A Resilient Caribbean: Catalysing our Transformation

A Resilient
Caribbean:
Catalysing Our
Transformation
Mr. L. O’Reilly Lewis
Director (Ag), Projects
Department

Key Investments in 2024
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We approved: $304Mn
We disbursed: $323Mn
Transport, Education, Renewable Energy,
Water Private Sector, and Agriculture.
On Projects, Programmes & Technical
Assistance

Strategic Partners
$58Mn
$100Mn
Global Affairs Canada resilient, gender-
equitable energy systems.
European Investment Bank: strengthen water,
wastewater and solid waste infrastructure

Sustainable Energy Transformation in Dominica
$34Mn
Dominica's 10-megawatt geothermal power
plant, a landmark project financed by CDB,
signifies a leap towards energy security and
sustainable development.
Jointly financed with:
• Inter-American Development Bank
• Government of Canada

Lighting the Way Forward - Haiti
Eliminating Darkness:
2000+ connected to affordable
electricity
Empowering Progress:
• Enhanced economic and social activities.
• Improved safety.

The Basic Needs Trust Fund Programme
4750
people have
improved roads
1 2
900
households have
access to clean water
3
271
teachers and
principals trained

Investing in Education Across the Region
• Expanded access to inclusive learning
opportunities for students with special
education needs.
• Climate-resilient educational
infrastructure.
• Digital technology in classrooms.
Loans
$60 million
Grants
$13 million

Inaugural Regional Education Symposium
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1 150+ Stakeholders:
Engaged in discussions
Transforming Education:
Challenging Colonial Legacies
AI and Technology:
Leveraging innovations in education
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Investing in Agriculture
$26Mn
Essex Valley Project, Jamaica
Irrigation of 810 hectares of arable land
$7Mn
Community-Based Agriculture, Haiti
3000 citizens to benefit from improved food security

Water Supply Investments – Saint Lucia
$22.8Mn
Upgrade to the John Compton Dam’s water
supply and transmission system. This project
will enhance potable water access for over
33,000 households.
Jointly financed with:
• Government of France
• Government of Italy

Coastal Protection Interventions
$15Mn
Sauteurs Coastal Protection,
Grenada: Safeguarding
livelihoods and enhancing
resilience for 11,000 people
$13Mn
Sandy Bay Sea Defence
Project, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines: Reducing the
risk of loss of life, physical
and economic damage
$1.4Mn
Grant financing to support
pre-investment studies for
climate-resilient coastal
protection around Kingston
Harbour, Jamaica
Caribbean Coastal
Conference
Bringing together public and
private sector entities

Private Sector Growth
$20Mn
Development Finance
Corporation in Belize:
Student loans, low-
income housing,
renewable energy,
energy efficiency
transitions, and
MSMEs in agriculture
and industry
$30Mn
line of credit to support
private sector-led
infrastructure and
energy projects.
MSME financing and
capacity-building
initiatives
$9.9Mn

SheTrades Caribbean Hub
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Women-led businesses in export
readiness, logistics and finance.
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SheTrades Caribbean Grow and Go Grant
Fund to benefit 20 women-led businesses to
scale and export.
Approved: $500K
And trained: 687

Hosting of Global Gender Summit
The Global Gender Summit will be hosted in the Caribbean
for the first time and forms part of the programmatic work
of the MDB Working Group on Gender.
Over 100 global participants are expected to:
• Exchange good practices and standards to advance
gender equality globally.
• Promote thought leadership on gender equality.
• Establish common approaches including global processes
and joint advocacy positions to advance gender equality
at the multilateral level.

“The Caribbean stands at a pivotal juncture where the urgency to drive sustainable
development, economic diversification, and climate resilience has never been greater.
The region faces pressing challenges, from the impacts of climate change to economic
vulnerabilities, which demand immediate and decisive action.
CDB must rise to this occasion, leveraging its unique position to catalyse
transformative change.”
Daniel M. Best
President, CDB
Catalysing our Transformation

A Resilient Caribbean: Catalysing our Transformation

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