GEF‐Integrating Water, Land & Ecosystems Management in Caribbean SIDS(successor to the GEF‐IWCAM Project)

Caribbean Environmental Health InstituteThe Morne, Castries, SAINT LUCIA

About CEHI

Technical Institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)Established legally in 1989 to promote Caribbean Environmental Health StrategyInter-Governmental 16 Member States

CEHI MandateAgreement establishing CEHI 1989“provide technical advisory services to Member States in all areas of environmental management, including • water supplies, • liquid waste and excreta disposal,• solid waste management,• water resources management, • coastal zone management including beach pollution,• air pollution, occupational health, • vector control, • disaster prevention and preparedness,• natural resources conservation, • environmental institution development and • the socio-economic aspects of environmental management

Integrating Water, Land & Ecosystems Management in Caribbean SIDS

GEF-IWEco

GEFGEF--IWEcoIWEco -- RationaleRationale

Degradation of Caribbean ecosystem resourcesPressures of populations and demands on resourceVulnerabilities expanded due to climate change

What is at stake?Biodiversity – terrestrial and marineWater – fresh and coastalLand

GEF-IWCAM ProjectProvided sound base for piloting innovative approachesBlend of technological solutions and change in the practice of doing things; new approaches and/or renewing commitments

Community level, regulatory level, policy levelSupport to ratification of the LBS Protocol

GEF-IWCAM - achievements

GEF-IWCAM - achievements

GEFGEF--IWEcoIWEco -- RationaleRationale

Recognized need to build on the good work and lessons of the GEF-IWCAM project

Successor projectImplementing Integrated Water, Land, & Ecosystems

Management in Caribbean SIDS: GEF-IWECO Project

GEF Multi-focal area projectInternational Waters (IW)Land Degradation (LD)Biodiversity (BD)Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)

Four year duration

GEFGEF--IWEcoIWEco -- ObjectiveObjective

Implementation of an integrated approach to water, land and ecosystems services management, supported by policy, institutional and legislative reforms, and implementation of effective appropriate technologies to accelerate contribution to global targets on access to safe and reliable water supplies and improved sanitation, and contributing to improved ecosystem functioning in the Caribbean.

GEFGEF--IWEcoIWEco–– Participating CountriesParticipating Countries

Antigua & BarbudaBarbados CubaDominican RepublicGrenada JamaicaSaint Kitts & NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesTrinidad & Tobago

GEFGEF--IWEcoIWEco -- ResourcesResources

GEF : US$20,448,598Estimated co-financing: US$118,006,108Implementing agencies

• UNEP and UNDP

Executing agencies• CEHI and UNEP CAR/RCU

National governments of the Caribbean

Private Sector Academia

Support agencies

NGOs

CarIWEcoCarIWEco - PartnersRelated initiatives – co-financing

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental agencies

Internationalgovernments

Project Component 1Project Component 1ActionsActions

Wastewater management thematic area: Innovative solutions for management of untreated domestic/commercial/industrial effluent that are impacting receiving freshwater and marine ecosystems.

Innovative domestic and commercial/industrial effluent management systemsPollution control within agricultural production systems

Project Component 1Project Component 1ActionsActions

Water security and improved sanitation thematic area: Innovative solutions for climate change-adaptive water supply augmentation and water use efficiency, water safety and improved sanitation.

RWH systems installed for critically water-stressed communities;reducing risks / expanding water availability within water supply systemsInvestments in improved sanitation

Project Component 1Project Component 1ActionsActions

Land and watershed restoration and ecosystem resilience thematic area: Innovative solutions for erosion control, agricultural non-point source pollution mitigation, land stabilization and runoff/flood control

Upland, riparian, coastal ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation through reforestation and agro-forestry systems

Carbon sequestration and carbon emission reductions.

Watershed management plan development

Project Component 2Project Component 2ActionsActions

Strengthening of the water, land and ecosystems Monitoring, and Indicators framework

Regional/ national land, water, coastal zone and relevant biodiversity indicators frameworks

based on the Cartagena Convention-LBS Protocol requirements, supporting global monitoring

Strengthened national & regional capacity for monitoring.

Project Component 3Project Component 3ActionsActions

Strengthening of the Policy, legislative and institutional reforms and capacity building for land, water and ecosystem services management taking into consideration climate change resilience building.

Enhanced coordination among relevant sectors - climate change adaptation strategies.Strengthened policy and legislation responsive to climate change challengesHarmonized/mainstreamed national processesStrengthened national and regional institutions

Project Component 4Project Component 4ActionsActions

Enhancing knowledge exchange, best-practices, replication and stakeholder involvement

Strengthened network for exchange of best practices and lessons learned between other SIDS projects (Pacific and African regions)Empowered stakeholder engagement - Community of Practices (COP) and other appropriate mechanisms and tools.Enhanced networking for information sharing, enhanced inter- and intra-regional knowledge sharing and learning;Achieved gender mainstreaming

Global environmental benefits Global environmental benefits

On-the-ground investments in improved practices, sustainable land and ecosystems management

Regional approach - promote exchange of best practices in addressing priority concerns - within Caribbean Sea trans-boundary system

water, land (forestry and coastal zone)biodiversity

Preservation uniqueness of resources of the Caribbean Sea basin

area with relatively high biological diversity - both in terms of terrestrial and marine ecosystems

Contributions to global carbon sequestrationContribution to well-being of populations in the region

through economic development and social security. support of Agenda 21 Chapters 17 and 18 as well as the MDGs and WSSD targets

Lessons from GEF-IWCAM

Tracking of co-financingWhether indicators were SMART

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely

Private sector engagementEffectiveness of National IntersectoralCommitteesStrengthen engagement of financial institutions Political legitimacy within the CARICOM with reference to the Revise Treaty of ChaguaramasEngagement of the scientific community

GEF GEF IWEcoIWEco -- GEF Sec CommentsGEF Sec Comments

Challenge is to make it a truly Natural Resources Management (NRM) Project generating multi-focal area benefits withthe watershed & Costal zones management plans as framework for other actions

Alignment with the GEF focal areas: How actions to be undertaken are relevant for global sustainable land management/biodiversity – are the sites of global significance? Need to identify threatened species (terrestrial/freshwater/marine) and associated habitats

GEF GEF IWEcoIWEco -- GEF Sec CommentsGEF Sec Comments3. Define how SLM/BD will be mainstreamed

within watershed management and land use plans

Describe the relationship between economic sectors & SLM/BD/SFMWill the project support adoption of SLM, BD & SFM-friendly economic activities such as certified crops, ecotourism etc.

4. Alignment of proposed actions with national strategies and plans (e.g. NAPs, NBSAPs)

GEF GEF IWEcoIWEco –– Scientific and Technical Advisory Scientific and Technical Advisory PanelPanel (STAP) CommentsTAP) Comments

IndicatorsIndicators to be inline with the FA strategy indicatorsIndicators that integrate multiple processes of change in status of land and water to enable tracking of impacts & key global benefits

Baseline – foundational achievementsIWCAM & LBS protocolNeed to demonstrate the gap filling strategy Emphasize the strategic context – not piece meal actions

GEF GEF IWEcoIWEco –– Scientific and Technical Advisory Scientific and Technical Advisory PanelPanel (STAP) CommentsTAP) Comments

In component 2 (Ecosystem long-term monitoring & indicator framework), how would non participating SIDS be engaged?

Need to strengthen the financial analysis, incentive and intervention options

Stressed the importance of engaging with the private sector and key ministries such as Min. of Finance as well as the need to look at payments for environmental services.

Moving forward

National consultationsSeptember 2012 to February 2013 National project development

Replicating best practices; strengthening existing integrated approaches

Regional component development in support of national projects

Regional stakeholders planning workshopFinal reviewsGain common understanding on implementation modalities, ensure congruence with other regional actions, strengthen regional coordination

March 2013Submission - approval

Reviews; STAP and GEF Sec through April; approval in May 2013

Start-up – within 3rd quarter of 2013?

Thank you, Questions?

Caribbean Environmental Health Institute The Morne, Castries, SAINT LUCIATel: 758 452-2501Email: cehi@candw.lc; Web site: www.cehi.org.lc

UNEP Caribbean Regional Coordinating UnitKingston, JAMAICATel: (876) 922-9267E-mail: rcu@cep.unep.org; Web: www.cep.unep.org