Environmental Law, Policy and Governance Program
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Caribbean Emergency Legislation Project
Objective
The Department of Sustainable Development (DSD)
of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS-OAS), with
the support of the World Bank, is the executing agency for the Caribbean
Emergency Legislation Project (CELP). The objective of the project is to build
legislative capacity to enhance legal and institutional frameworks for state of
emergency and budget appropriation in eleven CARICOM countries and the Dominican
Republic. Further, the project aims to make recommendations on how to improve
legislative channels and administrative procedures during, and immediately
after, the occurrence of a natural disaster.
Pursuant to these objectives, the project will assess current
legal-institutional frameworks in the Caribbean applicable under a state of
emergency, review global best practices, and promote dialogue with national and
regional stakeholders, in order to ascertain areas for improvement and make
recommendations that are best suited for the Caribbean region.
Components
- Improving the Legal and Constitutional Frameworks Related to State of Emergency, more...
- National and Regional Outreach and Validation of Finding. more...
- Constitutional and Disaster Data.
Project Progress Reports
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Semester 1 Progress Report.
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Semester 2 Progress Report.
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Semester 3 Progress Report.
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Semester 4 Progress Report.
Documents
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The Caribbean Emergency Legislation Project Study.
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Draft Legislative Checklist for the Consideration of Lawmakers in Mainstreaming
Project Findings at the National Level.
CELP Country Profiles
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Antigua and Barbuda.
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Barbados.
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Belize.
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Dominica.
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Grenada.
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Haiti.
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Jamaica.
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Dominican Republic.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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Saint Lucia.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Trinidad and Tobago.