Gov’t now seeking Climate Change Trust Fund board nominees
Three years following its disbandment, the government is now actively seeking applicants from the private sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to form a new Climate Change Trust Fund Board (CCTFB).
A notice was issued yesterday, March 3 inviting written applications and nominations of persons for appointment to the board.
In the notice, it was highlighted that the public is afforded the opportunity to nominate candidates for appointment.
According to the notice, the board serves to facilitate links between domestic and international climate change finance sources and serves as a catalyst to attract investments to implement priority climate change adaptation and mitigation actions.
The board also functions as the national implementing entity to receive direct financing from any external sources to carry out climate change adaptation and mitigation projects and programmes.
Who can apply and be nominated
The six non-government applicants or nominations are required to be either a private sector representative of the tourism industry; a private sector representative of the financial services sector; a private sector representative of any sector responsible for making contributions to the fund, not already represented on the board; or a representative from an academic or research organisation ordinarily resident in the territory.
Further, applications can also be received from persons who are either a representative from a non-governmental organisation or community-based organisation ordinarily resident in the territory and an individual ordinarily resident in the territory, who may possess relevant knowledge, expertise or experience related to the purposes of the Climate Change Trust Act.
The Board of Trustees is primarily responsible for providing the organisation with sound governance, fiduciary and strategic oversight, and direction.
It is also required to oversee the operations of the organisation, ensuring that the public’s trust is upheld, the mission addresses the climate resilient strategic actions for the Virgin Islands, the practices are ethical, and legal requirements are met.
Another responsibility of the board is assuring the financial integrity and solvency of the organisation and establishing procedures to safeguard the organisation from fraud and risk.
The closing date for applications and nominations to the board is on March, 29.
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they need to stop charging people the climate tax when they come in, what a scam
The CoI already has picked all the board member for the CCTFB. Thank you
SMDH! More Boards!
Don’t they normally go to PL as Board member of all VIP government boards?
We had a perfectly working board in place but politics dismantled it
What happened to the board members that were illegally disbanded?
The original board members had transparency and had to go. What has happened to the millions of dollars collected?
What does this even mean? Nothing about the urgent steps we need to take as a territory with about 40% of our land at extreme risk of sea level rise.
Wait for it…Mr. Delta
So this is another episode of whats next ? / these pretenders are only flexing their creative skills ( negatively of course ?
Though this climate thing might seems like a good thing, it’s not cracked up to what appears to be. More taxes are coming in the pipe line to hard working people who just wants to live and move forward after this scamdemic.
Fossil Fuels-Tax increase (incentives to purchase renewable energy products) which is another sham by the way.
Consumption or Carbon Tax are in the books and ready to go.
Anything deemed impacting the climate(mainly people) will be ‘t-axed’ into oblivion.
No rest for the New Order of things, one must just adapt and try to work with or around the New Order of things.
What was under the sea is now land, what was land is now under the sea. Where there was lush green forest and savannah , there is now dessert and or ice. The earth will continue to transfigure and transform itself over time.
How much does feces, urine, blood and semen disintegrate in the ocean?
Do any minute particles and even larger chunks end up in the food chain?
Has the fish, conch, crab or lobster been contaminated with micro particles of those human waste?
With a billion cruise ships emptying their toilets tanks at sea daily, how long will the sea food be safe for consumption?
Another save the earth issue no one looks at.
The new compliance, recently gazetted, that will have to be adhered to by NPOs will probably empty out a few NPOs of people unable or unwilling to meet the various over the top standards being set. When all is said and done I don’t know who or what kind of people will want to join boards and deal with all the nonsense that will be imposed on them. Of course if money is involved there will be a long line of folks waiting to get their hands on it and they will be able to find ways to be compliant. I don’t know how much climate change will be impacted by the money after people finish with any available funds. No money, however, no love and no volunteers.