UNCCD Focal Point:
Name: Mr. Joseph S. Noel
Function: Land Use Officer
Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries and Cooperatives (Land Use Division)
Phone: +1 473 440 2708
E-mail: agriculturegrenada@gmail.com, joseph.noel@moa.gov.gd
Geography:
Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago, and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Area: 344 km² (133 sq mi)
Terrain: Three volcanic islands (Grenada and the smaller islands of Carriacou and Petit Martinique) with mountainous rainforest.
Climate: Tropical; tempered by the steady and cooling trade winds.