CCCCC secures GCF approval for USD$26 million

Published on November 3, 2025

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) announces with honour that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board unanimously approved the Dominica Climate Resilience and Enhancement Project, valued at USD 26.029 million.

This project will boost Dominica’s food security, strengthen critical disaster management infrastructure and build capacity with small-scale farmers on climate impacts and adaptation. 

The project comprises USD$24.526 m in GCF grant resources and USD$1.503 million in co-financing from the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

CCCCC, Executive Director Colin Young, PhD says “This investment will help to rebuild key capabilities and strengthen key agricultural elements that were significantly impacted by Hurricane Maria, which destroyed over 226% of Dominica’s GDP in 2017.”

The project focuses on three key components designed to strengthen Dominica’s resilience to climate variability and change by. It will equip farmers with tools to plant climate resilient crops, retrofit critical disaster management infrastructure and expand public awareness and employing training programmes for farmers and other key stakeholders.