Grants and Contributions

Marketing costs: the project consists of the marketing of the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Mountain Bike World Cup Final.

Acquisition of digital equipment: the project aims to purchase test equipment to accelerate the commercialization of products developed by a company specialized in mobile communication technologies.

Equipment acquisition and commercialization strategy: The project aims to improve the productivity and strengthen the commercialization capabilities of a company that designs and manufactures unmanned civilian drones while promoting its integration into regional and global supply chains.

Acquisition of equipment: the project aims to increase the production capacity and productivity of a company, which specializes in the processing of cereals and legumes.

Equipment acquisition: The project aims to develop and improve the tourism offer of a NPO manager of a cultural tourism site by adapting its products to the current context.

Equipment acquisition and commercialization strategy: The project aims to improve the productivity and strengthen the marketing capabilities of a company designing and manufacturing remotely piloted civil UAVs, while promoting its integration into regional and global supply chains.

Contributes to the recovery of endangered, threatened, and other species of concern, by engaging Canadians in conservation actions to benefit wildlife and to protect aquatic species at risk.

This project aims to support vulnerable communities in the islands of Grenada, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines to increase water security through nature-friendly, community-driven rainwater-harvesting systems. Support targets vulnerable households and farmers in the communities, and promotes female leadership and support to women farmers.

Project activities include; (1) providing capacity building for integrated water resource management that considers climate change impacts, biodiversity and inclusivity; (2) designing a strategy for collecting and digitizing hydro-meteorological data to better inform adaptation planning and support climate finance applications; (3) providing, repairing or restoring equipment for rainwater capture and storage; and (4) promoting cross-country exchanges to facilitate the sharing of knowledge on best practices.

This project aims to increase the climate resilience of people and communities in Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname through improved marine and coastal ecosystem management. The project will achieve this by transforming the management of coral reefs and coastal ecosystems to ensure that their biodiversity is protected and that the vital ecosystem services they provide, including protection of coastal communities and shorelines from erosion and impacts of tropical storms—are sustained.

Project activities include: (1) developing and implementing country-specific frameworks and action plans through participatory methods. Also supporting the development and application of policies for coral reef and coastal ecosystem protection and management; (2) undertaking scientific data collection and mapping of coral reef zones and coastal ecosystems for the development of platforms that will support decision-making for their conservation and protection; (3) supporting the implementation of sub-projects focused on the restoration, repopulation, rehabilitation and management of coral reefs and coastal ecosystems in Belize, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname; (4) providing training, capacity-building, and technical assistance for restoration, repopulation, rehabilitation and management of coral reefs and coastal ecosystems; and (5) collaborating, cooperating, and building partnerships with other regional and global initiatives, and research and learning institutions, to support better ecosystem protection and management regionally and globally.

This project will be implemented in Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname. It will involve the participation of national governments, the private sector, civil society and society at large. The targeted beneficiaries are coastal and fishing communities in the Caribbean, includes marine protection and management agencies, universities, government ministries responsible for fisheries, fisherfolk organizations, and civil society organizations involved in coastal and marine protection.

The project will aim to improve the living conditions and food security of 10,000 persons living in the dry corridor of El Salvador, by promoting the participation and empowerment of rural women and youth, with a focus on nutrition, climate change adaptation, and management of water-forest-soil resources.

This project will aim to strengthen food security and climate resilience, with a nutrition-sensitive approach that considers adaptation to climate change, good management and conservation of water-forest-soil resources; promote the participation and economic empowerment of rural women and youth and address inequality in access to safe and nutritious food for healthy diets; and implement mechanisms and drought contingency plans as well as anticipatory actions based on drought forecasts in selected municipalities of the Dry Corridor.