Country and Title Object of Main Achievements ($k GEF) Antigua: Resolution of coastal sewage and wastewater pollution through retroactive fitting of street level treatment systems, McKinnon’s Advantages of gathering and treatment in urban areas 6 A Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR) sewage treatment plant with the capacity to treat 20,000 gallons per day of was installed, and pond partly rehabilitated. Connections to be completed. 560.3 MS The Bahamas: Developing a Land and Sea Use Plan for Water Recharge Protection in Andros Island Land use planning as a means of recharge 4 The Land and Sea Use Plan and accepted by local communities thanks to local consultations. Focus on groundwater partly lost since freshwater shipments to Nassau were discontinued in 2011. 560.3 S The Bahamas: Wastewater Management at Elizabeth Harbor Marina - Exuma Ship waste in one of the Caribbean busiest harbors 4 Collection, treatment and systems in place, together with strategy and management body. 579.5 S Dominican Republic: of Impacts of Wastes on the Lower Haina River Basin and its Coast Addressing one of the major hot spots of pollution in the Caribbean through policies, community participation, and partnerships with industry 4 The project resulted in the of the permanent Committee for the Lower Haina River Basin for the of IWCAM (CDM-HAINA) (Dec. 2011), and of the Consultative for the mitigation of the impacts of industrial in the Lower Haina Basin (January 2012) 520.4 HS Jamaica: An integrated to managing the coastal and watershed resources of East-central Portland Integrated watershed and coastal practices 4 In March 2010, all relevant Government agencies, and CBOs and NGOs signed an MoU that “shall the manner in which Watershed is implemented in Watersheds using the GEF – Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area Environmental and Planning Agency - Area Management Model (WAMM)…”. The MoU extends to the entire country. NEPA will be the Secretariat for WAMM, tasked with monitoring and dissemination. 601 HS Saint Lucia: Protecting Services and Participatory management 5 The project has resulted in the fast-tracking of the Water 571.2 HS Over
Are there environmental factors, positive or negative, that can the future flow of pilot Recurrence of hurricanes and storm surges will put at risk groundwater quality for human consumption, but not affect habitats and ecosystem services. Has the pilot contributed to policy changes? The Land and Sea Use plan forms part of the background documents, which will be used under the new Planning and Subdivision Act (2010). The Act includes provision for land use planning throughout The Bahamas. Did the project establish adequate measures to contribute to sustain follow-on (catalytic from Governments, the GEF or other donors? No Did the project create for particular individuals or (“champions”) to change (without which the project would not achieve all of its results)? Teachers of the North Andros high school have shown great commitment to maintaining the composting latrines ad using them as teaching tools. Has the level of ownership by the main national and regional necessary to allow for the pilot results to be sustained, been achieved? Extensive awareness raising campaigns were conducted for this purpose. Overall rating for Sustainability / Replication and Catalytic S MANAGEMENT, EXECUTION AND PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS Were the pilot execution and arrangements effective? Only after the second half of 2009. Overall rating for Management, and Partnership S RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE REGIONAL COMPONENTS OF IWCAM Was the pilot somehow connected to activities of the Regional of IWCAM executed by UNEP’s regional office, CEHI and others? No. Were there exchanges, and disseminations efforts? Weak participation to regional activities and project events. Were local stakeholders and aware of the activities the Regional Components, and of the overall expected outcome of IWCAM in the policy reform Pilot stakeholders did not show particular understanding of the overall scope of IWCAM, nor of the regional support activities being conducted by CEHI and UNEP CAR/RCU. Overall rating for contribution to U
in the budgets / financial planning work was verified and approved via a Completion Certificates for all Work Packages. Were financial and arrangements including flows of funds clearly described? Yes, these were clearly spelt out in the contract. Overall rating for Financial Planning / budgeting HS MONITORING Has baseline data collection been satisfactory? No baseline data had to be collected. Overall, has the approach to monitoring progress and within the pilot been adequate? Overall rating for Monitoring MS Overall rating for Evaluation MS Grenada St. John’s Watershed Management Planning Initiative Actual start date: June 2011 Intended completion date: November 30, 2011 Total GEF funding (US$) US$38,000.00 Disbursement as of 2012 Pilot Project Rationale and Objectives The project is aimed at identifying the types and causes of land-based sources of pollution of the coastal environment within the watershed, with a to measures that would promote environmentally sound land use practices that would contribute to healthy coastal ecosystems. The main goal of the project is to implement integrated coastal area and watershed management techniques for long-term reduction of land based sources of pollutants. Implementation of a Watershed Management Mechanism (WMM) Establishment of a Model Liquid Waste Water Treatment System Establishment of a Rain Water Harvesting Systems Executing Arrangements
Guidance Document on the Selection of Lessons Learned and Good Practices Worthy of Documentation for the GEF-IWCAM Project Communications and Planning Guide, April, 2009 IWCAM Demonstration Project Guidance Document Protecting watershed services and developing management incentives in the Fond D’or Watershed area of Saint Lucia. Experience Notes GEF-IWCAM Experience Note No. 1: The Governance Mechanism of the Jamaica GEF-IWCAM Project GEF-IWCAM Experience Note No. 2 : Using Multi-Electrode Electricity Resistivity (MER) to measure aquifer capacity and threats. GEF-IWCAM Experience Note No. 3: Cuba. Agro-Forestry: Linking Sustainable Livelihoods to Conservation at La Sabanita Farm. GEF-IWCAM Experience Note No. 4: Tobago. Public Awareness and Changing in support of IWCAM, Trinidad & Tobago GEF-IWCAM Experience Note No. 5: Jamaica. The Small Grant Facility GEF-IWCAM Experience Note No. 6: St. Lucia. Wastewater Wetland Treatment Systems GEF-IWCAM Experience Note No. 7: Development of a Participatory Watershed Management Model, St. Lucia NGO GEF-IWCAM Experience Note No. 8: Trinidad & Tobago. Monitoring with Information Systems (GIS) and providing information for Indicators The Development of a Web-based Integrated Water Resources Management Management System & Water Resources Indicator System for Indicators Template - Indicators Assessment - Mid Term Evaluation Mid Term Evaluation, GFL/6030-05-01 October 2009 National Reports
Mr. Urban Glace, Trust for the Management of Rivers (TMR) Mr. Ananias Verneuil, Community Liaison Officer, PMU, GEF-IWCAM Demonstration Project, Saint Lucia Mr. Victor Poyotte, Executive Director, Caribbean Water & Sewerage Association (CWSA) Inc. Project Delivery: Based on the project objectives outlined it was clear that the identification of for environmental services was to become one of the significant outputs in demonstrating integrated watershed management. However, having undertaken a needs assessment and recognizing also the potential challenges in achieving that outcome, the PMU embarked on a series of sub-projects that addressed priorities of the communities within the watershed with an expectation that it would engender a greater appreciation for and attention to improving the quality of water that was by the local population. The sub-projects initiated to address the adverse on the Fond D’Or watershed included a Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) the Wastewater Wetland Treatment System (WWTS), the Integrated Pig-Waste Management System (IPWMS) and a River Bank Stabilization project. EVALUATION RELEVANCE Evaluation Comments Are the intended results likely to to the achievement of IWCAM goal and outcomes? Though some adaptations were made to the original objectives, the projects will certainly contribute to the achievements of IWCAM goals by how various innovative may be used at the community level to address their water quality and water reliability issues as well as contribute to the overall community water initiatives. Rating for Relevance HS INTENDED RESULTS AND CAUSALITY Were the objectives realistic? For the most part they were. In it may be argued that the CES was a bit ambitious since models for its application had not been developed or tried and tested previously. The other not undertaken was the Soil project. That was a realistic however, difficulties arose in the services of a soil engineer the time frame of the project. Was the timeframe realistic? Have the anticipated pilot outcomes been achieved within the stated duration of the project? The time frame would have been realistic were it not for the adaptations made to the project. Several mini projects such as the RWH initiative, the WWTS, and the
fence and some lengths of pipe need in order to transport water to the outlet for collecting water. Overall rating for Sustainability / Replication and Catalytic effects MU MANAGEMENT, EXECUTION AND PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS Were the pilot execution and arrangements effective? Yes. There was cooperation and support from the Ministry of Carricaou Affairs. Overall rating for Management, and Partnership S RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMPONENTS OF IWCAM Was the pilot somehow connected to of the Regional Components of IWCAM executed by UNEP’s regional CEHI and others? Yes, the project was intended to restore the cisterns to make them useable and provide water to the respective Were there exchanges, and regional efforts? No Were local stakeholders and authorities aware of the activities under the Components, and of the overall expected outcome of IWCAM in the reform sector? Yes Overall rating for contribution to overall expected outcome of IWCAM S FINANCIAL PLANNING / BUDGETING Are there any obvious deficiencies in the budgets / financial planning No. The contractor was paid once the completed work was verified and via a Completion Certificates for all Work Packages. Were financial and administrative including flows of funds clearly described? Yes, these were clearly spelt out in the contract. Overall rating for Financial Planning / budgeting HS MONITORING Has baseline data collection been No baseline data had to be collected. Overall, has the approach to monitoring progress and performance within the pilot been adequate? Overall rating for Monitoring MS