Enhancing Resilience and Acceleration of the SDGs in the Eastern Caribbean

This joint programme introduces an innovative approach to modeling and piloting universal adaptive social protection systems at community, national and sub-regional levels in St. Lucia and Barbados. The evidence generated through this JP will facilitate its replication and expansion to Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) through South-South exchange under the OECS framework.

Objectives

• Institutional capacities strengthened for integrated service delivery through development of evidence-based, gender responsive social and Disaster Risk Management policy and legislation;
• Innovative communities benefit from piloted social protection programmes designed to strengthen their ability to participate, absorb and recover from climatic shocks ans stresses;
• Regional capacities strengthened by adaptive social protection through engaging stakeholders for policy and legal coherence and South-South cooperation. 

Financials 

• SDG Fund: $3,000,000
• Agency contributions: $1,753,500
• Total: US$ 4,753,500