7 May 2019: The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) launched a knowledge platform to enhance civil society contributions to the SDGs. The ‘Caribbean Civil Society SDGs Knowledge Platform’ addresses implementation, monitoring and review of the 17 Goals. The platform highlights funding opportunities for civil society organizations to attend meetings, among other tools and resources.

The Platform is an online space to connect people and organizations with an interest in or information on the role of Caribbean civil society in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs. Users can click on icons of each SDGs to view relevant action by Caribbean civil society organizations (CSOs). For example, on SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions), news stories highlight an advocacy paper on improving the legal, fiscal and funding frameworks for civil society networks in Trinidad and Tobago, and share a case study on enhancing civil society’s contribution to governance and development in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Platform enables CSOs to showcase their own stories of their experiences in advocating for or implementing the SDGs through case studies, videos and photos, thus enhancing their capacity, voice and visibility in regional and national SDG actions and policies. CSOs can also use the Platform as a networking forum to exchange ideas and share lessons learned. The Platform also features a calendar of SDG-related events as well as SDG-related opportunities, such as funding for CSOs to attend meetings.

CANARI aims to promote and facilitate equitable participation and effective collaboration in the natural resources management critical for development in the Caribbean islands, including through supporting efforts to achieve the SDGs. CANARI created the Platform as part of project supported by the EU. [Caribbean Civil Society SDGs Knowledge Platform] [Video Introduction to the Platform]