CCCCC, IICA discuss cooperation to source funding for agriculture and development

By Michelle Nurse On May 2, 2018

Representatives of IICA and CCCCC in Belmopan, Belize

Belmopan, Belize – Executives from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (5Cs) met Monday, April 30, 2018, at the 5Cs’ headquarters in Belmopan to discuss developing a regional project that aims to address agriculture and rural development.

Dr. Gabriel Rodriguez Marqués, Coordinator of the Projects Unit at IICA Headquarters in Costa Rica headed the three-person team that met with with officials from the Centre including Executive Director, Dr. Kenrick Leslie. Discussions focused on the development of initiatives that will help to build resilience and provide funding of adaptation and mitigation in regional agriculture and rural development through the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

The meeting explored a range of issues affecting regional agriculture. These include availability and access to water and the high rates of food importation in countries of the region.