The Story
The Caribbean Climate Innovation Center was launched in 2013 as a Consortium jointly managed by two leading scientific institutions in the Caribbean, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) based in Kingston, Jamaica and the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) located in Trinidad and Tobago. CCIC is a part of infoDev’s Climate Technology Program (CTP) which focus on empowering developing countries to proactively and profitably adapt, develop and deploy climate smart (clean tech) technologies and business models. This CTP is part of the broader Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) program being funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
MISSION STATEMENT
We enable entrepreneurs to solve climate-related challenges. Our Mission is to develop a vibrant cleantech ecosystem in the Caribbean and to provide access to space, resources, and funding to empower startups and businesses to scale while developing innovative solutions to climate change.
VISION STATEMENT
CCIC is the premier enabler for Green Tech Entrepreneurs’ entry into global markets while creating a cleaner and safer environment through innovation in the Caribbean.
Message from the CEO
CARLINTON BURRELL
We at the Caribbean Climate Innovation Center (CCIC) are very proud to be collectively working with the various agencies across the region, to increase and strengthen national machineries to support startups and business enterprise advancement to promote sustainable development and social changes, especially through climate change education and implementation.
In the Caribbean, the CCIC is here to ensure the development and growth of these enterprises and businesses to ensure they are scalable, sustainable and bankable. Through our programs, we aim to strengthen capacity in the region so that other enablers can best support and operationalize clean tech solutions and innovative businesses.
The contribution of entrepreneurship and innovation to economic prosperity has grown with the shift of the global economy towards a mode of production in which knowledge has become a key input. To be innovative and entrepreneurial is to be willing to devote yourself fully and unreservedly to making your business ideas a reality or find solutions to problems.
I would like to specially highlight that competitive businesses are those that exhibit a strong sense of social responsibility by always seeking the best interests of citizens and the country in which they operate.