Government institutional capacity and arrangements for Sustainable development in the Grenadine islands (2003)

This review of institutional capacity and arrangements for the Governments of Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines is part of an initial (Phase I) assessment of the capacity of stakeholders to take part in the project on Sustainable Integrated Development and Biodiversity Conservation in the Grenadine Islands, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 

The primary goal of the project is “The integrated and sustainable development of the Grenadine Islands area for the social and economic well being of the people who live there; as a contributor to the national economics and to conserve their biodiversity”. This indicates that the main avenue for satisfying the goal would be through the natural resource management and conservation perspective. Even so, a number of governance agencies, although not directly involved in natural resource management and conservation, as essential services, must also be considered as primary stakeholders. 

The purpose of this appraisal is to provide for stakeholders and the project implementers an overview of the structure and inter-relations of government as they pertain to the objectives of the project, i.e. the Grenadines, sustainable development, and environmental management. The document will guide the project and stakeholders in regard to which government departments need to be involved in co-management and the extent of their capability to be involved, for example, in co-managing a park, tourism project, fishery, etc

Area of interest: Grenada

Year: 2003