In anticipation of a significant influx during\u00a0 the upcoming Sargassum season, the Ministry of the Blue Economy and Marine Affairs\u00a0 and the Ministry of Climate Resilience, Environment and Renewable Energy, in\u00a0 collaboration with the European Union Global Gateway Initiative and the International\u00a0 Trade Centre, are leading coordinated national efforts in sargassum management, policy\u00a0 development, and investment mobilisation to minimize its impact.<\/p>\n
The establishment of the Grenada National Sargassum Taskforce (GNST) in September\u00a0 2025, along with the Sargassum Secretariat, provides a structured national approach to stakeholder engagements, public-private partnerships, sargassum management, and\u00a0 valorisation. At a recent workshop, multi-stakeholder working groups formulated under\u00a0 the GNST were activated to immediately tackle the key challenges posed by sargassum\u00a0 head-on.<\/p>\n
In addition to the institutional developments, the Ministry of the Blue Economy and\u00a0 Marine Affairs, in collaboration with the Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority, has\u00a0 engaged contractors in the affected coastal communities to conduct daily shoreline\u00a0 clean-up operations. Efforts will also be undertaken offshore to intercept sargassum\u00a0 before it reaches the shorelines. This will involve the use of vessels outfitted with pelagic\u00a0 (midwater) trawl nets, as well as oil containment booms, to trap and contain the seasonal\u00a0 influx of sargassum seaweed.<\/p>\n
Parallel with these institutional developments, Grenada has advanced groundwork on\u00a0 the development of a Sargassum value chain under the EU Global Gateway Sargassum\u00a0 Valorisation Initiative. This initiative is designed to transform the challenges posed by\u00a0 sargassum influxes into economic and environmental opportunities.<\/p>\n
As part of this initiative, on 5th\u00a0February 2026, representatives from the Government of\u00a0 Grenada, the National Sargassum Task Force, the Grenada Solid Waste Management\u00a0 Authority, the EU and its Member States, the International Trade Centre, development\u00a0 partners and the private sector engaged directly with coastal communities through site\u00a0 visits to Soubise and Grenville Fish Market, grounding discussions in local realities and\u00a0 value-creation potential of sargassum. A thematic roundtable and strategic networking\u00a0 session then brought partners together to review progress and align policy, investment<\/p>\n
and value-chain pathways \u2013 from collection and management to valorisation and market\u00a0 development \u2013 unpacking and prioritizing measures to effectively advance sargassum\u00a0 valorisation.<\/p>\n
Together with the Ministry of Climate Resilience, The Environment & Renewable Energy,\u00a0 the Ministry of the Blue Economy and Marine Affairs, and the Ministry for Economic\u00a0 Development and Planning, Agriculture and Lands, Forestry, Marine Resources and\u00a0 Cooperatives, partners reaffirmed a shared commitment to: (i) Move from response to\u00a0 valorisation; (ii) Crowd in investment and innovation, and (iii) Build sustainable, inclusive\u00a0 value chains that strengthen economic resilience in Grenada \u2013 for improved food and\u00a0 energy security, coastal livelihoods and tourism.<\/p>\n
Sargassum inundations have occurred in the Eastern Caribbean and Wider Caribbean\u00a0 since 2011 and are complex events that are still being understood. Responses are\u00a0 required at national, regional and international levels. Inundations of sargassum\u00a0 seaweed result in a wide array of issues. Careful coordinated responses are needed to\u00a0 protect public health in parallel with protecting marine and coastal environments.<\/p>\n
Grenada envisions a resilient, climate-informed, and innovation-driven Sargassum\u00a0 System that protects public health and coastal ecosystems, strengthens the well-being and livelihoods of coastal communities, and transforms Sargassum into a strategic\u00a0 bioresource within a diversified and sustainable blue economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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