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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

INTERREG Caraïbes provides financial support for projects associating European (from , , 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

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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.

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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, , 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, , Sea as a vehicle for the economic development sectors of the Caribbean Blue Growth Cuba, Mexico (Odyssea Protect charter and model - UNESCO - Council of ) Multi- Destination

READY 4 910 057€ 3 000 000€ Guadeloupe, , 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.

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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 .

CARIB-COAST 2 505 264€ 2 240 782€ Guadeloupe, Create a Caribbean surveillance, coastal risk prevention and climate Natural Risks Martinique, change adaptation network. and , and Porto-Rico

ODYSSEA 6 852 327€ 5 139 245,25€ Martinique, Development of an outstanding ecotourism of the historic maritime routes Caribbean Guadeloupe, Saint- of the Antilles cross-bordering navigation basin. Establishment of a Land Blue Routes Lucia, OECS and Sea route to valorize the natural and cultural heritage so as to make stopovers in the city-ports and companies of the blue growth.

OSAIN 2 121 614€ 1 484 073€ Martinique, TRAMIL4 Scientifically validate, valorize and share the traditional uses of network Caribbean medicinal plants so as to promote their use in health and Natural and education systems. cultural environment CARIFORTS 1 520 504€ 1 356 666€ Guadeloupe, Networking the Caribbean forts to valorize and develop these tourist Martinique, Cuba, Haïti, assets and propose tourist circuits around the forts.

Porto-Rico, Sint- Eustatius, Saint-Kitts et , and

OSATOURC II 1 104 686€ 870 514€ Guadeloupe, Valorize, network and upgrade the skills of Caribbean craft heritage Martinique, French actors (basketry, cuisine, dance, music). , , Saint-Lucia, Cuba and Trinidad

Caribbean 1 537 442€ 1 339 792€ Guadeloupe, French Create complementarities between different artistic forms (dance, circus, Dance and Guyana, Martinique, street arts) and propose trainings in cultural entrepreneurship, structure Circus France, Jamaica, Saint- the Caribbean artistic and cultural sector, develop and disseminate Passport Lucia artistic creations of the area.

4 The TRAMIL network (Traditional Medecine for the ) is comprised of universities, NGOs, research centers from the following countries and territories: , Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Guatemala, , Jamaica, Mexico, Porto Rico, , Trinidad, St Barthelemy, , Argentina, Brazil. Annual Implementation Report 2018 - Summary for Citizens INTERREG CARIBBEAN Program 2014-2020

CAP 3D 211 053€ 112 513€ Martinique, Trinidad Set up a university exchange program as regards to 3D animation, video and Tobago games and special effects.

Human Capital

AT1 CRG 2 438 1 829 220,21€ Cooperation area The file aims to enable the co-financing of the salaries of the Guadeloupe 960,28€ INTERREG Caribbean, 's agents assigned 100% to the management and animation of the Guadeloupe INTERREG Caribbean program 2014-2020, as well as the indirect costs relating to the performance of these functions as Managing Authority and Technical as Joint Secretariat. Assistance AT2 CRG 1 236 927 037,58€ Cooperation area The file aims to enable the co-financing of activities related to the 050,10€ INTERREG Caribbean, management and animation of the INTERREG Caribbean program 2014- Guadeloupe 2020 and projects cycle over the period 2014-2019, in accordance with the missions assumed by the Guadeloupe Region.

Axes EDF-ERDF projects

PAIRE 2 865 250€ ERDF : 1 850 000€ Guadeloupe, Antigua- Set up cooperation between three airlines so as to improve air services CARIBSKY EDF : 417 500€ and , Saint- in the Caribbean. This will enable passengers to travel easier from one Martin, Dominica to another (cheaper, more convenient, more destinations served and direct connections, more flight frequency and better coordinated hours).

Jobs TEECA 2 199 099€ ERDF : Martinique, OECS5, Assist export companies in 5 sectors identified as growth market for the and CEDA6 cooperation area. innovation 1 115 909€ EDF : 647 509€

RECAVACA 344 78€ ERDF : 216 088€ Guadeloupe, Haïti Structure the cocoa sector by developing the technical and professional EDF : 42 420€ skills of its stakeholders and developing innovative cocoa-based products.

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PREST 4 112 496€ ERDF : 2 911 910€ Guadeloupe, Improve the understanding and management of seismic and tsunami EDF : 68 800€ Martinique, France, risks by enhancing the skills of geophysicists in the area and Haïti, Cuba networking them. Natural risks

CARIMAM 3 213 519€ ERDF : 2 045 456€ Guadeloupe, French Networking marine protected areas dedicated to the preservation of EDF : 275 244€ Guyana, Martinique, marine mammals in the Greater Caribbean to improve their protection Saint-Martin, Saint- and the preservation of their natural habitat. Barthelemy, the United Natural States, Dominican and Republic cultural environme nt

CARES 5 652 737€ 4 239 553€ Guadeloupe, Develop a coordinated care pathway adapted to the needs of the Martinique, Saint- Caribbean population to guarantee quality of care for patients and favor Martin, Saint- the reception of Caribbean patients in institutions in the French Barthelemy, territories territories of the . Public health and member countries of the CAREST network, Saint-Vincent and the

ELAN 2 618 000€ ERDF: Martinique, France, Project of mobility and language capacities building project aimed at 1 968 000€ OECS, Jamaica, Haïti addressing the youth vulnerability, valorize Caribbean multilingualism, support innovation and, promote poles of expertise, remedy the

EDF : decreases in enrolment in secondary education and higher education Human Capital 300 000€ through a attractiveness policy for students and researchers in the Caribbean.

Annual Implementation Report 2018 - Summary for Citizens INTERREG CARIBBEAN Program 2014-2020

Glossary Managing The managing authority is the guarantor of the effectiveness, regularity of the management Authority and implementation of the operational program. For the INTERREG Caribbean program, the Regional Council of Guadeloupe acts as Managing Authority, continuity and capitalization the assets accumulated under the INTERREG III B and INTERREG IV programs. As such, it is the interlocutor and correspondent of the European Commission and ensures the application of Community regulations. It signs the grant agreement with the project holder if the project is retained by the Selection Committee.

Organization of The OECS is an international intergovernmental organization dedicated to harmonization Eastern and economic integration, the protection of human and legal rights, and the promotion of Caribbean States good governance in the independent and non-independent countries of the Eastern (OECS) Caribbean. The OECS has 11 Member States: , , Dominica, , , St. Christopher and Nevis, , and the Grenadines, the British , Martinique and Guadeloupe. Four territories have the status of associate members as they are not independent: the , Anguilla, which are part of the British Overseas Countries and Territories, and Martinique and Guadeloupe, French Overseas Departments. Saint-Martin is an Observer Member.

Association of The ACS is an organization that gathers 25 Member States: Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean States Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dominica, El (ACS) Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, , Mexico, Jamaica, , , and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent - and - the Grenadines, , , Venezuela and 10 associate members as non- independent territories: (Overseas Territory - Sea), British Virgin Islands, Curaçao Aruba (Overseas Territory - Netherlands Sea), France representing Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, and Saint Barthélemy; the Netherlands representing , , Sheba, Saint Eustatius, and Saint Martin. CARIFORUM The CARIFORUM is a sub-group belonging to the so-called ACP group of countries (, Caribbean, Pacific countries), which includes the following States: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, , Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, , Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Cuba which is an observer member. EDF The EDF "European Development Fund". The EDF provides development aid to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) and overseas countries and territories (OCTs). It finances cooperation activities and projects in favor of economic, social and human development as well as regional cooperation and integration.

ERDF The ERDF "European Regional Development Fund" is one of the structural funds of the European Union's Cohesion Policy, which aims to reduce the development gaps between with the objective of economic, social and territorial cohesion. The ERDF aims to finance projects that reinforce the competitiveness and attractiveness of regions.

INTERACT European program financed by the ERDF and focusing on the services delivery to support cooperation programs (Interreg, Interreg IPA-CBC and ENI CBC).

OCTs The Overseas Countries and Territories are constitutionally dependent on four European Union Member States: Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. OCT nationals are European citizens. These countries are not part of the EU territory but benefit from the associate status.

ORs The ORs are outermost regions of the European Union. It exists currently nine outermost regions: five French overseas departments, Martinique, , Guadeloupe, the and Reunion; a French , Saint-Martin, two Portuguese autonomous regions, Madeira and the Azores; and a Spanish autonomous community, the Canary Islands.

SYNERGY-CTE SYNERGIE-CTE is a tool that enables the dematerialized follow-up of INTERREG Caribbean projects.

Annual Implementation Report 2018 - Summary for Citizens INTERREG CARIBBEAN Program 2014-2020