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The below is a listing of all partnership initiatives and voluntary commitments where Grenada is listed as a partner or lead entity in the Partnerships for SDGs online platform
Barbados Declaration - Voluntary Commitment by Grenada

Grenada is committed to transition to a low carbon development path through increasing the efficiency of energy usage and the further deployment of indigenous sources of renewable energy. Grenada voluntarily commits to a minimum target of reducing its total GHG emissions by 20% below Business As Usual by 2020.

Partners
Grenada, in partnership with the Governments of Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom, and UNDP.
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI)

The Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI) is an historic conservation initiative that brings together for the first time governments, companies and partners to accelerate action on conservation in the Caribbean. Together, the 9 participating countries and territories have committed to conserve at least 20% of nearshore and coastal environments in marine protected areas by 2020 with the help of private and public sector partners. The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund has been established to support achievement of the CCI commitments by 2020.

Partners
8 island nations — Bahamas; Dominican Republic; Jamaica; Saint Vincent and Grenadines; Saint Lucia; Grenada; Antigua and Barbuda; Saint Kitts and Nevis. Sponsored by Private sectors and country governments.
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Caribbean Energy Efficiency Lighting Project

The Caribbean Energy Efficiency Lighting Project (CEELP) sought to catalyze the transition to low carbon economies and sustainable energy sectors through the provision of energy efficient lighting to communities in the Eastern Caribbean. The project assisted countries in removing the policy, capacity and investment barriers to energy efficient lighting. The project goals were aligned with the SIDS DOCK objective to increase energy efficiency by at least 25%, and the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) objective of doubling the rate of improvement in energy efficiency. The private sector was en...[more]

Partners
United Nations Development Programme, Government of all participating countries (Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, Commonwealth of Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis), Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, Global Environmental Facility Trust Fund, Government of Denmark, OECS Commission, UWI, Caribbean Science Foundation, Balkan Light, CROSQ, Light Naturally Consulting, CARICOM Ene...[more]
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Conserving 25% of Grenada's nearshore marine environment and the sustainable development of its coastline

To effectively conserve and manage 25% percent of Grenada's nearshore marine environment and the sustainable development of its coastline by 2020. To have in place fully functioning sustainable finance mechanisms that will provide long-term and reliable funding to conserve and sustainably manage the marine and coastal resources and the environment in each participating country and territory.

Partners
Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries (Government), Fisheries Division (Government), Forestry Division (Government), Environment Division (Government), The Nature Conservancy (Partnership), The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (Government) , German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Government)
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Fisheries Conservation in the Wider Caribbean Region through FAO's Western Central Atlantic Fisheries Commission (WECAFC)

The general objective of the Commission is to promote the effective conservation, management and development of the living marine resources of the area of competence of the Commission, in accordance with the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and address common problems of fisheries management and development faced by members of the Commission. 16 of WECAFC's 35 members are considered small island developing States.

Partners
Member governments: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, France, European Community, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Korea (Rep. of), Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United S...[more]
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)

Led by the Presidents of Palau and Seychelles, the Prime Minister of Grenada and the Premier of the British Virgin Islands, the Global Island Partnership promotes action to build resilient and sustainable island communities by inspiring leadership, catalyzing commitments and facilitating collaboration. It is a partnership for all islands, regardless of size or political status, to take greater action to conserve and sustainably utilize invaluable island natural resources that support people, culture and livelihoods around the world.

Partners
GLISPA Members: Palau, Seychelles, Grenada, British Virgin Islands, Association for Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTA), Conservation International, County of Hawai’i, Municipality of Cozumel, Global Environment Facility, GEF Small Grants Programme implemented by UNDP, Hawai’i Green Growth, Indian Ocean Commission, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Italy, Micronesia Conserv...[more]
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Grenada Sustainable Farmers' Night Market Network

This partnership that promotes sustainability has been on-going since 2003. It went into dormancy for some time but has been revived in 2014 and has been expanded with new partners. The principal goal is to assist participating rural business, organizations and groups, with ways and means to earn income and increase wealth (assets) through expanding overall sustainability in and for Grenada. We believe we can be part of the global movement to increase the national economic pie while reducing poverty, destruction and ignorance and enhancing the environment. Grenada is small enocuh (110...[more]

Partners
St. Andrew's Progressive Farmer Association (NGO) Germaine's Plant Sanctuary (small business) Grenada Rural Women Producers (NGO) Neanganfioux Organic Farm (small business) The Goat Dairy (NGO) Belmont Estate (private sector) Grenada Education and Development Organization, GRENED (NGO) St. Patrick's Environmental Community Tourism Organization, SPECTO (NGO) The Grenada Choclate Factory...[more]
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Grenada Vision 2030 goal - 100% green electricity and transport

Grenada Vision 2030 goal of becoming 100% green in our electricity and transport sectors.

Partners
Ministry of Finance, Planning, Economy, Energy and Cooperatives of Grenada, in partnership with UNDP.
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Implementing Ecosystem Based Adaptation approaches to both mangrove and coral reef restoration in Grenada with a focus on sustainable livelihoods and co-management

Grenada is currently piloting a number of Ecosystem based adaptation projects throughout the country in order to combat the negative effects of Climate Change . In partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme, the Project "Building Capacity for Coastal Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)" was initiated in Grenada. The Project has been generously funded by the European Commission. The project aims to: Enhance and demonstrate integrated planning tools and technical guidance to assist decision- making and effective stakeholder consultation ...[more]

Partners
Environment Division, Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and the Environment (Government), GIZ (Partnership), UNDP (United Nations entity), UNEP (United Nations entity), The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Global Environment Facility (Part...[more]
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Integrated management of marine and coastal resources in Grenada

As part of the Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Strategies (ICCAS) programme, with support from the Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions (CATS) programme, a coastal zone management policy has been developed for Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. It provides a vision for the future use, development and protection of the nation’s coastal zone by setting out policies to guide relationships among resource users, community facilities and The policy was developed through numerous field visits, consultations and inputs from more than 100 stakeholders, including government and non-gov...[more]

Partners
Environment Division, Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and the Environment (Government), GIZ (Partnership), UNDP (United Nations entity), UNEP (United Nations entity), The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
IWECO - Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States

The Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (GEF-IWEco Project) is a five-year multi-focal area regional project that will be financed from (i) country GEF STAR allocations under Land Degradation and Biodiversity portfolios for national interventions and supported by (ii) funding from the GEF International Waters and Sustainable Forest Management portfolios for regional-level actions. A total of ten Caribbean countries will be participating in the project.

Partners
Antigua & Barbuda; Cuba; Barbados; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Jamaica; Saint Kitts & Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent & the Grenadines; Trinidad & Tobago with the support of GEF, UNEP , UNDP, CARPHA, CAR/RCU
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership

The Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (J-CCCP) is designed to strengthen the capacity of countries in the Caribbean to invest in climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies, as prioritised in their Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). These technologies will help reduce the dependence on fossil fuel imports, setting the region on a low-emission development path; as well as improve the region’s ability to respond to climate risks and opportunities in the long-run, through resilient development approaches that go beyond disa...[more]

Partners
Government of Japan, United Nations Development Programme, Governments of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, Belize and the Republic of Suriname, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, University of West Indies, and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Lighthouses Initiative

IRENA has developed the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative to support the strategic deployment of renewable energy in SIDS, to bring clarity to policy makers regarding the required steps, and to enable targeted action. As a joint effort of SIDS and development partners, this framework for action will assist in transforming SIDS energy systems through the establishment of the enabling conditions for a renewable energy-based future, by moving away from developing projects in isolation to a holistic approach that considers all relevant elements spanning from policy and market frameworks, through technol...[more]

Partners
Antigua and Barbuda, Mauritius, Bahamas, Nauru, Barbados, Palau, Cabo Verde, Samoa, Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe, Cook Islands, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Fiji, Seychelles, Grenada, Solomon Islands, Guyana, Tonga, Kiribati, Trinidad and Tobago, Maldives, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, ENEL, New Zealand, European Union, Norway, France, SE4ALL, Germany, ...[more]
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Public Education on Oceans in Grenada through public mural artwork in partnership with Pangeaseed

Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans - Caribbean Project (Grenada) provides an opportunity for us to connect ocean solutions to our local communities and our international visitors through ‘Artivism’ - activism to support ocean protection through art. We have seen the impact of PangeaSeed’s work worldwide and are proud to take this historic step in providing resources to initiate the first ever Sea Walls Mural for the Oceans Activation Festival in the Caribbean starting with our island of Pure Grenada Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans - Caribbean Project (Grenada) will bring in 10 globally renowne...[more]

Partners
Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and the Environment (Government), Pangeaseed Foundation (partnership), Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority (Government) NGOs (Civil Society organisations)
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Reduce Ocean plastic in Grenada by avoiding, intercepting and reducing use of plastics in partnership with Parley for the Oceans and Adidas

In May 2016 Grenada joined the Republic of the Maldives as the second global SIDS and first Caribbean SIDS to join in partnership with Parley for the Oceans to adopt and implement Parley’s A.I.R. strategy to end ocean plastic pollution. In September 2016 the United Nations and Parley, through a unique partnership with the office of the High Representative of Least Developed Countries, Land -Locked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, launched a Call to Action with the endorsement of several UN SIDS. By further endorsing the UN SIDS Call to Action 2017, Grenada leads the i...[more]

Partners
Environment Division, Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and the Environment (Government), Parley for the Oceans (partnership), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Government), Adidas (partnership)
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Supporting Grenada's national transformation to a Blue Economy Ocean State, and development of a National Blue Economy and Oceans Governance Institute

The Parties join forces to support sustainable increases in the productivity of: - marine food systems, - single-use and multi-use coastal and ocean spaces, - coastal people's livelihoods that are threatened by climate change,- practices that contribute to sustainable use of coastal and marine resources.

Partners
- Ministry of Economic Affairs (DG Agro), Government of the Netherlands - Government of Grenada
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
United Nations