Discharges from industry, commercial establishments, hotels and households have posed a growing threat to water quality. The Project relies on a community-based program to tackle the problem. In implementing the project, ARD is working in partnership with national agencies, national and local NGOs, community groups, and the private sector.
Activities focus in five areas.
The project conceptualized and facilitated the formation of a public participation model for the management of municipal wastewater facilities. CWIP has also helped develop coastal zone management policies to meet the requirements of international regulatory organizations and the government of Jamaica.