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Grenada, Belize, St Kitts & Nevis, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines—have already signed up. More countries are expected to join soon.
Mafalda Duarte, head of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), praised the move. She called it a “powerful example of leadership” and said it could help the region become more secure in energy, food, and water.
The platform will help draw more public and private investment. It will also improve teamwork in areas like clean energy, transport, finance, food, water, and education.
A Steering Committee will guide the platform. The Caribbean Development Bank will host its Secretariat, and there will be expert teams and partner groups to support the work.
Each country can use up to $7 million from the GCF’s Readiness Programme over four years to help fund the platform. Several nations have already pledged to do so.
Source: Barbados GIS.
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