World Bank Search - documentsYzZkYmY5MWU0Nzk0ZDkxZWY3N2ZiOTI3YjE3ZDU4MDcwZWIwZmJiNw2http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/03/05/the-blue-economy-an-ocean-of-opportunity-for-womenSt. Lucia,Grenada,St. Vincent and the GrenadinesThe Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean Project is a series of projects segmented into three phases of five years each.regions:Latin America and Caribbean,country:St. Lucia,country:Grenada,distribution:oecs,country:St. Vincent and the GrenadinesEnglishLatin America and CaribbeanThe Blue Economy: An Ocean of Opportunity for Women/content/wb-home/en/news/feature/2024/03/05/the-blue-economy-an-ocean-of-opportunity-for-women2024-03-05T16:59:00ZLatin America and Caribbeancq5St. Lucia,Grenada,St. Vincent and the GrenadinesLC,GD,VCFeature Story As an entrepreneur, Eget Martyr struggled to establish credibility. “A lot of people thought entrepreneurship was not a woman’s world, and that I should not be part of it,” she says from the deck of Eastern Caribbean Diving, the company she owns and manages in Saint Lucia. After more than 30 years working in ocean tourism, she says making the decision to launch a small business changed her life. “I get to travel, I get to meet new people all the time, it’s very interesting, I don’t get bored. Also, I was able to at least earn an income that could take care of me and my family, send my kids to school, and I didn’t have to depend on somebody else to do that for me,” Eget shared. Eget is a pioneer where women-run businesses are rare. Although female tertiary school enrollment is twice that of the male level in most Eastern Caribbean countries, the high human capital of Caribbean women has not translated into competitive opportunities in the labor market where they remain largely relegateFeature StoryoecsZjU2MTlmNTZjZDRjNzliOWE3M2NkYThiZjlkZDRmZmY1MGRlNDcwZg2http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/03/04/preserving-paradise-local-solutions-for-caribbean-biodiversity1Jamaica,Dominican Republic,Antigua and Barbuda,Haiti,Bahamas,St. Lucia,St. Vincent and the GrenadinesThe Caribbean stands out as a globally renowned biodiversity hotspot, with its coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, tropical rainforests, and unique fauna.country:Jamaica,country:Dominican Republic,country:Antigua and Barbuda,country:Haiti,country:Bahamas,country:St. Lucia,country:St. Vincent and the GrenadinesEnglishPreserving Paradise - Local Solutions for Caribbean Biodiversity/content/wb-home/en/news/feature/2024/03/04/preserving-paradise-local-solutions-for-caribbean-biodiversity12024-03-04T09:10:00Zcq5Jamaica,Dominican Republic,Antigua and Barbuda,Haiti,Bahamas,St. Lucia,St. Vincent and the GrenadinesJM,DO,AG,HT,BS,LC,VCFeature StoryFeature StoryIBRDZGU2OWIzYWZjMTRjYTQzMmU3YjliOTMyMjQzNDNiZTcwYTY0YzZlNw2http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/03/04/preserving-paradise-local-solutions-for-caribbean-biodiversityAntigua and Barbuda,Dominican Republic,Jamaica,Haiti,St. Lucia,Bahamas,St. Vincent and the GrenadinesThe Caribbean stands out as a globally renowned biodiversity hotspot, with its coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, tropical rainforests and unique fauna.country:Antigua and Barbuda,country:Dominican Republic,country:Jamaica,country:Haiti,country:St. Lucia,country:Bahamas,country:St. Vincent and the GrenadinesEnglishPreserving Paradise: Local Solutions for Caribbean Biodiversity/content/wb-home/en/news/feature/2024/03/04/preserving-paradise-local-solutions-for-caribbean-biodiversity2024-03-04T08:37:39Zcq5Antigua and Barbuda,Dominican Republic,Jamaica,Haiti,St. Lucia,Bahamas,St. Vincent and the GrenadinesAG,DO,JM,HT,LC,BS,VCFeature StoryFeature StoryIBRDN2U2MWNkM2QzODkxNDFiMjZmMWUzZTBjNDIwOTMwMzRlNzQ2ZWY2Nw2http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/11/13/inclusive-digital-transformation-in-the-caribbeanDominica,St. Lucia,Grenada,St. Vincent and the GrenadinesThe Caribbean Digital Transformation Project has set a powerful precedent for inclusive digital transformation within the region by proving that with determination and creativity, the digital divide can be bridged for everyone.country:Dominica,country:St. Lucia,country:Grenada,country:St. Vincent and the Grenadines,distribution:oecs,regions:Latin America and CaribbeanEnglishLatin America and CaribbeanPromoting Inclusive Digital Development in the Caribbean/content/wb-home/en/news/feature/2023/11/13/inclusive-digital-transformation-in-the-caribbean2023-11-13T16:46:00ZLatin America and Caribbeancq5Dominica,St. Lucia,Grenada,St. Vincent and the GrenadinesDM,LC,GD,VCFeature Story The rapid digital advances of our era increase the probability of deepening the digital divide between those who can benefit from these developments, and marginalized and vulnerable groups who struggle to do so. The Caribbean Digital Transformation Project, a collaborative effort by the Governments of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, seeks to increase access to digital services, technologies and skills by governments, businesses and individuals. The project is unique in the way which it has embraced the challenge of engaging those often left behind. Its commitment to social inclusion has expressed itself in special efforts to target underserved groups in Dominica as well as Saint Lucia. Equipping the Kalinago People in Dominica with digital skills To offset some of the economic and social disparities that often affect the Kalinago people - an indigenous group in the Caribbean Island of Dominica - but also Feature StoryoecsIBRDYTE0NWIwNWQ0ZDAzZGI3OGJmNGZiZWRhY2M2NTU0NjEyYjk2MDRlOQ2http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/06/09/improving-health-resilience-through-pandemic-response-lessons-from-covid-19-in-eastern-caribbean-countriesDominica,Grenada,St. Vincent and the Grenadines,St. LuciaEastern Caribbean countries were hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic and the World Bank provided critical support by reallocating US$ 15 million using the Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) available through ongoing health projects.subject:health,subject:covid-19-coronavirus,country:Dominica,distribution:oecs,country:Grenada,country:St. Vincent and the Grenadines,regions:Latin America and Caribbean,country:St. LuciaEnglishLatin America and CaribbeanImproving Health Resilience through Pandemic Response: Lessons from COVID-19 in Eastern Caribbean CountriesHealth,Covid-19-coronavirus/content/wb-home/en/news/feature/2023/06/09/improving-health-resilience-through-pandemic-response-lessons-from-covid-19-in-eastern-caribbean-countries2023-06-09T07:59:08ZLatin America and Caribbeancq5Dominica,Grenada,St. Vincent and the Grenadines,St. LuciaDM,GD,VC,LCFeature StoryFeature StoryoecsExternal and Corporate Relations - Corporate Communications, ECRCCOTg4MmE0ODIxYjk0ZDg5MmUzODk2NDVmMjU0ZDc1MTRiZjlhMjYyNw2http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/infographic/2023/06/05/addressing-plastic-pollution-in-the-caribbeanJamaica,St. Maarten,St. Lucia,St. Vincent and the Grenadines,Grenada,Belize,Barbados,ColombiaDid you know that keeping our oceans healthy is crucial to alleviating extreme poverty?
Billions of people, especially the poorest, rely on oceans for jobs and food.subject:climate change,regions:Latin America and Caribbean,country:Jamaica,country:Sintmaarten/jcr:content,country:St. Lucia,country:St. Vincent and the Grenadines,country:Grenada,country:Belize,country:Barbados,country:ColombiaEnglishLatin America and CaribbeanAddressing plastic pollution in the CaribbeanClimate Change/content/wb-home/en/news/infographic/2023/06/05/addressing-plastic-pollution-in-the-caribbean2023-06-05T15:36:37ZLatin America and Caribbeancq5Jamaica,Sintmaarten/jcr:content,St. Lucia,St. Vincent and the Grenadines,Grenada,Belize,Barbados,ColombiaJM,SX,LC,VC,GD,BZ,BB,COInfographicNANAInfographicZWU1ZTZkMDdlYWY0YzI2Zjc2ZjRmMjZhNWFiZTlmNDA2OWMwMWZmNA2http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2022/05/11/preparing-the-foundation-for-a-vibrant-blue-economy-in-the-eastern-caribbeanDominica,Grenada,St. Kitts and Nevis,St. Lucia,St. Vincent and the GrenadinesThe Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (CROP) helped prepare the foundation for five Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) member countries (Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines) to transition to a vibrant Blue Economyregions:Latin America and Caribbean,distribution:oecs,country:Dominica,country:Grenada,country:St. Kitts and Nevis,country:St. Lucia,country:St. Vincent and the GrenadinesEnglishLatin America and CaribbeanPreparing the Foundation for a Vibrant Blue Economy in the Eastern CaribbeanP159653/content/wb-home/en/projects-operations/results/2022/05/11/preparing-the-foundation-for-a-vibrant-blue-economy-in-the-eastern-caribbean2022-05-11T17:11:32ZtrueLatin America and Caribbeancq5Dominica,Grenada,St. Kitts and Nevis,St. Lucia,St. Vincent and the GrenadinesDM,GD,KN,LC,VCResults Beneficiary Story/Quote “This Blue Economy Roundtable is a great initiative that plays a pivotal role in providing Caribbean member states with guidelines on the introduction and improvement of Blue Economy Ecosystem Services. I have captured knowledge which is assisting me to effectively implement my current project goals.” – Clyelle Flavius, Evaluations and Monitoring Officer, Department of Sustainable Development St. Lucia, Government of St. Lucia Challenge Economic growth in the Eastern Caribbean has long been volatile due to the concentration of activity in a few sectors and vulnerability to natural disasters and other external shocks. In addition, the region’s natural assets faced grave human-induced pressures, including burgeoning coastal development and over-exploitation of marine resources, due to weak planning and unsustainable practices. The region’s natural assets offered unprecedented economic opportunities to address poverty and unemployment. Well-managed natural capital was fundamental to enabling sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in the OECS region. Approach The Caribbean has long been at the forefront of raising awareness about investment opportunities in the Blue Economy (defined by the World Bank as sustainable and integrated development of oceanic sectors in healthy oceans). To foster a vibrant Blue Economy across the region, OECS countries recognized the need to establish a clear Ocean Governance Framework, improve and expand marine data aggregation and analytical tools, and increase knowledge and awareness about ocean-related matters through enriched educational content. The World Bank, through CROP, enabled OECS member states to significantly advance in these areas through the development of national policies to govern sustainable use of ocean resources, establish data aggregation tools to support marine spatial planning, and promote increased awareness among decision makers about the importance of sustainable ocean resources management. Through knowledge products and workshops, project beneficiaries developed their capacity to adopt good ocean governance practices and take more informed decisions over sustainable management of ocean spaces at both national and regional levels. Beneficiary Story/Quote “This Blue Economy Roundtable is a great initiative that plays a pivotal role in providing Caribbean member states with guidelines on the introduction and improvement of Blue Economy Ecosystem Services. I have captured knowledge which is assisting me to effectively implement my current project goals.” – Clyelle Flavius, Evaluations and Monitoring Officer, Department of Sustainable Development St. Lucia, Government of St. Lucia Challenge Economic growth in the Eastern Caribbean has long been volatile due to the concentration of activity in a few sectors and vulnerability to natural disasters and other external shocks. In addition, the region’s natural assets faced grave human-induced pressures, including burgeoning coastal development and over-exploitation of marine resources, due to weak planning and unsustainable practices. The region’s natural assets offered unprecedented economic opportunities to address poverty and unemployment. Well-managed natural capitalResultsoecsTrust FundMWNiOWY5MWJhOThiY2VkZGZlZjBmNTA5NTNmNWE4YWFhODkwZjI3Yg2http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2022/05/11/building-the-caribbean-digital-economy-bit-by-bitSt. Lucia,St. Vincent and the Grenadines,GrenadaIn 2020, the Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (CARCIP) increased access to high quality, low-cost digital connectivity.regions:Latin America and Caribbean,country:St. Lucia,country:St. Vincent and the Grenadines,country:GrenadaEnglishLatin America and CaribbeanBuilding the Caribbean Digital Economy Bit by BitP114963,P171791/content/wb-home/en/projects-operations/results/2022/05/11/building-the-caribbean-digital-economy-bit-by-bit2022-05-11T15:46:29ZtrueLatin America and Caribbeancq5St. Lucia,St. Vincent and the Grenadines,GrenadaLC,VC,GDResults Challenge In 2010, telecommunications, in Grenada, in St. Lucia, and in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was characterized by low bandwidth, high prices, and poor service quality due to a reliance on legacy copper networks. There were also several large coverage gaps. Governments were often paying high prices for obsolete services and equipment, and citizens had to deal with substandard services and limited access to global networks. As a consequence, schools in Grenada and Saint Lucia had serious network capacity problems. Many had limited internet connection to support up to a thousand students per school. Weak connections made the service so slow that it was often unusable. In addition, the existing mobile carriers did not have sufficient capacity to offer 4G mobile services, a critical building block for online education initiatives, which had become critical after COVID-19 pandemic. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were becoming uncompetitive in the tourism industry due to slow speResultsIDAYTA0ZTYzZWQ1ZDBhOTcwOTE4OTEwY2UyOTVhZTA2NjE5ZWU3YjQzYw2http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/opinion/2021/12/08/a-holistic-approach-is-needed-to-respond-to-future-shocks-in-the-caribbeanSt. Vincent and the Grenadines,Haiti,Barbadosby Lilia Burunciuc, the World Bank’s Country Director for Caribbean countries. I started my new job as World Bank Director for the Caribbean this summer and I must say it was baptism by fire. Although, luckily, the 2021 hurricane season in the Caribbean was not that bad, the region saw quite a few serious calamitiesregions:Latin America and Caribbean,country:St. Vincent and the Grenadines,country:Haiti,country:BarbadosEnglishLatin America and CaribbeanA Holistic Approach is Needed to Respond to Future Shocks in the Caribbean/content/wb-home/en/news/opinion/2021/12/08/a-holistic-approach-is-needed-to-respond-to-future-shocks-in-the-caribbean2021-12-08T10:36:49ZLatin America and Caribbeancq5St. Vincent and the Grenadines,Haiti,BarbadosVC,HT,BBOpinionOpinionIBRDNzk0NjI3YzM0N2IzNWE5MmI5OTUwN2QyYTNmN2IyZWY3NjQzOTg2NQ2http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/11/30/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines-to-receive-us-40-million-from-the-world-bankSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesThe World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors of the International Development Association (IDA) has approved US$40 million in financing for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project. The project funds are bolstered by a US$2 million grant from the European Union’s Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility, managed by the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recoverycountry:St. Vincent and the Grenadines,regions:Latin America and CaribbeanEnglishLatin America and CaribbeanSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Receives US$40 Million from the World Bank to Support Volcano Eruption Recovery/content/wb-home/en/news/press-release/2021/11/30/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines-to-receive-us-40-million-from-the-world-bank2021-11-30T11:45:21ZLatin America and Caribbeancq5St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCPress Release WASHINGTON, November 30, 2021 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today US$40 million for the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The project is also financed by a US$2 million grant from the European Union’s Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility, managed by the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery. In April 2021, the La Soufrière volcano experienced explosive eruptions that damaged critical services, infrastructure, and agriculture, affecting the entire population of the island of St Vincent. The eruption also resulted in significant population displacement—approximately 22,400 people were evacuated from areas close to the volcano, many remaining in shelters for months. The natural disaster compounded the effects of COVID-19, creating financing needs estimated at US$175 million, 23 percent of the country’s gross domestic product in 2021. “The people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have ePress ReleaseIDA,IBRD