Resembid
The Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity Programme (RESEMBID) commenced operations on 1st January 2019, and will be implemented over a period of 69 months.
The Programme supports the sustainable human development efforts of the 12 Caribbean OCTs, namely: Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, and Saint Barthélemy.
The overall objective of RESEMBID, is to support the sustainable human development efforts of participating countries and territories, with the Priority Focus Areas being: Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity.
European Union
The Delegation represents the European Union in all matters of its competence. It actively promotes the values and policies of the European Union, in an open and equal partnership with the Governments and people of the countries to which it is accredited. It plays a key role in the implementation of the EU’s cooperation programmes and trade policies focussing on poverty reduction and the smooth and gradual integration of the countries into the world economy.
Following the entering into force of the EU Lisbon Treaty in December 2009, the Delegation as part of the EEAS has now assumed the role of representing, coordinating and negotiating on behalf of the European Union in the countries to which it is accredited. The Head of Delegation, who has ambassadorial rank in his host countries, reports to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mr Josep Borrell-Fontelles , who is also a Vice President of the European Commission.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a multi-donor partnership that supports low and middle-income countries to understand, manage, and reduce their risks from natural hazards and climate change. Established in 2006, GFDRR is uniquely positioned to scale the resilience agenda in these countries by providing funding and expertise for policy advice on improving disaster risk management (DRM) at national and local levels, as it relates to land use, building codes, public health, transport, and education, agriculture, environmental protection, energy, water resources management, poverty reduction, fiscal risk management, and climate change adaptation, among others. This advice, in the context of the World Bank’s policy-based lending, creates both technical capacity and financial incentives that enables formalization of policy changes for improved DRM. The Program Management Unit, located within the World Bank, manages grant resources to carry out GFDRR’s mission.
GFDRR has strategically focused its grant financing where there is high likelihood of mobilizing larger disaster and climate resilience operations. In addition, GFDRR has been an early investor in cutting-edge research, contributing to global knowledge on risk reduction and resilience as well as innovative approaches and best practice on DRM through flagship publications. And, maximizing off its convening power as a global partnership, GFDRR forges cooperation between developing countries, donors, the private sector, development partners and international finance institutions (IFIs). Over the years, GFDRR has provided more than $750 million in technical assistance, analytics, and capacity building support for more than 140 countries through in-country, regional, and global activities.