[dropcap]F[/dropcap]riday, January 19, 2018 — Practitioners, policy makers and civil society groups in Saint Lucia participated in a national workshop on December 6-7, 2017 to develop legislation to enhance environmental management and action on climate change.
Stakeholders worked together at the workshop to identify key needs and priorities for legislation that enables effective coordination, implementation and resource mobilisation to address the environment and climate change. Two pieces of legislation were the focus of discussion. The proposed environmental management legislation addresses critical issues, including conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, coastal zone management, pollution control and environmental monitoring and information systems. The proposed climate change legislation aims to build resilience and undertake innovative measures for adaptation and mitigation and the resulting loss and damage that occurs when adaptation and mitigation efforts are inadequate.
CANARI and DSD will continue to work over the next year with stakeholders in Saint Lucia to develop this new legislation and enable effective uptake and implementation.
This initiative is being implemented under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Global Climate Change Alliance Project, iLAND Resilience – Promoting a Climate for Change, funded by the European Union (EU). CANARI is also providing co-financing through its EU-funded project on Powering Innovations in Civil Society and Enterprises for Sustainability in the Caribbean (PISCES). The overall aim of the iLAND Resilience project is to support the implementation of the OECS St. George’s Declaration of Principles for Environmental Sustainability, namely the protection and sustained productivity of the OECS countries’ natural resources.
— Source: OECS Climate Change Unit
