FISH-ADAPT: Transforming climate resilience and sustainability in Saint Lucia's fisheries communities
The FISH-ADAPT project will address financial, market, technical, institutional and information barriers that hinder climate resilience in the fisheries and aquaculture sector of Saint Lucia.
Climate change is significantly impacting fishery habitats and disrupting fishing operations in Saint Lucia and is projected to threaten the long-term sustainability of fish stocks and the local livelihoods of fishers. The climate change stressors on the marine environment of greatest significance to Saint Lucia’s fisheries and coastal sea moss farms are the accelerating rate of sea level rise (SLR), ocean acidification (OA), increasing sea surface temperature (SST), and increased frequency of extreme weather events (e.g. high winds, storms and hurricanes), and associated storm surges. Climate change also impacts inland aquaculture because of increased air temperature and changing precipitation patterns.
The project reduces climate vulnerability by improving the safety of fishing operations, improving the design of aquaculture farming facilities incorporating Nature-based Solutions (NbS), and improving the resilience of boat ramps, jetties, storage buildings and processing sites against storms and sea level rise.
The project will achieve this ambition by delivering four outcomes: transform and reorient fishing systems for safety in a changing climate, implement Nature-based Solutions and sustainable fishing practices to improve ecosystem health and fish stock sustainability in response to climatic changes, increase financial resilience and diversify incomes for fishing sector stakeholders, and strengthen institutional structures for participatory climate adaptation.
GCF support through the Readiness programme was provided to develop the project.
Project timeline
Pipeline
09 Feb 2021 • 1606 days
Concept note received
09 Feb 2021
Funding proposal received
22 Oct 2024
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
25 Oct 2024
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
01 Apr 2025
Cleared by iTAP
09 Jun 2025
Approved
03 Jul 2025 • 2 days
Approved by GCF Board
03 Jul 2025
FAA executed
03 Jul 2025
Under implementation
04 Jul 2025 • 24 days so far
FAA effective
04 Jul 2025
Disbursement - USD 3,158,997
11 Jul 2025
To be completed
04 Jul 2030 • 1,803 days to go
One region
- Latin America and the Caribbean
One country
One priority group
- Small Island Developing States
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing21% disbursed
Instrument | Amount |
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Grant | USD 14,750,000 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 14,750,000 |
Co-financing
Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | Grant | USD 1,656,712 |
Co-Financing | In-kind | USD 307,250 |
Total Co-Financing |
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USD 1,963,962 |
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Deputy Director-General
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National Designated Authority
Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy
Permanent Secretary, Department of Economic Development
1st Level, Finance Administrative Centre, Pointe Seraphine, Castries, Saint Lucia
Chief Economist, Department of Economic Development
2nd Level, Finance Administrative Centre, Pointe Seraphine, Castries, Saint Lucia
Economist, Department of Economic Development
2nd Level, Finance Administrative Centre, Pointe Seraphine, Castries, Saint Lucia