CASTRIES, ST. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says it will continue to deepen its collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) this year, with a focus on updating the Eastern Caribbean Planning Framework.
The Seoul-based GGGI is a treaty-based international, intergovernmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies.
The sub-regional grouping said it is also looking forward to supporting Green Climate Fund readiness and accreditation, advancing joint project proposals in priority thematic areas, and strengthening engagement with national ministries across the region.
“The OECS Commission looks forward to GGGI building on the successes of 2025 and continuing this partnership to deliver inclusive, climate-resilient, and sustainable development outcomes for OECS member states,” it said as it congratulated the GGGI “on its significant achievements across the Eastern Caribbean during 2025, marking another strong year of collaboration in advancing sustainable development, climate resilience, and green growth in the region”.
The OECS Commission said it has always enjoyed a “close and productive partnership” with the GGGI since 2019, when it formally established its Caribbean Office at the OECS Commission Headquarters, underscoring the strong institutional collaboration and shared commitment to regional development priorities.
“Throughout 2025, this partnership, particularly through the Commission’s Environmental Sustainability Division, delivered tangible results in sustainable finance, resilient housing, the blue economy, and clean energy.”
The Commission said that in the area of sustainable finance, GGGI supported the establishment of the St. Lucia government’s Climate Finance Unit, now serving as the country’s leading coordinating entity for climate finance.
The Institute also completed a Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review to guide future climate policy and co-hosted the Eastern Caribbean Sustainable Banking Roundtable with the Caribbean Association of Banks, creating a platform for financial institutions to collaborate on sustainable banking and finance, among other initiatives.
In addition, GGGI partnered with the OECS Commission on the OECS Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Finance Initiative, strengthening regional climate finance and investment readiness.
The Commission said that significant progress was achieved in resilient housing, including the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Grenadian government to advance resilient housing initiatives.
“Technical work progressed on the St. Lucia Resilient Green Affordable Housing Project, encompassing site master planning, engineering designs, and preliminary impact assessments. Additional funding was secured from Agence Française de Développement to support the scaling-up of resilient, green, and affordable housing initiatives.”
In the blue economy, GGGI completed a prefeasibility assessment for upgrading wastewater networks and partnered with the Korea Green New Deal Trust Fund to design innovative financing mechanisms for coastal resilience and blue economy projects.
Advancing the region’s energy transition, GGGI also completed a Distributed Renewable Energy Generation Framework to support Dominica’s sustainable energy goals, the OECS Commission said, adding that “these achievements reflect the strength of its long-standing partnership with GGGI and the value of having the Institute’s Caribbean Office embedded within the OECS institutional framework”.
The OECS groups the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, the British Virgin Islands, and Anguilla.
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