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GREEN ECONOMY

CARICOM Action Plan on

Environment, Natural Resources revised

…GMSA participates in revision workshop

he GMSA, through Executive Member Clement Duncan, the Regional Policy Level exercise and noted the synergies with
participated in a two day workshop convened by the our own national strategies associated with the Green Economy
TCARICOM Secretariat and the Office of Climate Change, and including the Low Carbon Development Strategy and the
Ministry of the Presidency over the period August 7 - 8, 2017. National Competitiveness Strategy.

The workshop saw the revision of the Policy Framework The GMSA’s contribution, he said, to the Action Steps of the Policy
Document on Environmental & Natural Resources Development Framework was in sync with the organisation’s macro objectives
among CAARICOM member states, and the crafting of of greater value added products and services having access to
appropriate Action Plans for its execution. international markets through improved access to testing and
certification standards, enhanced technological application and
Seven Cross-Cutting Policy Areas inclusive of Building Resilience the creation of appropriate bilateral and multilateral framework
to Climate Change; Disaster Risk Reduction & Management; agreements.
Sustainable Energy; Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements;
Management of Pollution; Management of Chemicals including The Community Environmental and Natural Resources Policy
Hazardous Materials; and Management, Conservation & Framework has been developed as an integral part of the
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity were identified as priorities for Caribbean Community Single Market and Economy (CSME)
action for the next five years, 2017-2022. which officially commenced in 2006.

According to Mr. Duncan, the GMSA was pleased to participate in
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