Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Caribbean Biological Corridor (CBC)

Date: April 16, 2021, 9:00 am (Panama)

This high-level ministerial meeting chaired by Haiti as the host country will examine the achievements of the Caribbean Biological Corridor (CBC) to date, and will discuss future priorities.

The technical committee will define a new geographic demarcation for the corridor and will discuss the financial, communications and implementation plans of the project.

The panelists will speak specifically about the progress and future phases of the Ecosystem-Based Forest Restoration and Adaptation project in vulnerable rural communities in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Likewise, the priorities of cooperation with the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and the expansion of the strategic approach of the European Union in the conservation of biodiversity in the region will be determined.

Host:

• Abner Septembre, Minister of Environment, Haiti 

Speakers:

• Philipp Behrens, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany 
• José Fidel Santana Núñez, Viceminister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Cuba
• Orlando Jorge Mera, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Dominican Republic
• Pearnel Charles, Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Jamaica
• Gianluca Grippa, Head of the European Union Delegation, Dominican Republic
• Nicasio Viña Dávila, CBC Executive Secretary
• Dirk E. Guenther, Project Manager, Welthungerhilfe
• Sebastien Chatelus, Biodiversity and Wildlife Trafficking Expert, Directorate General for International Partnerships of the European Commission
• Olaya Dotel, Viceminister of International Cooperation and National Authorizing Officer of European Funds
• Milagros de Camps, Viceminister of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources , Dominican Republic
• Leo Heileman, Regional Director and Representative, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean