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Annual Implementation Report Summary for Citizens Rapport Annuel de Mise en Œuvre 2018 Résumé à l’attention des citoyens Annual implementation Report Summary for citizens INTERREG Caraïbes: A European programme to promote cooperation in the Caribbean INTERREG Caraïbes provides financial support for projects associating European (from Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Saint-Martin) and non-European (more than 40 countries and territories) partners in the Caribbean. This programme is therefore a major support for operational cooperation in the area. INTERREG Caraïbes is a partnership programme: it is managed by the Regional Council of Guadeloupe – its Managing Authority, jointly with the European partners (French Guiana Territorial Collectivity, Martinique Territorial Collectivity, Saint-Martin Collectivity, the representatives of the French State and the European Commission) and non-European (represented by regional international organizations: Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States*, CARIFORUM*, Association of Caribbean States*, Association of Caribbean OCT* etc). By setting up a regular dialogue between these partners, it contributes to the development of institutional cooperation in the Caribbean. Joint projects for shared issues and challenges As of December 31st, 2018, 22 projects are financed by the INTERREG Caraïbes programme. This programme has a budget of more than 64 million euros from the ERDF* and about 3 million euros from the EDF* to support cooperation projects aimed to face with issues and stakes shared by the Caribbean area. INTERREG Caraïbes key figures in 2018 More than 40 million euros Financial breakdown by theme: engaged, and about 24 modeled amounts and programmed amounts million euros ERDF remaining to be engaged. 6% Jobs and 76% of the EDF envelope 5% 18% Emploi et innovation innovation engaged. Remaining to 7% 5% be engaged for EDF- 24% RisquesNatural naturels risks 12% 0% ERDF projects: 506 186€ 11% Environnement naturel et ERDF programmed Natural and cultural 22 supported projects, of culturel amounts environment which 7 articulating the Santé publique ERDF Public Health EDF and ERDF amounts on the st 22% EnergiesRenewable renouvelables 1 decommitment model 14% 23% energies avoided 30% Capital humain Human capital 19 information /training sessions with project AssistanceTechnical technique holders 23% assistance 2 Annual Implementation Report 2018 - Summary for Citizens INTERREG CARIBBEAN Program 2014-2020 A programming period under the EDF funds, this articulation is extended sign of performance till October 2020. To date, 7 projects are supported by this innovative device. In financial terms, the INTERREG Caraïbes programme for the period 2014- 2020 has a programming rate of 63%, meaning more than 40 million euros allocated to cooperation projects in the A support to partners and project area. INTERREG Caraïbes thus ranks leaders for a reinforced partnership amongst the INTERREG programmes of Engaged alongside the project holders for the ORs that have the highest financial the success of their projects, the programming rate. programme team conducted 19 Efficient tools and support have been information and training sessions in 2018. set by the program. The deployment of SYNERGIE-CTE*, completed at the end of 2018, has in particular made it possible to avoid decommitment. Some recruitment within the Joint Secretariat has been carried out and others are to come to strengthen management capacities. In October 2018, a training session INTERREG Caraïbes has a quality bringing together the various OR partners programming with 22 selected of the programme was also organized in structuring projects. They respond in a link with INTERACT* so as to enhance the concrete way to one or more stakes of the managers' skills. Caribbean cooperation area and federate a rich and relevant partnership. These are cooperation projects whose benefits are fairly distributed among the partners: "win- win" projects (cf: list of supported projects below). INTERREG Caraïbes: innovating to enhance Caribbean cooperation The partners also reunited during the Monitoring and Selection Committees in The INTERREG Caraïbes programme is Martinique back in December 2018, and precursor: it is the only INTERREG were thus able to exchange with project program to jointly manage the ERDF and holders on the status of the the EDF. Thanks to this articulation, the implementation of their projects and their European partners' activities engaged in first achievements. an INTERREG Caraïbes project can be co-financed via the ERDF and those of Caribbean partners eligible via the EDF. This experimentation enables a more balanced and deeper cooperation in the Caribbean. Following the signature in 2018 of an addendum to the agreement delegating 3 Annual Implementation Report 2018 - Summary for Citizens INTERREG CARIBBEAN Program 2014-2020 A diversified and innovative communication The programme's website, developed in all its functionalities at the end of 2018, enables each project holder to have direct communication with the public thanks to fun functionalities and mini project "sites". Website : https://www.interreg-caraibes.fr/ INTERREG Caraïbes has also been one of the first INTERREG programmes to host In particular, an "opportunities" section has European volunteers from the initiative been created to enable potential leaders to INTERREG Volunteer Youth (IVY) and seek partners or to the institutions that so sent a volunteer to an extra-community wish to make themselves known as territory. Since 2017, 8 volunteers have interested in a partnership. contributed to the visibility of INTERREG Caraïbes projects and programme, INTERREG Caraïbes is also present on including 3 whom worked jointly with the social networks Facebook, Twitter, teams of the Joint Secretariat, of the LinkedIn, Youtube… Managing Authority and the OECS to bring 1. Facebook life and ensure the proper functioning of : https://www.facebook.com/SecretariatConjoint /?ref=bookmarks the programme. 2. Twitter : https://twitter.com/InterregC IVY Brochure :https://www.interreg- 3. Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/interregcar caraibes.fr/news/dispositif-interreg-volunteer-youth aibes/?hl=fr 4. Linkedin :https://www.linkedin.com/in/interreg- caraibes-a2b1b7164/ The post 2020 period… 5. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIn In 2018, the European Commission _ZVimtz6D3Hpdw4nzhJQ/featured?view_as=sub published the first projects of scriber regulations for the period 2021-2027. These first proposals recognize the specific nature of the ORs* through the creation of a component dedicated to them, and the possibility to extend the articulation EDF-ERDF experimented by INTERREG Caraïbes to these programmes. Committed since 2000 to reinforcing regional cooperation, INTERREG Caraïbes has presented its proposals to On the occasion of the 40th edition of the ensure that future regulations take greater Rum Route, the programme held a stand account of the specificities and needs of in the Pointe à Pitre village (in the Caribbean area. Guadeloupe) where project leaders were invited to promote their projects. 4 Annual Implementation Report 2018 - Summary for Citizens INTERREG CARIBBEAN Program 2014-2020 General presentation of the projects selected by the INTERREG Caraïbes programme as of December 31rst 2018 As of December 31st 2018, 22 projects were selected and are supported by INTERREG Caraïbes. Amongst these projects, 7 benefit from EDF and ERDF subsidies. In total, this means that 40,282,284.04 € of ERDF funding has been programmed, that is almost 63% of the programme budget. Axes Projects Total cost INTERREG Territories and Objectives and results Caraïbes partner organisation Financing MYCONOVA 1 308 214€ 1 293 214€ Martinique, Cuba, Reinforce the economic diversification of territories through the transfer of Spain knowledge in "applied mycology" and the marketing of innovative mycological products. CARIBIX 920 608€ 335 036€ Saint-Martin, Create and network the GIX2 in the Caribbean to improve the quality and Guadeloupe, Saint- security of the Internet connection, enable the digital existence of the Barthelemy, CTU1 area and prevent populations from being cut off from the world in the Jobs and event of a natural disaster. innovation OHADAC 2 930 696€ 2 198 022€ Guadeloupe, Haïti, Create a regional mediation and arbitration center in order to secure the CAIC3 settlement of disputes originating from commercial contracts. Caribbean 3 372 002€ 2 529 001,5€ Martinique, French Create and structure a international grand nautical route for Land and ODYSSEA Guiana, Colombia, Sea as a vehicle for the economic development sectors of the Caribbean Blue Growth Cuba, Mexico (Odyssea Protect charter and model - UNESCO - Council of Europe) Multi- Destination READY 4 910 057€ 3 000 000€ Guadeloupe, France, Reinforce the preparation of interventions in the face of risks related to TOGETHER OECS natural disasters in Caribbean territories by pooling of resources in the process of coordinating tools and countries' autonomous response capacities in the event of natural risks. 1 Caribbean Telecommunication Union 2 Global Internet eXchange 3 Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce Annual Implementation Report 2018 - Summary for Citizens INTERREG CARIBBEAN Program 2014-2020 RADAR 1 868 750€ 1 293 750€ Saint-Martin and Sint- Acquire a new weather radar to improve the accuracy of weather Maarten forecasts in the Lesser Antilles. CARIB-COAST 2 505 264€ 2 240 782€ Guadeloupe, Create a Caribbean surveillance, coastal risk prevention and climate Natural
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