Stakeholder Engagement Study CSL Focus Group Discussions Report: Part II

This Report covers the second phase of stakeholder engagement sessions in Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis during 10th March to 21st March 2025. Earlier sessions were convened in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda over the period 20th January 2025 to 31st January 2025. During these sessions, qualitative data was gathered on the potential impact of the mid-term measures regarding import and export of essential goods, food security, livelihoods, ports infrastructure and the transition to alternative fuels as part of climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. Maritime Administrators from the focus group countries who participated in the ISWG-GHG 19 and MEPC 83 negotiations played a key role in organizing and delivering the stakeholder sessions and their engagement helped ground the discussions in the realities of the ongoing IMO negotiations. These delegations are well-positioned to maintain continuity and institutional memory, ensuring that national actions remain informed by and are responsive to international efforts at advancing the GHG Strategy at national and international levels.