NEW YORK, September 23, 2010 – Grenada is getting assistance from the United Nations Department of Economic and Sustainable Affairs (UNDESA) for the implementation of a project to integrate climate change into National Sustainable Development Strategies.
Minister of Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development, Michael Church on Wednesday met with Dr Kathleen Abdalla and Dr. Ivan Vera of UNDESA, on the margins of the 65th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York.
“We discussed the possibilities of solarising a number of schools as part of a pilot project to be undertaken within the broader project and the offering of a number of scholarships to locals in the area of environmental management,” said Minister Church.
He said his delegation also discussed the training of local persons in the technical management of the solar systems.
UNDESA officials conducted a training workshop in Grenada last month to prepare stakeholders in the use of a matrix to capture data relevant to the project.
Among the priority areas identified for the project are water, infrastructure and tourism.
A second workshop is scheduled for February 2011 and it will review the progress made and an assessment of critical areas.
The Minister was accompanied to the meeting by Mrs Sally Anne Bagwhan Logie, acting Permanent Secretary.
Photo: From left – Dr. Kathleen Abdalla, Minister Michael Church, Sally Anne Bagwhan Logie & Dr. Ivan Vera (CREDIT: Michael Bascombe)
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