CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for International Development have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in climate resilience, sustainable development, and climate finance.
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla N. Barnett, and OPEC Fund President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, signed the MoU on 24 September 2026 on the margins of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The MoU provides a framework to support CARICOM Member States in enhancing access to climate finance, including through needs-based financing processes and the development of climate adaptation and mitigation projects.
It also provides for collaboration on policy diagnostics, reviews of national regulatory frameworks, research studies, vulnerability assessments, and initiatives that support climate action planning and implementation.
