fresh water resources such as Guyana, Belize, Suriname, Haiti, Jamaica
and Trinidad and Tobago;
(d)
v.
Stabilize and gradually enhance the contribution of fish catches from
marine and inland waters, while ensuring long-term sustainability through
improved, cooperative management and conservation measures using an
ecosystem approach to fisheries, as well as through adoption of proper
legal, regulatory and institutional measures, and technological
innovations, to develop underutilized and unutilized species, address
overfishing, and eradicate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)
fishing in the CARICOM Member States;
vi.
Developing a risk mitigation framework to reduce the impact of climate
change;
vii.
Develop programs to provide alternatives for the traditional agriculture;
Developing the Air/Maritime Transport Infrastructure and Services – to improve
accessibility and mobility for people and goods; enhance competitiveness at a
global level; improve access to traditional and non-traditional markets; improve
maritime and air transport reliability, efficiency, safety and security; establish a
single/integrated
airspace;
harmonize
the
regulatory,
institutional
and
administrative environment. In that regard, specific interventions will include:
i.
Developing the framework for effective delivery of air and maritime
transportation, including implementation of the Aid for Trade Strategy for
Modernization of Freight Logistics, Maritime Transport, Trade Facilitation
and Maritime Cargo and Passenger Services;
ii.
Addressing cost and sustainability of transportation in the Region;
iii.
Addressing ease of travel in the Region.
Initiatives over the Plan period to 2019 will be guided by the programme of action
developed by the Regional Transport Commission.
(e)
Energy Efficiency, Diversification and Cost Reduction – Focused on optimizing
existing assets, reducing the high cost of energy inputs (particularly in production)
through enhanced functional cooperation, and development of alternative energy
to meet CARICOM’s target of 20% by 2017 for the contribution of renewable
energy to the total electricity supply mix. Therefore this strategy will address
energy efficiency across all sectors, development and use of renewable energy,
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