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Caribbean Climate Innovation Center to promote green business, reduce climate risks
The World Bank also stated the CCIC would have facilities in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago along with satellite hubs in other Caribbean islands. It also said the center would be part of a global network of eight Climate Innovation Centers located, among others, in Kenya, India, Vietnam and Ethiopia.
The CCIC will also complement other on-going World Bank and donor initiatives, including the Foundations for Growth and Competitiveness in Jamaica and the Caribbean Growth Forum, the bank said. Supported by the World Bank Group and its global innovation program infoDev, and by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada, the CCIC was developed in via a joint venture with regional public and private sector partners.
The World Bank said it is hosted by the Jamaica-based Scientific Research Council and the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute in Trinidad and Tobago.
Source: Caribbean360
