Eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable
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Teaser
Confronting the challenges to resilient growth and sustainable development in the Caribbean: from dialogue to action
post the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States
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Participation
The Caribbean Development Roundtable will bring together regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policy makers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the United Nations system, regional and international financial institutions, academia, and civil society, including the private sector, as well as other development partners. All are invited to contribute to the discussions.
Agenda
Day 1
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Opening of the Meeting
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Statement by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC which frames the discussions
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Panel 1: Confronting Climate Change Through Strategies for Risk Reduction, Resilience Building and Economic Recovery in the Caribbean:
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Keynote Speaker –– Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Panel 2: Improving Access to Innovative and Climate Finance: towards investment in Adaptation and Structural Transformation in Caribbean Economies.
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Panel 3: Enhancing Human Capital and Competitiveness in fueling growth and sustainable development in the Caribbean:
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Day 2
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Panel 4: Building Economic Resilience through Diversification
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Panel 5: Deepening Trade and Integration to Promote Growth and Development in the Caribbean
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Closing remarks by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC. |
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Lunch: Keynote Speaker – A consideration of the essential elements of the proposed SIDS Development Bank for Prosperity |
Practical information
Scope of Meeting
The CDR is expected to address the Caribbean’s debt challenge and other related issues, while providing a forum for examining opportunities for more effective promotion of sustainable development. Emphasis will be placed on finding innovative solutions to these trenchant problems. The theme of the Roundtable is “Confronting the challenges to resilient growth and sustainable development in the Caribbean: from dialogue to action
post the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States”
The meeting will focus on five interrelated topics as follows:
- Confronting Climate Change Through Strategies for Risk Reduction, Resilience Building and Economic Recovery in the Caribbean.
- Improving Access to Innovative and Climate Finance: towards investment in Adaptation and Structural Transformation in Caribbean Economies.
- Enhancing Human Capital and Competitiveness in fueling growth and sustainable development in the Caribbean.
- Building Economic Resilience through Diversification
- Deepening Trade and Integration to Promote Growth and Development in the Caribbean.
Objective of the Roundtable
The main objective of the Roundtable is to provide a space for intellectual exchange of views and suggestions, with a view to identifying workable solutions to address the vulnerabilities of Caribbean SIDS. Focus will be given the identification of integrated strategies for building resilience. It is anticipated that such strategies could be mainstreamed into national development planning processes, through policy formulation.
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Subregional headquarter(s) and office(s)
Subregional Headquarters, Port of SpainOrganizing institution
ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
- http://www.cepal.org/en/headquarters-and-offices/eclac-caribbean
- (868)224-8000