Participation in Caribbean regional environment and development programs is one of the mechanisms through which the Foundation for Development Planning, Inc will fulfill its purpose and objectives.

Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
The Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was convened by the United Nations in 1994 in Barbados. This conference represented the first global initiative focused specifically on sustainable development in SIDS. The conference adopted the Barbados Declaration and the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA). The BPOA focused on priority environment and development issues, such as climate change, natural disasters, wastes, marine resources, freshwater, land resources, energy, biodiversity, transport, tourism and science and technology. The BPOA identified specific actions and measures to be taken at the national, regional, and international levels in support of the sustainable development of SIDS.

In January 2005, the United Nations convened an international meeting in Mauritius to review the status of implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action. The review resulted in the adoption of the Mauritius Declaration and Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States. The University Consortium for Small Island States (UCSIS) was also launched at the Mauritius conference.

The mid-term review of the Mauritius Strategy was undertaken by member states in September 2010.

Coordination of the SIDS Programme in the Caribbean is shared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM).

Caribbean Environment Programme
The Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) is one of the Regional Seas Programmes of the United Nations Environment Programme. The CEP was designed to meet the environmental challenges in the Wider Caribbean Region as identified in the1981 Caribbean Action Plan. The Action Plan led to the 1983 adoption of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention), which provides the legal framework for the CEP. The Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit, located in Jamaica, was created in 1986 to serve as the Secretariat to the Caribbean Environment Programme.

Global Water Partnership-Caribbean
The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean is a working partnership among institutions involved in water management within the Caribbean region. The Mission of the GWP-C is to support Caribbean countries in the sustainable management of their water resources, through the establishment of strategic alliances. GWP-C is fully committed to promoting and applying the concept of an Integrated Water Resources Management approach at the community, national, and regional levels.

A number of thematic programs are managed by regional organizations, either established under multilateral agreements or established as part of the Caribbean inter-governmental mechanism. A large number of Caribbean regional civil society organizations participate in regional environment and development programs. The role of civil society organizations in the development process is well recognized, and such a role is specifically identified in a number of global and regional environment and development programs. The roles of inter-governmental and civil society organizations in the regional development process are best demonstrated by the operation of Caribbean professional networks.