Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Signs its First Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2022–2027

Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2022–2027 on 22 December 2021. A CPF is the frame of reference for the medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA and identifies priority areas where the transfer of nuclear technology and technical cooperation resources will be directed to support national development goals.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has been an IAEA Member State since 2017. Its 2022–2027 CPF identifies seven priority areas:

1. Legislative and Regulatory Framework
2. Human Health and Nutrition
3. Food and Agriculture
4. Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security
5. Energy and Industry
6. Water and Environment
7. Human Capacity Building