Caribbean Newsletter Spring 2025
A Celebration of Community and Climate Action
Our latest updates from across the Caribbean.
TNC in the Eastern Caribbean and the Government of Grenada hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the newly constructed Climate-Smart Fisher Facility in Soubise, St. Andrew, Grenada, on February 22, 2025. The dedication ceremony, themed “A Celebration of Community and Climate Action,” was attended by Grenada’s prime minister, the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, as well as the Hon.
Kerryne James, minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy. Also in attendance were representatives from key stakeholders and partners including the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and community fisher organizations.
The Soubise Fisher Facility—the first of its kind on the island—was designed with both nature and people in mind, integrating sustainable infrastructure such as solar panels and rainwater harvesting. Its grounds feature nature-based solutions such as grey and green shoreline stabilization measures that use natural rock sea walls (grey) and native coastal vegetation (green) to stabilize the shoreline on which the building rests. These measures absorb wave energy, improve nearshore habitats and reduce coastal erosion.
The first phase of the facility includes 21 lockers for fishers to securely store gear, washing stations for cleaning catch and equipment, and shower areas. Phase two will see the construction of a jetty that will allow fishers to better access the facility and improve transport of catch and gear, especially in situations where the area is inundated by sargassum seaweed. These innovative features make small-scale fishing safer, more efficient and environmentally sustainable.
The Soubise Fisher Facility was constructed under TNC’s Resilient Islands by Design initiative “Integrating Ecosystem and Community-based Approaches to Enhance Climate Change Adaptation in the Caribbean.” The facility is the culmination of a partnership between the Government of Grenada, TNC, the International Climate Initiative, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, IFRC and the Grenada Red Cross Society.
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