The Caribbean Chamber of Commerce in Europe (CCCE) has successfully concluded the second edition of the Caribbean Days – Journées des Caraïbes in Paris – as part of the Latin American and Caribbean Week at UNESCO’s headquarters.
The CCCE, founded in November 2019 to facilitate trade between the greater Caribbean and Europe and promote investments from Europe for the sustainable economic development of the Caribbean, said that the four-day event was held under the theme “Peace, Diversity and Sustainability”.
“The four days of cultural activities featuring Arts, Culinary Arts, Fashion, Films, Literature and Poetry, Music and Dance, reinforced CCCE’s unified vision, showcased the Caribbean’s strength of the creative industries at the world’s leading international organization for education, science, culture and heritage,” the CCCE said.
The event brought together Caribbean ambassadors and other diplomats of the public sector with the private sector, who were privy to special presentations from representatives of the Banque de France, Expertise France, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and French Senator Micheline Jacques, who is spearheading an economic partnership between the French Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) and Haiti.
Another highlight of the event was the round table discussion on sustainable tourism, with presentations from former president of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), Geoffrey Lipman, and Florian Valmy-Desvillers, Business Development Director, Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) UK & Europe.
“The overall message was abundantly clear, that climate change has accelerated the need for making tourism more sustainable and more beneficial for the local communities, who safeguard the precious nature and culture of our region for future generations.”
The CCCE said that the Caribbean Days in Paris demonstrated the region’s collective commitment to collaboration, innovation, and sustainable growth, providing a powerful platform to showcase the Caribbean’s diverse experiences while shaping new alliances for the benefit of sustainable economic development of the region. (CMC)
