GEF-IWCAM St. Lucia Demonstration Project (Status) Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries St. Lucia 2 M i l e s N Dunley Auguste October 6, 2008

Project Title Protecting and Valuing Watershed Services & Developing Management Incentives for the Fond D‘Or Watershed 2006-2010

STRATEGIC PLAN 2007-2010 OBJECTIVE: DELIVERABLES: Duration – 4 years The development of a model approach to participatory watershed management In the Fond D’Or watershed DELIVERABLES: Establish a participatory watershed management model, Develop mechanisms for sustainable natural resource management, Articulate Institutional Frameworks Develop an Integrated Watershed Management Plan Sustainable Funding Mechanism- use of incentives and transferred benefits, Strengthen watershed management capacity Information management, public awareness & education Capture lessons in policies, legislation and management strategies, National and regional Replication Duration – 4 years Total Cost – USD $571,200

The Fond D‘Or Watershed

ISSUES & Challenges

ISSUES & Challenges

Project Activities & Results River Water quality Monitoring OBJECTIVE: - To Obtain baseline data against which the Effectiveness of management interventions will be assessed. Status : - Monthly analysis by project staff and CEHI.

Activities & Results Partnerships Watershed Management Committee A local participatory watershed management forum, Reps of groups who stand to lose or gain from the project & whose actions can affect project’s ability to meet its objectives Meet regularly to review project activities B. Banana Fair Trade Organization Interest in environmental certification Sharing of informatiom Riparian works C. National Inter-sectoral Committee National reps of all Gov’t agencies D. Inter-National cooperation UVM – Wetlands UM- Water resource Assessments

Activities & Results Education & Training Baseline survey National TV programs Newspaper articles Brochure and poster dissemination School programs – Teacher training Study tours GIS workshop Summer camp

Activities & Results Land use & compatibility assessments

Activities & Results STUDY OF COMPENSATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, WEST INDIES FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS ______________________________________________________________________________ REFERENCE: SFA 2003/SLU/0709/PE/LC INCEPTION REPORT Sustainable Economic Development Unit (SEDU) 16th June 2008

System Design by: David Whitney P.E. August 5, 2008 Activities & Results Au Leon Constructed Wetland System Design by: David Whitney P.E. August 5, 2008

Activities & Results River Bank Stabilisation Tree planting Collaboration & funded by FTO.

Activities & Results Rain Water Harvesting Objective: To contribute towards improved quality of life and health through better management and capture available water resources. Status : 23 Households and 8 Public establishments Expenditure : $254,375.00 XCD

Activities & Results Demonstrating Incentive Mechanisms for Sustainable Pig Waste Management Development of Biogas Digester(s) for Selected Farmers; Establishment of Composting Business Promotion of Organic Farming Public Awareness and Education THE GLOBAL ENIVIRONMENT FACILITY SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME BARBADOS AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES & St. Lucia Pig Farmers Cooperative Society, Ltd

RESULTS & LEARNING Tangible benefits are essential to impact local attitudes Partnership funding helps to overcome project financial rigidity Buy-in at political level is possible if top civil servants are on- board Accessing human resources in some fields may be difficult

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