Project Details


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Caribbean Climate Innovation Center


Description

Caribbean Climate Innovation Center is an initiative supported by the World Bank Group's Climate Technology Program. It was launched in 2013 as a Consortium jointly managed by two leading scientific institutions in the Caribbean, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) based in Kingston, Jamaica and the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) located in Trinidad and Tobago. CCIC is a part of infoDev’s Climate Technology Program (CTP) which focus on empowering developing countries to proactively and profitably adapt, develop and deploy climate smart (clean tech) technologies and business models. This CTP is part of the broader Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) program being funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Project website

http://www.caribbeancic.org/thematic-areas/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C7. E-environment 2023
  • AL C7. E-science
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy
  • Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
  • Goal 13: Climate action

Coverage
  • Latin America and the Caribbean

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2013

End date

Not set


WSIS values promotion

E-environment and Innovation


Entity name

Caribbean Climate Innovation Center

Entity country—type

Jamaica Private Sector

Entity website

http://www.caribbeancic.org/thematic-areas/

Partners

Consortium jointly managed by two leading scientific institutions in the Caribbean, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) based in Kingston, Jamaica and the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) located in Trinidad and Tobago. CCIC is a part of infoDev’s Climate Technology Program (CTP) which focus on empowering developing countries to proactively and profitably adapt, develop and deploy climate smart (clean tech) technologies and business models