 The EECA-led Karakom-Abriradi Regional Workshop sought to engage senior Caribbean agriculture policymakers and ministry officials in roundtable discussions on precise climate interventions that may be initiated originally to support ongoing actions towards the sustainable agri-economy in the future. EECA representative to the Eastern Caribbean states Greg Rawlins, in referring to this week's exercise as highly relevant in this juncture of agri-food development in the region, says the outcomes of the project entitled Strengthening the Foundation for a Climate Responsive Agriculture Sector in the Caribbean is the first GCF multi-country readiness project of its kind to be implemented in the Caribbean. The project seeks to strengthen the foundation to increase the capacity of the agricultural sector in the Caribbean countries to assess climate finance for building resilience and promoting low-carbon development. Such financing will be critical if the agricultural sector is going to respond effectively to adaptation measures to the significant adverse impacts of climate change. Minister for Agriculture Honourable Alfred Prosper in acknowledging the timeliness of the Abiriradi Regional Workshop says, by combining efforts to simultaneously support and implement a region-wide strategy to boast resilience against climate impacts on the sector, it is the best way forward to not only boast the activity within the sector itself, but also enhance food security interventions being undertaken within the Caribbean agri-economic space. Events such as this regional workshop provide a much needed platform for the sharing of information and networking that will empower and position policymakers in the agricultural sector to develop strategies for building a climate resilient agricultural sector in the region. More specifically, the regional workshop will reflect on some of the key outputs of the project which is focused on developing and rebranding Caribbean agriculture as low emissions, improving the capacity to access the climate finance for building resilience and promoting low-carbon development. Nine Caricom Member States will work collaboratively to augment technological capacities and other climate-responsive solutions to address the ongoing impacts and often unexpected incidents of climate change on the agricultural sector. From the Ministry of Agriculture, this is Amanda Fee-Clock reporting.