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4.7. (...) Saint Kitts and Nevis, together with other Caribbean countries, has signed a memorandum of understanding endorsing the partnership between the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Organization for Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Central American Isthmus (OSPESCA) for the conservation, management, and sustained development of marine life. Assistance was also provided by the Government during the COVID-19 pandemic.

4.10. During the period under review, the agriculture sector continued benefiting from SIDF[Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation of Saint Kitts & Nevis] financing, but this assistance is currently terminated. Assistance was concentrated on six projects: (...) (ii) the Hydroponics Community Farms project, focused on training to help grow crops vertically in stacked pots of coconut; (iii) the Agricultural Resource Management (ARM) Project, which helps farmers to use soil conservation and land management techniques to improve the quality and yield of their produce; and deals with the construction of shade houses and training farmers in the production of vegetables under shade houses; (...)

4.12. (...) The authorities indicate that the Capisterre Farm has now been divided into smaller plots to promote sustainable agriculture.

4.69. The principal object of the EC Act is to give effect to the purposes of the Treaty Establishing the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority signed at St George's, Grenada, on 4 May 2000, and to regulate an electronic communications service and an electronic communications network in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The objectives of the Act include to (...) (viii) ensure the overall development of electronic communications in the interest of the sustainable development of Saint Kitts and Nevis; (...)

4.88. The 2021 Act mandates that the Appropriate Authority for Aviation Security (SCASPA) shall be responsible for (i) establishing and properly staffing of a security organization; (ii) developing laws, regulations, programmes, policies, and procedures and ensuring that these requirements are effective, are being implemented, and are sustainable; (...)

1.4. The agriculture sector (...) continues to struggle with structural constraints, including (...) and climate change. (...)

1.5. During the review period, the authorities launched the Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) (2018‐2028), (...). Sectors defined as priority sectors for adaptation action include tourism, water, agriculture, fisheries, infrastructure and spatial planning, natural resource management (terrestrial, coastal, and marine), education, and health. The NAP is supplemented by several documents, including Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan Stocktaking, Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Report; Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan Roadmap and Capacity Development Plan 2018-2028; Saint Lucia's Climate Change Communications Strategy; Saint Lucia's Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Water Sector (Water SASAP) 2018-2028; Saint Lucia's Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Agriculture Sector (Agriculture SASAP) 2018-2028; Saint Lucia's Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Fisheries Sector (Fisheries SASAP) 2018-2028; Saint Lucia's Portfolio of Project Concept Notes for the Water Sector 2018-2028; Saint Lucia's Portfolio of Project Concept Notes for the Agriculture Sector 2018-2028; Saint Lucia's Portfolio of Project Concept Notes for the Fisheries Sector 2018-2028; Monitoring and Evaluation Plan of Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Planning Process; Guidelines for the Development of Sectoral Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans: Saint Lucia's Experience under Its National Adaptation Planning Process.

Table 1.1 Selected economic indicators, 2014-21
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GDP by economic activity (% of current GDP): Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities: (2014) 0.7, (2015) 0.3, (2016) 0.7, (2017) 0.5, (2018) 0.5, (2019) 0.6, (2020) 0.5, (2021) 0.3
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1.15. (...) The IMF also noted that specific structural investments are critical to increase growth potential and to reduce output volatility. The key priorities identified include (i) investing in physical and financial resilience to natural disasters and climate change, to support growth, and improve the fiscal sustainability outlook – the IMF considered the Government's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) an important step in this direction that could, however, benefit from fiscal reforms that integrate climate adaptation objectives in government budget practices, public financial management and public procurement, together with a strong disaster insurance strategy; (...) (iii) investing in renewable energy to enhance energy security and reduce energy cost; (...)

1.24. This first programme was followed in July 2020 by a more comprehensive one: the Saint Lucia National COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Resilience Plan, which primarily sought to achieve the following six objectives: (...) and (vi) build resilience to natural disasters and hazards. (...)