Antigua and Barbuda

This technology transfer advances Antigua and Barbuda's

• Nationally Determined Contribution adaptation target: By 2030, all buildings are improved and prepared for extreme climate events, including drought, flooding and hurricanes.

This Technology Transfer Advances Antigua and Barbuda's

• Nationally Determined Contribution to "enhance the established enabling legal, policy and institutional environment for a low carbon emission development pathway to achieve poverty reduction and sustainable development".
• Sustainable Energy Action Plan
• 2010 National Energy Policy

Context

The Climate Technology Centre is seeking proposals for resilience to climate variability in the building sector of Antigua and Barbuda.

Hurricanes, floods, and droughts are becoming increasingly destructive in Antigua and Barbuda. The recent hurricane Irma left behind three casualties, 1,800 evacuated inhabitants and 95 percent of Barbuda's buildings and infrastructure damaged or destroyed.

Key documents

As part of the NAP Expo 2019, the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) showcased two examples of how climate technologies are being utilized to support National Adaptation Plan (NAP) implementation in coastal zones.

Resilient construction to safeguard key public services

CTCN organized its Regional Forum for Nationally Designated Entities of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) on August 20, 2018, in Montevideo, Uruguay, as part of the LAC Climate Week (August 20-23, 2018). Thirty-six participants from 21 countries attended the Forum. CTCN invited NDEs from LAC countries and selected network members. It also supported NDEs to participate in the LAC Climate Week for the full week.

The first ever Global Adaptation Network (GAN) Forum was held in Panama City on 6-7 March 2015 with a focus on institutional arrangements, building partnerships and strengthening regional networks. The final GAN Forum Brief and report are available for download. Moreover, the 2015 forum presentations and a photo gallery can be retrieved on the GAN website.

The  Government  of  Antigua  and  Barbuda  is  seeking  the  services  of  a  qualified  and  highly motivated individual or professional agency in Antigua and Barbuda to develop and coordinate the  Pilot,  Knowledge  Attitudes  and  Practices  (KAP)  Survey  of  Antiguans  and  Barbudans  on Energy Efficiency in Caribbean Buildings. The project aims to both reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and make the energy sector in the  participating  pilot  countries  more  efficient  and  increase  their  use  of  renewable  energy.

This publication is part of a series produced by the Energy Division of the Infrastructure and Environment Department of the Inter-American Development Bank. It is designed to increase the knowledge base about the composition and organization of the energy sector of Latin American and Caribbean countries. Each dossier describes the energy matrix of the country under analysis and then examines the institutional organization and regulatory framework of the energy sector in that country.