United Nations Development Programme Jamaica

Thematic Area

Energy and Environment

Location

Regional

Start Date

May 2006

Duration

2006 - 2012

Funding Amount

US$5,742,623

Source of Funding

Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Executing Agency

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

Implementing Agencies

United Nations Development Programme (jointly with UNEP);  NEPA

Status

Ongoing

Objectives

Expected Results

1. On-the-ground Demonstrations targeted at national hotspots where specific threats to national, regional and global environmental amenities have been identified. Emphasis will be on cross-sectoral management approaches, institutional/infrastructure realignment and policy reform; sectoral and stakeholder participation and coordination, related capacity building, and the replication and transfer of best lessons and practices from these demonstrations.
2. Identification of impact indicators for measuring IWCAM efficacy (including indicators of improvements in process, stress reduction, and the overall status of the coastal and watershed environment), and to support a programme of monitoring which can drive policy reforms.
3. Overall national and regional policy and legislative reforms (using lessons developed through the Demonstrations), alongside institutional improvements. High priority will be given to assisting the countries to meet the commitments required in the ratification process for important regional legal agreements such as the Cartagena Convention and its protocols (especially the Protocol on Land-Based Sources of Pollution). A specific outcome from the project will be the development of effective Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Use Efficiency plans for each country, followed by assistance to identify strategies for implementing these plans.
4. Establishing mechanisms for regional integration and networking to develop active partnerships for IWCAM (e.g. in public awareness, stakeholders participation, policy-level sensitisation, evolution of educational materials and curricula, training, secondment) to ensure direct involvement of donors and potential co-funders (such as Regional Development Banks) in the coordination process, and thereby to promote the development of a long-term strategy for sustainable IWCAM at the regional level.
5. Effective management and coordination of the overall regional project and the hotspot demonstrations with an emphasis on developing long-term, sustainable management and coordination approaches, through a process of stakeholder participation and integration.

Consequently, the project aims to demonstrate the development of an effective regional strategy for IWCAM, in parallel with demonstrating and replicating geographically targeted national solutions to common Caribbean SIDS issues, through a series of interconnected components that capture best practices and translate these into replicable actions.

Profile:

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have special conditions and needs that were identified for international attention in the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and through the World Summit for Sustainable Development's Johannesburg Plan of Implementation. GEF recognises certain unique water-related issues that are common to most SIDS (including coastal area management and biodiversity, tourism development, protection of water supplies, and land and marine-based sources of pollution), and has consequently confirmed the eligibility of related international waters projects. The overall objective of the current Project is to strengthen the commitment and capacity of the participating countries to implement an integrated approach to the management of watersheds and coastal areas, with a long-term goal of enhancement of the capacity of the countries to plan and manage their aquatic resources and ecosystems on a sustainable basis. This will be addressed within the Caribbean SIDS context of the currently limited economic opportunities, coupled with an urgent need for development and expansion of trade and commerce. The project recognises the highly integrated and closely interlinked nature of watersheds and coastal areas in small islands and aims to develop a more sector-coordinated management approach, both at the national and the regional level, with a strong emphasis on an expanded role for all stakeholders within a participatory management framework. The project further recognises the constraints on the development and implementation of such an integrated and sectoral-coordinated management approach in the absence of applicable and cost-effective solutions to many of the primary threats and their root causes at the grass-roots level.

Delivery in:

2009 Allocation: US$ 2,497.923

2009 Expenditure: US$1,884.274

2010 Allocation: US$1,834,912

2010 Expendituires: US$ 1,129,910

2011 Allocations: US$ 529,158.00

2011 Expenditures: US$ 415,946.00

2012 Allocations: US$ 113,183.45

Contact:

Mr. Chris Corbin
Regional Project Coordinator for Jamaica
United Nations Environment Programme -UNEP
14-20 Port Royal Street
Kingston, Jamaica
Tel.: 922-9267
cjc@cep.unep.org

Margaret Jones Williams
Progamme Advisor - Environment and Energy
United Nations Development Programme
1-3 Lady Musgrave Road
Kingston 5, Jamaica
Tel: 876-978-2390 ext. 2035
Fax: 876-946-2163

Documents:

Project Document

Mid Term Evaluation Report

Additional available information:

News Items posted on UNDP Jamaica website:

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Photo Gallery (UNDP Jamaica Flickr Channel):

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Videos on UNDP Jamaica TV Channel:

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Media Coverage:

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Useful Links:

Global Environment Facility

For more information about the IWCAM project please visit NEPA's website

United Nations Environment Programme

Other Resources:

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Publications:

Toolkit and Manuals

Protecting our watersheds and coastal areas - community tools for managing land and water resources in the Caribbean

Toolkit for institutional, policy and legislative Improvements - IWCAM approach in Caribbean SIDS

Public Awareness Materials

Water in Agriculture Brochure

Water and Industry Brochure

Tourism and Water Management Brochure

Water is Life Brochure

GEF/IWCA Newsletter Vol. 5 - Nov. 2011