Climate Change 2011 2015 Strategy USAIDs Climate Change

Climate Change 2011 -2015 Strategy USAID’s Climate Change Program in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

Vulnerabilities Program Components: • Impact on the Region’s Water Resources • Impact on the Region’s Coasts • Increased Rainfall - Flooding • Capacity Building • Improved Forecasting Capabilities

Participating Countries OECS Countries (OECS Secretariat) • Antigua and Barbuda • Dominica • Grenada • St. Lucia • St. Kitts and Nevis • St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and • Barbados (Min. of the Env. & Drainage)

Funding - Adaptation • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 - $5. 0 - $5. 5 - $4. 5 • 2013 – 2015 (Straight-lined $5. 0) [Pending Availability of Funds]

Program Focus OECS • Water Resources Management • Coastal and Marine Resource Resilience • Demonstration “Pilot” Projects -OECS ØStrengthening Enabling Environment – Reinforcing the Policy, Legislative and Regulatory Framework

Modalities OECS con’t Ø Targeted Interventions to increase resilience: § Rain water harvesting –St. Vincent; /Dominica; § Coastal Erosion – Carriacou/ Petite Martinique § Water Catchment – Barbuda; § Drainage Assessment – Nevis Ø Development of a Regional Monitoring and Forecasting System Ø Enhanced utilization of science in decision-making Ø Public Education and Awareness

Barbados • Increased Resilience to Flooding Target Area: West Coast (Holetown – Speightstown) ØAn Assessment of storm water discharge & its impact on water quality Env. Protection Dep’t – Pollutants ØStorm Water Harvesting B’dos Water Authority and the Drainage Div. Capture of ‘runoff’ (Impact on aquifer recharge) ØEnhanced use of science for decision-making & Public Education

Other Key Partners • UWI-Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) – Scholarships - Mphil; On-line • Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) Establishment of a Regional Climate Center (RCC) v Enhanced Regional Climate Monitoring.

v Support for an early warning system – through the Global Framework for Climate Services. v Development of Seasonal Forecasting Capabilities to apply to such areas as Water Resources, Coral Reef health, Tourism, Agriculture. v Access to and use of Remote Sensing data for Climatological Purposes. v Improved Statistical Capabilities of CIMH. (Addressing data gaps for decision-making) USAID’s Role: [Assistance; Capacity Building]

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