Agenda Day 1

Alliance Overview & Role of Partnerships to Accelerate SDGs: Setting the Context

Opening - It starts here!

Tanama Welcome & Suriname Multicultural Presentation

The Alliance improves the lives of Caribbean people and works to accelerate financial and other resources to achieve SDGs and to create an environment for sustainable development across the region. Given the existential threat of climate change to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Alliance, since February 2020 has mobilized philanthropic organizations, NGOs, youth, and local communities across 22 Caribbean countries and territories to implement the Caribbean Tree Planting Project (CTPP). The CTPP has planted more than one (1) million trees while advocating and building awareness around climate change with the recognition that partnerships have been the key driver for CTPP success.

The session will focus on:

• The Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance Regional Objectives & Accomplishments

• Caribbean Tree Planting Project Partnership Actions

• CTPP Week Schedule & Regional Call to Action

• The important role of partnerships to facilitate sustainable development, and specifically SDG 17 & 13 across the Caribbean

• Evidenced-based Strategies to accelerate effective partnerships in support of SDGs implementation

Moderators: Caribbean Philanthropic Leadership

• Dr. Rosalea Hamilton, Chair, Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance, Board Member

• Anthea McLaughlin, Managing Director, Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance

Confirmed Speakers: International Partners, United Nations & Commonwealth Secretariat

• Dr. David M. Bynoe, National Coordinator GEF SGP at UNDP, United Nations Global Environmental Facilities Small Grants, Programme Multi-Country Office for Barbados & the OECS, Regional

• Ms. Sasha Jattansingh, Commonwealth National Climate Finance Advisor to Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth Secretariat

• Deputy Representative, Isiuwa Iyahen, UN Women, Barbados

• Dr. Sharda Mahabir, National Coordinator, Global Environmental Facilities Fund (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP, Trinidad and Tobago