Documents III CDB/IDB Civil Society Meeting

Documents Attendance List (PDF, 908 Kb, En) Conference Outline & Agenda (PDF, 289 Kb, En) Conference Summary Report (PDF, 1700 Kb, En) Caribbean Security (PDF, 10876 Kb, En) Conference Summary Reprt & Annexes (PDF, 3263 Kb, En) Group 1: Crime (PDF, 115 Kb, En) Group 2: Food Security (PDF, 108 Kb, En) Group 3: Disaster Preparedness (PDF, 213 Kb, En) Group 4: Public Sector Modernization (PDF, 130 Kb, En) Group 6: Capacity Building (PDF, 115 Kb, En) IDB/CDB Core Team Report Document (PDF, 237 Kb, En) IDB/CDB Core Team Report Presentation (PDF, 197 Kb, En) Lucian Isidore Speech (PDF, 108 Kb, En) Mr. William Robinson's Welcoming Remarks (PDF, 95 Kb, En) P Desmond Brunton Speech (PDF, 84 Kb, En) Dr. Ivelaw Griffit Paper (PDF, 2239 Kb, En) Senator the Honourable Rennie Dumas Address (PDF, 161 Kb, En)

The first CDB/IDB dialogue with Civil Society Organizations (CSO's) in the Caribbean was held in Jamaica in February 2004. At that conference, it was agreed that in order for issues of particular relevance to the countries of the English-speaking Caribbean to be addressed more fully, a conference, separate from the IDB annual regional meeting, would be held every year with CSO's in the Caribbean.. The second joint CDB/IDB dialogue, which focused on "Strengthening Partnerships for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean", was held in Barbados on January 25-27, 2005. This third conference was held in Trinidad and Tobago on January 24 and 25, 2006 and focused on the theme, "CSO Responsibilities and Action in National Decision-making, Development Planning and Implementation". The conference had as its objectives to:

The planned outputs of the conference were for improved knowledge of CSOs' responsibilities and actions in national decision-making, development planning and implementation; improved networking amongst CSO's and CDB/IDB as well as with other development partners, and for specific recommendations and pathways for action.

Last updated: 03/27/07