Country Profile: Grenada
BASIC FACTS
Grenada is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1979
Grenadais a parliamentary democracy island under a constitutional monarchysituated in the Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
Capital: Saint George’s
Grenada does not own or operate a nuclear power plant. Nuclear energy is not currently a part of Grenada’s renewable energy mix, which is primarily consisted of geothermal, solar, and wind sources. According to the “Grenada Vision 2030” for establishing a pathway for the country to achieve 100%renewable-energy reliance, Grenada’s major sources of clean energy are expected to continue to be generated from geothermal, wind, waste-to-energy sources, and distributed solar.
Grenada has signed, ratified, and enforced the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in September of 2019, June of 2022, and September of 2022, respectively.
TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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IAEA Membership (2018)
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Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1969)
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Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (1975)
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (1998)
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) (2022)
AGREEMENTS (In force)
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Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2002)
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Agreement between Grenada and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (with Protocol) (1996)
REGIONAL GROUPS
- Member of the G-77
- Member of the Latin America and Caribbean group (GRULAC)
LINKS
Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament