DOMINICA: At the end of a three day consultation on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change, representative from the Swedish Energy Agency, Maria Kalberg, expressed enthusiasm to get the ball rolling on projects to improve energy efficiency in Dominica.
On Monday, the Government of Dominica collaborated with CARICOM, SIDSDOCK and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre with funding from the Swedish Energy Agency, to host the workshop on building resilience to climate change in islands through the energy sector: north-south cooperation for sustainable energy development in island states.
In her address at the closing ceremony, Kalberg stated that the activity was an integrated process where they could identify options that could be taken to an organized body.
From the Swedish Government side, Kalberg promised to provide support for identified products, technical assistance, capacity building and pilot projects.
Dominica’s Ambassador to the United Nations and Chair of SIDS DOCK, His Excellency Dr. Vince Henderson expressed renewed faith in the projects to be executed.
“I am looking forward to the assistance of the Swedish Agency but for me it is more about the belief in ourselves knowing that we can solve our problems, that we have the ideas that we need and being able to identify and access the technologies that we need to solve these problems. We have to generate the innovation from within.”
Consultant at the three-day workshop Dr. Alvaro Umano emphasized that the most important subject is identifying the projects that have multiple benefits and linkages between the sectors.
