Island Voices @ COP29

The National Bank of Dominica Ltd. (NBD) is the premier financial institution in Dominica, with XCD 1.67 billion (USD 614.7 million) in assets as of June 30, 2022. Our unwavering commitment is to empower individuals, organizations, and communities to achieve their financial goals.

Operating since 1978, NBD has been a trusted financial partner for 45 years, offering an array of financial products and services to cater to the unique needs of consumers, small businesses, and corporate clients, locally, regionally and globally. Our reach extends through our four branches, a wide network of ATMs, our user-friendly online platform (nbdominica.com), and convenient mobile banking services.

At NBD, our strength lies in our team of dedicated employees, numbering 178 strong, each committed to delivering top-notch service and expertise to our valued customers. We are proud to lead in every core business sector among banks in our local market.

NBD’s dedication to being a responsible corporate citizen has not gone unnoticed. We have earned accolades from our regulator, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), for our exemplary commitment to supporting communities and driving economic and social progress throughout Dominica. We are not just a bank; we are a catalyst for positive change and prosperity.

As we look ahead, we remain steadfast in our mission to facilitate success, foster prosperity, and continue our legacy of excellence in banking.

The Open Society Foundations champions the search for bold, democratic solutions to our urgent, common challenges that advance justice, equity, and human dignity.

We do this by supporting a wide array of independent voices and organizations around the world that provide a creative and dynamic link between the governing and the governed.

Our approach seeks to counter the narrow pursuit of political self-interest and short-term opportunism—in pursuit of a sustainable future for people and planet that leaves no one behind.

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre coordinates the Caribbean region’s response to climate change. Officially opened in August 2005, the Centre is the key node for information on climate change issues and on the region’s response to managing and adapting to climate change in the Caribbean.

It is a repository and clearing house for regional climate change information and data and provides climate change-related policy advice and guidelines to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States through the CARICOM Secretariat. In this role, the Centre is recognised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and other international agencies as the focal point for climate change issues in the Caribbean. It has also been recognised by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) as a Centre of Excellence, one of an elite few. This reputation is a major honour for the Centre, and it should be a great source of pride for the people of the Caribbean as well.

Climate change is not happening in isolation, and it does not respect boundaries. To build resilience and adapt to climate impacts, we need to better understand how climate change interacts with issues such as conflict, and how decisions made in one sector or country can have knock-on impacts on others. Located in the Blue Zone at COP29, the Climate, Peace and Transboundary Resilience Pavilion focuses on how to build resilience in a world of complex, interconnected threats. Its focus areas include: scaling up climate finance action for some of the world’s most vulnerable contexts, including fragile and conflict-affected countries and small islands: managing interconnecting threats and transboundary climate risks; and breaking down siloes between countries and across sectors to build meaningful climate resilience.

ODI is an independent, global think tank. We work to inspire people to act on injustice and inequality. Through research, convening and influencing, we generate ideas that matter for people and planet.

We lead thinking and agendas to deliver transformational change and bring about a global sense of resilient, just and equitable prosperity.

We deliver high-quality, internationally recognised research that informs policy design and convenes leadership across the global challenges identified above. We are a free thinking, inclusive and trusted think tank with a global footprint.

The Institute of Island Studies is a research, education, and public policy institute based at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The work of the Institute focuses on the culture, environment, and economy of small islands, with an emphasis on Prince Edward Island.

The Island Studies constellation at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada, consists of the following:

• Institute of Island Studies: a research, education, and public policy institute that focuses on the culture, environment, and economy of small islands
• Master of Arts in Island Studies Program: an interdisciplinary and policy-driven graduate program that critiques islands on their own terms

UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability: a research chair currently held by UPEI anthropologist Dr. Jean Mitchell

Island Studies Press: a book publisher whose publications focus on producing Island Studies scholarly material for a popular audience

At COP29, Extreme Hangout is pushing boundaries by creating a dynamic space for youth-led climate action. From November 11th to 22nd in the Green Zone, Extreme Hangout will host workshops and sessions addressing the unique climate challenges of the region, such as water scarcity and renewable energy innovations. The key themes explored include nature and biodiversity, protecting our blue heart, redefining wealth, power to the people, innovative minds, and sustainable futures, moving with purpose, from seed to sustainability, travelling lightly, changing the narrative, and embracing our shared humanity.

By fostering collaboration with new partners and speakers, Extreme Hangout is committed to empowering young changemakers to drive real, lasting solutions and shape the global climate agenda.

Cari-Bois is a Caribbean-wide community that brings together communities, academic, scientists, and journalists, to further educate the region about present-day environmental issues which affect the wellbeing of the region’s natural resources and livelihoods.