The Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting will be held from 7-9 August 2018, in San Pedro, Belize, to be preceded by the Caribbean Regional Partnership Dialogue on 6 August also in San Pedro. The Regional Preparatory Meeting will allow Caribbean SIDS an opportunity to assess progress achieved in the implementation of the SAMOA Pathway, identify emerging priorities to be presented at the interregional meeting, to be held in Samoa in October 2018 and discuss possible themes and desirable outcomes of the mid-term review of the SAMOA Pathway which will be held in September 2019 in New York. The Regional Partnership Dialogue will provide Caribbean SIDS with an opportunity to assess the status of partnerships for the region, identify best practices and gaps and strengthen the review and monitoring process of SIDS partnerships.