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Consulting for the Beneficiaries
iDERA ltd. is a dynamic St Lucia registered company that has been undertaking cutting edge research and creative work particularly in the field of trade and development. Whilst it is a young company the multi-disciplinary team of experts that it will put together for this assignment has considerable experience at the highest levels and an intimate understanding of trade agreements, evaluation, and linkages between trade and development. |
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Key areas of focus include:
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Where we are now
iDERA has just completed a Departmental review and assessment of the structure, operations, procedures, performance and effectiveness of the functioning of Political and Economic Affairs at the External Affairs Ministry. The in-depth evaluation of performance, enabled a comprehensive and detailed recommendations to upgrade performance.
In the run-up to the UNFCCC Paris Conference in 2015 (COP21), the Technical Centre for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) commissioned iDERA was to prepare an issues paper for briefing SIDS delegates. It researched and prepared a paper reviewing the impact of Climate Change on SIDS and the policy, technical and financial support needed to help their small Farmers adapt and build resilience in order to remain viable. The paper was widely circulated in advance and was presented by the representative of the Caribbean Farmers’ Network at a side event in Paris.
iDERA ltd. provided one of its team to work with the consortium that undertook the three-year EDF project Contract that ended in March 2017. This was a capacity building programme for Member States of CARIFORUM that aimed to contribute to the effective implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement in the areas of Competition, Public Procurement and Customs and Trade Facilitation. The role of iDERA was contract management and quality control that covered, internal monitoring and quality assurance. This included quality control of training experts, schedules, materials and manuals and of actual delivery in the training room; auditing trainee evaluations and recommending corrective action as appropriate; and follow-up on post-training impact with CARIFORUM
A major involvement in the environmental and sustainable development field had been with UNEP. iDERA provided an advisor who worked for two years with the agency’s programme to advance Caribbean sustainable development through Green Economy transitioning. The iDERA advisor guided and supported the country teams, helping draft and substantively edit the Green Economy assessment reports for St Lucia and Jamaica and strengthen their economic foundation. He also advised on and supported the dissemination of the findings and recommendations to national and regional bodies, and assisted with regional Green Economy consultations and conferences.
iDERA was also involved with another EU funded project EuropeAid/130328/D/SER/Multi: Assignment to help the Association EU Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTA) define its post 2015 vision and strategy for development and its engagement with the EU. The company provided three experts to work on this project. The work included producing a background paper that provided the context within which OCTA would define its post 2015 Strategy and suggested possible priorities and areas for common action.
In the run-up to the UNFCCC Paris Conference in 2015 (COP21), the Technical Centre for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) commissioned iDERA was to prepare an issues paper for briefing SIDS delegates. It researched and prepared a paper reviewing the impact of Climate Change on SIDS and the policy, technical and financial support needed to help their small Farmers adapt and build resilience in order to remain viable. The paper was widely circulated in advance and was presented by the representative of the Caribbean Farmers’ Network at a side event in Paris.
iDERA ltd. provided one of its team to work with the consortium that undertook the three-year EDF project Contract that ended in March 2017. This was a capacity building programme for Member States of CARIFORUM that aimed to contribute to the effective implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement in the areas of Competition, Public Procurement and Customs and Trade Facilitation. The role of iDERA was contract management and quality control that covered, internal monitoring and quality assurance. This included quality control of training experts, schedules, materials and manuals and of actual delivery in the training room; auditing trainee evaluations and recommending corrective action as appropriate; and follow-up on post-training impact with CARIFORUM
A major involvement in the environmental and sustainable development field had been with UNEP. iDERA provided an advisor who worked for two years with the agency’s programme to advance Caribbean sustainable development through Green Economy transitioning. The iDERA advisor guided and supported the country teams, helping draft and substantively edit the Green Economy assessment reports for St Lucia and Jamaica and strengthen their economic foundation. He also advised on and supported the dissemination of the findings and recommendations to national and regional bodies, and assisted with regional Green Economy consultations and conferences.
iDERA was also involved with another EU funded project EuropeAid/130328/D/SER/Multi: Assignment to help the Association EU Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTA) define its post 2015 vision and strategy for development and its engagement with the EU. The company provided three experts to work on this project. The work included producing a background paper that provided the context within which OCTA would define its post 2015 Strategy and suggested possible priorities and areas for common action.
Registered: 27th June 2014Registered Company No 2014/C152
Address: 3 Auralie Drive, Coubaril, Castries, St Lucia
Postal Address: PO Box 478
[email protected]
Address: 3 Auralie Drive, Coubaril, Castries, St Lucia
Postal Address: PO Box 478
[email protected]
