UN General Assembly
2023

domestic product, as well as the capacity to recover from such events, are all important metrics if such an index is to work. At the national level, our Government has commenced efforts to further ensure the holistic and resilient development of our communities. That undertaking is articulated in our vision for transforming our country into a sustainable island State by 2040. and demonstrates the determination with which we take ownership of our own destiny and pursue our sustainable development aspirations. Our vision is buttressed by seven pillars — food security, a green energy transition, economic diversification, sustainable industries, the orange economy, coronavirus disease recovery and social protection. Those overarching areas include environmental sustainability, sustainable lives and livelihoods, health and wellness and fiscal and debt resilience. To that end. we have made strides towards geothermal energy production and have utilized loans from the Caribbean Development Bank for that national development project, together with the collaboration of groups such as the Atlantic Council and the United States-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis. We have strengthened our healthcare delivery and management.