With its development guided by the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of sustainable cities and communities, the government’s planned Silica City is envisioned to be a transformational solution to address climate change impacts, such as flooding from rising sea levels and complement the country’s rapid growth.
Silica City, a vision of President Irfaan Ali when he functioned as Minister of Housing and Water, is being touted as the Caribbean’s first smart and innovative city. The development of the city is projected to cost $81.7 billion. The cost includes consultancy services, identification, feasibility studies, and execution of the urban project proposals.
Of the $81.7 billion, $39.6 billion will be spent on integral infrastructure, such as lighting, road network development, construction of drainage and culverts, sidewalks, water supply, electricity networks and land preparation.
