READ HERE: IWEco Project Progress Update for Governance Partnership Meeting, 4 May 2023
The Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (GEF-IWEco) Project is a multi-focal, regional project that builds upon the work of previous initiatives, to address water, land and biodiversity resource management as well as climate change in ten participating countries.
IWEco is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UN Environment (UNEP) is the lead Implementing Agency for national and regional sub-projects. The UN Development Programme also implements some activities aimed at supporting community-based livelihood opportunities through the GEF-Small Grants Programme.
The Secretariat to the Cartagena Convention, UN Environment’s Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit (CAR/RCU) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) are the Project’s co-Executing Agencies. Partnership is a central tenet of the project which is being implemented through a network of international, regional and national partners.
The ten participating countries are: Antigua & Barbuda; Barbados; Cuba; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; Jamaica; Saint Kitts & Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, and; Trinidad & Tobago.
IWEco started in 2016 and is due to end in 2023.
Project Objectives
IWEco’s objective is to contribute to the preservation of Caribbean ecosystems that are of global significance and the sustainability of livelihoods through the application of existing proven technologies and approaches that are appropriate for small island developing states through improved fresh and coastal water resources management, sustainable land management and sustainable forest management that also seek to enhance resilience of socio-ecological systems to the impacts of climate change.
Expected outcomes include:
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Reduction in environmental stress at project sites in eight countries through appropriate sustainable water, land and ecosystems management interventions that account for climate change.
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Enhanced livelihood opportunities and socio-economic co-benefits for targeted communities
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Strengthened national and regional systems for monitoring of environmental status with respect to key international agreements.
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Strengthened national policy and legislation for the effective management of water, land and ecosystems resources that account for climate change.
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Strengthened capacity of national and regional institutions and other stakeholders for water, land, and ecosystems management that accounts for climate change.
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Improved engagement and information access for practitioners and other stakeholders through targeted knowledge-sharing networks.
READ HERE: IWEco Project Progress Update for Governance Partnership Meeting, 4 May 2023
