SVG receives equipment to manage Sargassum

STVINCENT AND THE Grenadines (SVG) is among five Caribbean countries that received equipment under the Improving National Sargassum Management Capacities in the Caribbean project to address the prob‑lem of sargassum invasion.

The regional initiative, funded by the Government of Japan, is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in close coordina‑tion with national agencies responsible for coastal and environmental management in each country, a release states.

SVG received a tailored package of onshore and nearshore equipment to enhance the country’s ability to collect, remove, transport, and safely dispose of sargassum. The handover ceremony was held at the Modern Port in Kingstown on February 19, 2026, attended by offi‑cials from the Ministry of Fisheries, Marine and Land Conservation and Climate Resilience; the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Transformation; the United Nations Develop‑ment Programme; and the Embassy of Japan.

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