CARIGEO- Session 1: Sharing Knowledge and Best Practices

17 Oct 2023 | Event
<span>CARIGEO- Session 1: Sharing Knowledge and Best Practices</span>

Event information

Organized by CARIGEO. This is a side event of the Tenth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas (17 to 20 October 17 2023).

Date

17 Oct 2023, 11:00 - 13:00

Event type

Meetings and technical symposiums

Address

Sede de la CEPAL/ECLAC Headquarters
Santiago
Chile

CARIGEO, is a collaborative initiative that seeks to geospatially empower the countries and territories of the Caribbean to advance the greater use and sharing of geospatial and statistical information to support improved decision making for sustainable national and regional development.

Programme of work

17 October 2023

  • Welcome Remarks

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    - Simone Lloyd, UN-GGIM: Americas Vocal for the Caribbean

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  • Follow up to Saint Lucia Workshop

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    Objective: identify possible ways to move forward in advancing the national geospatial initiatives in the Caribbean based on the knowledge and tools acquired in the UN-IGIF Workshop in the Caribbean.

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  • Sustainable funding for geospatial information management

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    Objective: To explore innovative and sustainable mechanisms for funding geospatial information development and management

  • Strengthening Public and Private Sector Partnerships: A Pathway to Sustainable Development

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    Objective: To delve into the significance, challenges, and potential of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in driving Geospatial Information Management sustainable development and growth.

  • Caribbean SIDS Capacity Development

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    The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) now supports a Capacity Development Network (CDN) for the Americas with foci in the Caribbean and Latin America. During this session, an update will be provided on the proposed Americas CDN Terms of Reference (TOR) as well as an update on planned activities specifically in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica (e.g., the Caribbean Plate).

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