Presentation by Dianne Ashton-Smith, Red Stripe, as part of the webinar "Advancing National Adaptation Planning: Engaging the private sector in the process", held on November 07, 2019.

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In your field, what
is the range of
private sector
actors you work
with on
adaptation?
• New Fortress Energy for
the use of LNG
• Tertiary Institutions for
Research & Development
• 360 Recycle Manufacturing
to establish a Circular
Economy
• Bottle-preneurs in our Red-
cycle initiative
• Over 100 farmers [sole
proprietors and firms]
farming on approx. 1,000
acres to cultivate cassava
• FERSAN: fertilizers,
chemicals and land
preparation to identify the
best goods and methods
that are climate smart for
soil conservation
• Tremendous opportunity
as we seek to develop a
water harvesting project

3. What kinds of
institutional
arrangements
effectively
engage these
actors in
adaptation
planning?
• Contracts that outline
conditions of engagement
and cultivation practices
• Workshops, meetings and
capacity building sessions
• Provision of technical
assistance through the use
of Extension Officers
• Access to financing
FARMERS
• Partner agreements
• Monthly meetings
• Knowledge sharing fora where we
share adaptation best practices
and review government policy. Two
such sessions held to date looking
at Climate Smart Cassava
Cultivation, and Watershed
Protection & Water Conservation
SUPPLIERS/PARTNERS

4. Have you
engaged in
your country’s
NAP process?
If so, how?