The Cartagena Convention as a regional MEA addresses

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The Cartagena Convention as a regional MEA addresses several different coastal & marine environmental

The Cartagena Convention as a regional MEA addresses several different coastal & marine environmental threats affecting the countries of the Wider Caribbean Region. Cartagena Convention Adopted in 1983 Entry into force 1986 25 Parties Pollution from Oil Spills Adopted in 1983 Entered into force in 1986 25 Parties WIDER CARIBBEAN REGION Specially Protected Areas & Wildlife (SPAW) Land Based Sources and Activities of Marine Pollution (LBS) Adopted in 1990 Entered into force in 2000 Adopted in 1999 Entered into force in 2010 16 Parties 12 Parties The three Protocols to the Convention identify additional obligations for the protection and development of the Caribbean Sea further reducing negative impacts to the coastal and marine environment.

STATUS OF THE CARTAGENA CONVENTION & THE LBS PROTOCOL

STATUS OF THE CARTAGENA CONVENTION & THE LBS PROTOCOL

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r e at w te as W Why GEF CRe. W? Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water <20 % of wastewater produced is collected Benefits $ 85% enters Caribbean Sea untreated 0 -30% access to centralized wastewater systems <10% in Latin America has secondary treatment By 2010 only 10 countries in the WCR had ratified LBS Protocol (Annex III)

Poor attitudes and low awareness of wastewater management Country Poor practices Improved legislative &

Poor attitudes and low awareness of wastewater management Country Poor practices Improved legislative & policy frameworks Low levels of enforcement Low levels of capacity Old infrastructure & technologies Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Jamaica Panama St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela

r e at w te as W What did we need? Health Nutrients Energy

r e at w te as W What did we need? Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water MONEY: Sustainable Financing Mechanisms Benefits $ REFORMS: Institutional, Policy & Legal AWARENESS: Knowledge Management, Sharing of Lessons, Capacity Building, Technologies

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Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ Providing Investment in the Wastewater Sector through Sustainable Financing; Improved Institutional, Policy, Legal and Regulatory Environment; and Enhanced Knowledge and Awareness of Wastewater Related Issues

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ Key Achievements - Wastewater featured at CWWA & HLF of Ministers - Model Templates: Policies & Action Plans - New & updated national policies, legislation & regulations - Wastewater Baseline Assessments in all countries - Over 400 persons trained - Media Sensitization & Increase in Media Coverage - New Partnerships Greater Awareness of LBS Protocol

r e at w te as W Where are we now? – Setting the

r e at w te as W Where are we now? – Setting the Context for “CRe. W+ ” Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water LBS Protocol: Benefits $ 1. Ratification: Only Jamaica 2. Implementation: A&B, Pan. Slu, Guy, Bel Financing: 1. Still needed – improved understanding by pilots of mechanisms 2. Broader approach & learning from Component 1 Reforms: 1. Regional Tools developed but now have to be used at national level 2. Some reforms at national level - Antigua, St. Lucia, Guyana, Jamaica 3. Training: More is still needed but targeted & institutionalized

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ Rio 20+ stressed the urgent “need to adopt measures to significantly reduce water pollution & increase water quality, significantly improve wastewater treatment, water efficiency & reduce water losses” & “reuse treated wastewater” (UN Water, 2014)

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ Objective of “CRe. W+” Implementing and Upscaling Wider Caribbean-specific Financial Mechanisms that enable the use of Integrated and Innovative Solutions for Water and Wastewater Management and reflect concerns of Climate Change and Variability

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Structure of CRe. W+ Component 1: Appropriate & Sustainable Financing Mechanisms Component 2: Enabling conditions at country and community level to plan, implement & manage wastewater management solutions Component 3: National & Community Based Solutions (Appropriate & Innovative) Component 4: Knowledge Management & Advocacy Components 5 & 6: Monitoring & Evaluation and Project Management Benefits $ UNEP, IDB, UNEP CAR/RCU, CDB, CARPHA and others?

Appropriate & sustainable financing mechanisms for innovative and integrated solutions to water/wastewater management Health

Appropriate & sustainable financing mechanisms for innovative and integrated solutions to water/wastewater management Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ Component 1 - Outcomes Operational Investment strategies & action plans for wastewater management including chemicals in wastewater Increased awareness and knowledge of financing approaches for national & regional upscaling

Appropriate & sustainable financing mechanisms for innovative and integrated solutions to water/wastewater management Inventory

Appropriate & sustainable financing mechanisms for innovative and integrated solutions to water/wastewater management Inventory of Financing Options Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ Component 1 – Outputs Rural/Community Specific Financing Action Plans Country specific Business models for financing wastewater investments (making the business case) Under financing - What else is needed?

Strengthening the enabling conditions of countries & communities to plan, manage & implement wastewater

Strengthening the enabling conditions of countries & communities to plan, manage & implement wastewater management solutions/interventions Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ Component 2 - Outcomes Improved capacity to design, develop & implement Wastewater Strategies & Action Plans Improved capacity to integrate wastewater into National Development Plans Increased capacity to implement innovative treatment approaches e. g. wetlands at community & national levels

Strengthening the enabling conditions of countries & communities to plan, manage & implement wastewater

Strengthening the enabling conditions of countries & communities to plan, manage & implement wastewater management solutions/interventions Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ Component 2 – Outputs Development/Institutionalization of training material 1. Monitoring & Analysis 2. Chemicals & emerging pollutants in effluent Regional pool of experts to provide ongoing support Standards, Criteria – re-use of wastewater as resource, chemical contaminants in wastewater, enforcement of regulations & standards Under training - What else is needed?

r e at w te as W Component 3 - Outcomes Health Nutrients Energy

r e at w te as W Component 3 - Outcomes Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water National & Community Based Solutions Benefits $ as Implementation of appropriate & sustainable water use, wastewater treatment, reuse technologies & practices – IWRM & LBS Protocol at community, local & national levels Local Experiences incorporated into national development strategies and plans – vulnerability to climate change and use of wastewater a resource

Appropriate & sustainable financing mechanisms for innovative and integrated solutions to water/wastewater management Health

Appropriate & sustainable financing mechanisms for innovative and integrated solutions to water/wastewater management Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ Component 3 – Outputs Review & Identify site specific wastewater management solutions Develop criteria for governance & sustainability of proposed interventions Develop Sustainable Management Plans Design & implement cost-effective, technology appropriate, culturally acceptable solutions Local & national upscaling/replicating of plans What type of community projects?

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ Component 4 - Outcomes Knowledge Management & Advocacy: Promoting Sustainable Development Goals, Human Right to Water, Incentives, Water Security & Technical Standards Improved awareness & understanding by multiple stakeholders Compiled knowledge & experiences shared with other projects

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Component 4 – Outputs Benefits $ Knowledge Management & Advocacy: Promoting Sustainable Development Goals, Human Right to Water, Incentives, Water Security & Technical Standards • Communication Strategies • Stakeholder Analysis e. g. Wastewater as a resource • Briefing Publications for specific target groups • Free Open Online Courses (MOOC at regional level) • Guidance documents on specific aspects of wastewater e. g. use of biosolids, water reuse • Professional/Technical Exchanges How else can we improve awareness?

r e at w te as W Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New

r e at w te as W Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water Questions? Benefits $ Are we on the right track – Scope? What should we add or remove? What are your national priorities for Wastewater Management?

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as

Health Nutrients Energy Irrigation Compost … New Water r e at w te as W Benefits $ THANK YOU! United Nations Environment Programme Caribbean Environment Programme 14 -20 Port Royal Street, Kingston, Jamaica Tel: +876 -922 -9267; Fax: +876 -922 -9292 Websites: www. cep. unep. org www. gefcrew. org Facebook: UNEP-Caribbean Environment Programme Twitter: @UNEP_CEP