This 3-day virtual course will explore the origins of the Blue Economy, how it is regulated under international, regional and national governance frameworks, with a particular emphasis on how the trade context affects and is affected by the Blue Economy Agenda. Using case studies, it will also consider how the blue economy and its sustainable…
The SRC is pleased to invite you to the Special International Women's Day SRC Lunchtime Chat on Friday 3rd March 2023 at 11 am (AST), featuring Ambassador Gail Mathurin for her outstanding service in trade. Register using the link below https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tnDuUYPPSwq3xfiyl2j-FA
Every year, students enrolled in the SRC's Master's in International Trade Policy Programme embark on a Study Tour to Geneva Switzerland where they are given the opportunity to attend sessions at a number of multilateral institutions including the United Nations and World Trade Organization. For the first time, the SRC's MITP study tour will be…
Please join the SRC and the LHRU on Tuesday, July 18th at 12:30-2:00 pm (Atlantic Standard Time) for our upcoming Lunch Time Chat on "Trade and the Bridgetown Declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health". Please see the flyer for our esteemed panelists. Register in advance via Zoom here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DPTaUYnLRaKZpy2PNtz0pg
Transitioning to a circular economy can contribute to addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation and the impact of water stress, and pollution. Africa and the Caribbean, being two of the world’s regions that are most vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change, stand to benefit from adopting circular economy principles.
Join the Shridath Ramphal Centre (SRC) for its 2nd Virtual Trade and Investment Research Series (VTIRS) on Friday, October 6, 2023 at 10 am (Atlantic Standard Time). SRC Junior Research Fellow, Alicia Nicholls, will present the findings of her recent SRC Policy Brief on "Caribbean and African SIDS International Investment Agreements and Climate Action"...
Dear Friend of the SRC,
We are pleased to invite you to our Special Lunch Time Chat on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) via Zoom teleconference, entitled "Bringing CARICOM Trade and Climate Communities Together...
The SRC is pleased to invite you to the first webinar of 2024! This SRC Lunchtime Chat Webinar, entitled "Developing Country Responses to the EU CBAM", will explore the legality, practicality and effectiveness of the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU CBAM) and how various developing countries have responded to it since it entered into application in its transitional phase in 2023...
The Virtual event will include the award of our 2024 Distinguished Woman in Trade to Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul, the Barbados launch of the book 'Trade Policy and Gender Equality' published by Cambridge University Press, and edited by Dr. Jan Yves Remy, Dr. Amrita Bahri, and Dr. Dorotea Lopez, followed by a discussion on 'Breaking Barriers:…
The third of the series will be held on Friday, 12 April 2024 at 11:00 am AST and feature Christopher Richards a MITP graduate who will present his research papers under the theme “Exploring Barbados’ 2007-2012 Industrial Policy Framework’s Support of Export Diversification in Goods and Services, and Improvements which can be made to the New Policy“.…
