ECCB 2022-2023 Annual Report and Financial Statements

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Annual Report 2022 - 2023

“Insightful, informative, educational and innovative” were among the positive descriptions participants used to describe their two-day experience at the 6 th Growth and Resilience Dialogue held virtually on 6 -7 April 2022 under the theme, ‘Climate Resilience: Securing The Future of Small Island Developing States’. This annual capacity building forum, held in partnership with the OECS Commission, The World Bank and the University fo the West Indies (UWI), has been successful at providing a platform for sharing challenges, analyses, experiences, lessons learned, and innovative solutions based on domestic and global trends, to address fragility and build lasting resilience in the OECS region. The Forum forms a critical part of the growth agenda of the ECCU, and attracts broad based global participation from technocrats, industry and thought leaders in the public and private sectors, academia, social partners, and the wider public. Guided by the theme, the Dialogue issued a clarion call to all constituents to get more involved and act immediately to address climate change and build resilience. Dialogue presenters highlighted the need for stakeholders to: 1. collectively construct and invest in regional alliances and networks to build a regional energy green infrastructure; 2. foster cutting edge solutions and scale up

beyond the pilot phase; 3. implement strong integrated systems to tackle climate change; 4. pay attention to climate risk and devise a climate action plan that goes beyond the hurricane season; 5. educate the population about climate change and health and nutrition to positively influence health decisions; 6. recognise and reflect on constituents’ actions the understanding that climate change and health care are inextricably linked; and 7. embed data science as one of the key underpinnings of the region’s decision making and policy architecture. During the year, significant work was undertaken to plan and prepare for the hybrid 7 th Growth and Resilience Dialogue, which would be hosted during the first quarter of the 2023-2024 financial year.

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