FIGURE 1: SIX INTEGRATED STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF THE RESILIENCE MODEL Building Economic Resilience Building Social Resilience (Driver) Strengthening Governance Strong Economic Growth Improved quality of life Reduced environmental vulnerability An integrated Community with equity for all (Driver) Strengthening CARICOM Unity Building Environmental Resilience Building Technological Resilience Further, in implementing these six (6) Strategic Priorities, there is ready acknowledgement of critical enablers for success, where specific action must be taken. Also shown in the Matrix at Figure 2, among these enablers is coordinated foreign policy – an essential tool for promoting the interests of the Region both internally and externally and mobilising resources for implementation. A second key enabler for success is research and development and innovation. The six point Strategic Framework follows. 11 | P a g e