Available Country Briefs
Each brief is a self-contained, print-ready document grounded in the country's most recent national budget address and platform data.
SVG faces EC$3.49B public debt (110.3% of GDP) and USD$282M in recent climate disaster losses. The 2026 Budget commits to a 70% renewable energy target by 2030 and debt-for-climate swap ambitions — but lacks a systematic climate expenditure tagging framework.
Saint Lucia's XCD 2.06B budget (largest in its democratic history) allocates 60.8% of capital to climate-responsive programmes — the highest in the OECS. Yet without systematic tagging, this investment cannot be verified for GCF co-financing or debt-for-climate swaps.
Grenada has mobilised US$140M in renewable energy financing and targets 100% RE by 2030. The 2026 Budget (EC$1.96B — a record) includes geothermal exploration, Blue Economy, and Hurricane Beryl reconstruction. The GCBT Portal provides the verified climate expenditure framework needed to leverage Grenada's low debt/GDP for a debt-for-climate swap.
The World's First Climate-Resilient Nation. Dominica's EC$1.213B record budget and DOMCREP EC$65M GCF grant require a verified MRV framework. The 10MW Roseau Valley geothermal plant (commissioning Dec 2025) and EC$116.1M transmission upgrade demand systematic climate budget tagging for GCF reporting.
As OECS Chair and co-architect of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), A&B leads the region with a GCF Readiness Score of 80/100 and a US$50M accreditation ceiling — expanded 5× since 2021. Historic ICJ/ITLOS legal victories create an unprecedented window to mobilise climate finance with verified budget data.
PM Mottley's Bridgetown Initiative is reshaping global climate finance. Barbados's Second NDC (Aug 2025) commits to 95% energy emissions reduction and net-zero by 2035. The GCBT Portal provides the domestic MRV infrastructure that validates the Bridgetown Initiative's demands of the international community.
PM Drew's Sustainable Island State Agenda and the world-class Nevis geothermal programme give SKN one of the Caribbean's most ambitious NDCs — 61% CO₂ reduction by 2030. Hosting the 2025 GCF Caribbean Dialogue, SKN committed to lead regional climate action. The GCBT Portal provides the MRV infrastructure to make that leadership bankable.
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Guyana's LCDS 2030 — backed by USD $750M in Norway REDD+ payments — is the Caribbean's most ambitious low-carbon growth strategy. With 18.4M ha of intact tropical forest and a booming oil economy, Guyana must demonstrate that its public expenditure aligns with its net carbon sink status. The GCBT Portal provides the MRV infrastructure to make that demonstration bankable.
Suriname is a net carbon sink — 93% forest cover absorbs more CO₂ than the country emits. Its NDC 3.0 (Nov 2025) commits to 35% GHG reduction by 2030. Yet Suriname's GCF readiness score of 44/100 is the lowest in CARICOM, limiting access to concessional climate finance. The GCBT Portal can identify the specific steps to raise this score and unlock GCF direct access.
Belize executed the world's landmark USD $364M Blue Bond debt swap in 2021 — protecting 30% of its ocean and generating USD $180M for marine conservation. Its NDC 3.0 targets 100% renewable electricity by 2033. The GCBT Portal provides the systematic MRV infrastructure to track Blue Bond proceeds and all climate expenditures in GCF-standard format.
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The GCBT Portal can prepare a tailored ministerial brief for any OECS or SIDS member state. Each brief is grounded in the country's most recent national budget address and pre-loaded platform data.