📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2022.2111.7
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
2C00 Latin America, Caribbean
Contact person:
Franca Sprong-Wijnreder franca.sprong@giz.de
Partner countries:
Caribbean Community
SUMMARY
Goals:
The capacity of training systems in the Eastern Caribbean SIDS to provide qualifications for employment in the green and blue economy has improved.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Caribbean Community Secretariat
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
3,960,000 euros
Current project:
3,960,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
not available
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
July 17, 2024 - June 30, 2028
Current project:
01.07.2025 - 30.06.2028
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
Significant secondary objective
Adaptation to climate change
Significant secondary objective
Climate change, greenhouse gas reduction
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
11330 Vocational training
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Promoting employment for greater environmental and climate protection in the Caribbean
Initial situation
Agriculture, fishing and tourism are the economic basis of the Caribbean. However, pollution, overexploitation and climate change threaten the ecosystems and thus the people's livelihoods.
An environmentally friendly use of marine and land resources could broaden the economy and improve local value creation and resilience. However, there is a shortage of qualified specialists in green and blue economic sectors such as agriculture, marine management, waste management, transport, renewable energies and tourism. Young people in particular lack future-oriented vocational qualifications as well as training and further training opportunities in the private and public sectors in order to be successful in the job market.
Objective
Public and private actors are in a position to promote employment in green and blue jobs in the Eastern Caribbean.
Approach
The project works in partnership with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is aimed primarily at adolescents and young people who are better qualified and have better employment opportunities.
To improve the basic conditions for green and blue jobs, the project works closely with ministries, authorities, training institutions, and the private sector.
It supports training providers in introducing new continuing education and study programs for employment in a blue and green economy in the region. To t
