{"id":18763,"date":"2026-11-13T15:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/?p=18763"},"modified":"2026-11-13T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:11:12","slug":"gard-center-strengthens-regional-engagement-in-climate-resilience-and-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/gard-center-strengthens-regional-engagement-in-climate-resilience-and-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"GARD Center Strengthens Regional Engagement in Climate Resilience and Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">GARD Center\u2019s Executive Director will actively participate in the Third Regional Workshop of the Multi-Actor Partnership (MAP) on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI), scheduled for November 11\u201312, 2026, at the Coyaba Beach Resort, Grenada. This two day workshop is being hosted by the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), the workshop provides a strategic platform for regional collaboration, knowledge sharing, and strengthening advocacy for inclusive and equitable climate financing solutions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Welcome remarks by Mr. Richard Jones, Executive Director of Caribbean Policy Development Centre were followed by opening remarks by Dr. Terence R. Walters, National Disaster Coordinator National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) Ministry of National Security, Public Administration, Home Affairs, Information and Disaster Management, Grenada emphasizing \u201cour actions or in actions lead to disaster\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">GARD Center\u2019s participation goes beyond representation, demonstrating its commitment to contributing meaningfully to regional policy discussions, amplifying the voices of vulnerable communities, and advocating for practical, accessible, and gender-responsive climate risk financing mechanisms. Through active engagement with regional partners, GARD Center aims to strengthen partnerships, influence collective action, and bring valuable knowledge and opportunities back to Antigua and Barbuda.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">This participation reinforces GARD Center\u2019s role as an advocate for community empowerment, climate justice, sustainable livelihoods, and building a more resilient Caribbean where no community is left behind.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18764\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903305765_1587469433400064_496548493073153752_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903305765_1587469433400064_496548493073153752_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903305765_1587469433400064_496548493073153752_n.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18765\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903756453_1587469450066729_8664222663990984375_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903756453_1587469450066729_8664222663990984375_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903756453_1587469450066729_8664222663990984375_n.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18766\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903977604_1587469453400062_836478745011722876_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903977604_1587469453400062_836478745011722876_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/903977604_1587469453400062_836478745011722876_n.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GARD Center\u2019s Executive Director will actively participate in the Third Regional Workshop of the Multi-Actor Partnership (MAP) on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI), scheduled for November 11\u201312, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-notices"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18767,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18763\/revisions\/18767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}