Business View Caribbean | Volume 9, Issue 2

15 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 T he Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has won, for the third time, the coveted national ENERGY GLOBE Award ( https://www.energyglobe.info/national/ winner/barbados ) . This time, the award was conferred on a project funded by Green Climate Fund (GCF) that is being implemented in Barbados by the CCCCC, in collaboration with the Barbados Water Authority. The project entitled, Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados) – seeks to increase the supply, distribution, quality, availability, access, and utilization of water through the incorporation of renewable energy technologies. Renowned as the most important global energy CCCCCWINS ENERGY GLOBE AWARD FOR THE THIRD TIME award for sustainability, by Arthur D. Little, the award was established some 20 years ago, and honors the best projects addressing environmental issues. Awards are provided annually to agencies and individuals worldwide, in both the private and public sectors and the NGO Community. There are five award categories – Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Youth, and a special category which varies from year to year. The CCCCC won in the water category at the end of 2021 for its tremendous work transforming the water sector in Barbados. “The WSRN S-Barbados project is a flagship GCF project being implemented by the CCCCC, a regional Direct Access Entity to the GCF and it is one of the best performing projects globally among Small Island Development OPENING L INES

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