#TurksandCaicos, June 1, 2022 – The Turks and Caicos Islands will play host country for the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) scheduled to take place virtually June 1 – 10 and June 13 – 16, 2022, on Providenciales under the theme “Measure Better to Target Better: Adaptation and Resilience.

Over 200 delegates, including Government Ministers and officials, private sector representatives, members of civil society, academia, and media, are expected to attend the Meeting. The programme for this year’s meeting focuses on the greater use of knowledge-based decision-making in addressing the Region’s economic and environmental challenges.

Preceding the June 13th -16th, stakeholders will participate in strategic discussions during a Webinar Series on June 1st on Regional Food Security: Streamlining Logistics to bring products to market, Global Sustainable Development and Net-Zero Agendas and its impact on Caribbean Energy Transition, and the President’s Chat Series which will examine current trends in Innovative Financing for Sustainable Development that features the Presidents of the African Development Bank, Caribbean Development Bank, European Investment Bank and Inter-American Development Bank.

The Meeting that will be held under the chairmanship of the Honourable Charles Washington Misick, Premier of TCI and CDB Governor for the British Overseas Territories, has a substantive agenda that covers a wide range of ideas on topics with a specific focus on sustainable development:

• The William G. Demas Memorial Lecture, a signature event where distinguished speaker Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of The African Development Bank, will provide the Keynote address.
• Youth Outreach Programme, whereby the Bank will engage directly with Turks and Caicos Islands youth on sustainable development issues.
• During the Meeting, the Bank will also convene a Seminar, Measuring Vulnerability and Resilience for Small States: The Recovery Duration Adjuster

The CDB’s Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors is held annually in one of the Bank’s 29-member countries. This official gathering is the organization’s flagship forum for discussion among the institution’s Governors and sector leaders.