Current Projects

Project Objective:

To implement innovative technical small-scale solutions in the Wider Caribbean Region using an integrated water and wastewater management approach building on sustainable financing mechanisms piloted through the Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management.

Project Components:

Component 1: Institutional, policy, legislative and regulatory reforms for Integrated Water and Wastewater Management (IWWM). This component will provide capacity-building support for the development and strengthening of national legal, regulatory, policy and institutional frameworks. This will enable countries to better design and implement broader and more integrated national and community-based solutions for water and wastewater management. It will also facilitate more harmonized regional approaches in meeting agreed regional and global water and wastewater-related goals and targets. This support will be critical for countries to develop, upgrade and/or sustain their national innovative financial mechanisms for water and wastewater management. This component will finance consultants specialized in policy reforms and design, water and wastewater-related legal and regulatory issues, and costs related to training workshops.  

Component 2: Sustainable and tailor-made financing options for urban, peri-urban and rural IWWM. This component will focus on the countries’ readiness and the development of sustainable and innovative financing mechanisms to ensure the sustainability of IWWM solutions supported by the program (Component III), including guaranteeing revenue streams, payment for ecosystem goods and services, and innovative mechanisms. This component will finance consultants specialized in the financial sustainability of water and sanitation investments, and training programs for beneficiaries and local management entities.  

Component 3: Provision of innovative small-scale, local, rural, peri-urban and community-based solutions for IWWM. This component will provide information and advice to all participating countries on a range of innovative technologies appropriate for small-scale solutions, supported by technical assistance to address local and community-based projects, meeting the needs of rural or small urban communities. Selected rural and peri-urban hotspots will benefit by using innovative IWWM and sustainable watershed management practices. As innovations in wastewater treatment and reuse are being developed throughout the program, scarce water resources will be protected in order to sustain the livelihood of populations and economic activity in a given watershed. This component will finance consultancies, feasibility studies, investments in pilot projects and training workshops. 

Component 4. Knowledge Management and Advocacy on the importance of IWWM in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. This component will finance the documentation of lessons learned, experiences and good practices, and will improve awareness and understanding of implementing integrated, low-tech approaches to IWWM solutions. It will also provide communications support to internal and external partners, stakeholders and the wider public on all components and activities of the project. Activities at national and community levels will be preceded by stakeholder identification and assessment and will include best practices in stakeholder management and participation. Effective engagement will contribute to the success and long-term sustainability of the solutions implemented. Activities at regional, national and community levels will generate and disseminate IWWM knowledge products, including up-to-date information on financial options, and wastewater treatment technology, policies and practices.