The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Program (CREDP), in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), with support from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Republic of Guyana, will be convening the first High Level Seminar on "Expanding Bioenergy Opportunities in the Caribbean."

The key objectives of this seminar are:

1. To disseminate the results of recent studies on bioenergy in the Caribbean, including the potential for regional carbon finance opportunities under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM);

2. To convey and formalize the regional efforts towards the development of the Caribbean Renewable Energy, Energy efficiency and Bioenergy Action Program (CREBAP);

3. To initiate a dialogue towards the organization and preparation of regional agro-energy strategy, including bioethanol, biodiesel, and bagasse cogeneration opportunities;

4. To facilitate dialogue between the public sector, private investors, carbon financiers, and project developers interested in the Caribbean bioenergy industry.