workshop wcp wacdep caribbean_natalie boodram_1 sep
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Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C)
Caribbean Water, Climate Change
and Development Programme
(WACDEP)Presented by
Natalie Boodram
WACDEP Programme Manager
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GWP-Caribbean Profile
More than 70 partners from 20 Caribbean countries, North America
Government, Public/private sector, NGOs Youth, Education/Research
Antigua, Anguilla, Aruba,
The Bahamas, Barbados,
British Virgin Islands, Cuba,
Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Grenada, Guyana, Haiti,
Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat,
Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia,
St. Vincent & the Grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad &Tobago,
The USA, US Virgin Islands and Canada.
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Caribbean
IWRM profile
Small Island Developing
States (SIDS)
Limited Resource base
Expanding populations
Rapidly increasing water
demand from commercial
sectors: Tourism,
Agriculture, Manufacturing
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Climate Change &
Water in the Caribbean
Saline intrusion into aquifers
Increased aridity, variable
rainfall patterns
Extreme weather events.
Vector borne diseases, water
quality, water quantity
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GWP-C Water Climate
and Development
Programme (WACDEP)
Goal: To promote water
security and climate
resilience in Caribbean
states as a key part of
sustainable regional and
national development for
economic growth and
human security.
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WACDEP-
Overall objective
To support adaptation to
Caribbean states to climate
variability and change through
the implementation of better
water policies, strategies,
programmes and water related
adaptation actions defined in
the CARICOM Regional
Implementation Plan for
Achieving Development
Resilient to Climate Change
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CARICOM Regional Implementation Plan for
Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change.
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)
GWP-C- collaborator for elements of
plan e.g.
Undertake vulnerability and capacity
assessment of the impacts of climate
change on water (2011-2017)
GWP-C and CCCCC will jointly
execute WACDEP
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Proposed countries
Grenada,
Guyana,
Jamaica,
St. Lucia
Maps source: World Atlas
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
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WACDEP Progress- Political Support
Endorsement of WACDEP by Nine Ministers responsible for Water
Including two Deputy Prime Ministers
MOU signed between CARICOM Secretariat and GWP-C
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WACDEP Progress:
Programme development
Regional Consultation
GWP Partners, regional development partners
Governmental focal points for Climate Change and
Water Resources
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WACDEP Progress- Programme Financing
410,000 Euros leveraged from the Climate Development
Knowledge Network (CDKN) through HR Wallingford
To be utilised under Work package 7
Focus on the CCORAL Caribbean Climate Risk and
Adaptation tool developed by CCCCC - application to the
Water Sector
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Constraints & Opportunities
Constraint: Short time-frame for implementation
Opportunities:
Strong political support
Strong institutional framework-
CARICOM Regional Implementation Plan for Achieving
Development Resilient to Climate Change
Constraint: Fundraising for sustainability
Opportunities:
CDKN funds already leveraged
Co-financing from the countries
under climate change funds
Co-funding from regional partners
Private sector support
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Opportunities
Utilising and build upon
existing mechanisms and
initiatives GWP-C initiatives
Opportunities for National
and Regional Partnerships,
Synergies:
GEF-CARPHA-IWECO
(15 million Euros)
USAID funded RRACC project
(11 million Euros)
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For more information on GWP-C,
please visit our website at:
www.gwp-caribbean.org