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Caribbean Water Initiative (CARIWIN) Project number S61268-583 McGill University Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology

CARIWIN Annual Progress Report for the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009

Prepared jointly by McGill University and CIMH

Presented to AUCC, UPCD Tier 2 Program

May 31, 2009

CARIWIN Annual Progress Report for April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009

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List of acronyms

AUCC – Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada CAFRA – Caribbean Institute for Feminist Research and Action CARDI – Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute CARICOM – Caribbean Commonwealth CARIWAND – Caribbean Water and Gender Network CARIWIN – Caribbean Water Initiative CDB – Caribbean Development Bank CDERA – Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Relief Agency CDPMN – Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network CEHI – Caribbean Environmental Health Institute CI – Canadian Institution CIDA – Canadian International Development Agency CIMH – Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology CWS – Community Water Strategies DCETO – Developing Country Educational and Training Organization FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GE – Gender Equality GIS – Geographic Information System GWA – Gender and Water Alliance IWRM – Integrated Water Resources Management LFA – Logical Framework Analysis NWIS – National Water Information System RBM – Results Based Management RTC – Regional Training Center SPI – Standard Precipitation Index UNIFEM – United Nations Development Fund for Women UPCD – University Partnerships in Cooperation and Development UWI – University of the West Indies WIS – Water Information System WMO – World Meteorological Organisation WRA – Water Resources Authority of Jamaica


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1) Project profile

Lead Canadian partner Lead developing country partner

McGill University

Canadian project director: Dr. Chandra Madramootoo, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Phone number: (514) 398-7707 E-mail address: [email protected]

Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, Barbados Developing country project director: Dr. David Farrell, Principal

Phone number: 011-246-425-1362 E-mail address: [email protected]

Other partners Ministry of Agriculture (Grenada) Ministry of Agriculture (Guyana) Water Resources Authority (Jamaica)

Link to regional and national development priorities Difficult access to water contributes significantly to the risks people face in caring for their families and ensuring their livelihoods. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency notes that the past catastrophic effects of hurricanes and floods were compounded by a lack of hydrologic data, a shortage of skilled water resources specialists, and inadequate institutional capacity in Commonwealth Caribbean (CARICOM) countries. To help governments ensure sustainable development and alleviate poverty, the project will help establish an integrated, participatory, gender-sensitive and environmentally sound approach to the management of water resources at the national and community levels in Jamaica, Grenada and Guyana. The project also addresses the regional priority of strengthening the regional integration process, through the upgrading of a regional training and technical services institution (CIMH), and ensuring the environmental sustainability of the Caribbean region.

Project purpose The purpose of the project is to refine the training and analytical capacity of the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) as it pertains to the management of water resources. The Institute will train leaders capable of managing water resources in an economically productive, socially acceptable and environmentally sustainable manner while meeting the needs of all stakeholders, particularly the most vulnerable.

Expected outcomes The main expected outcomes include: the emergence of CIMH as a strengthened regional training institution and information centre of excellence in equitable and sustainable integrated water resources management (IWRM); an increase in the number of skilled water specialists and decision-makers who are qualified to develop IWRM policies in Jamaica, Grenada and Guyana; the establishment of partnerships among national agencies and community water users


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associations to adopt these standard practices to address the needs of the poor and reinforce women's participation at all levels of planning and decision-making.

Beneficiaries The main beneficiaries include national and local government authorities, national women's affairs departments, staff, faculty members and students from the collaborating institutions, water specialists, farmers, community water user groups, ethnic minorities and other marginalized groups from the targeted regions.

Key activities Key project activities include the development of IWRM programs and the training of national policy-makers, senior water specialists and technicians; the implementation of a computer hardware and software data system used for the analysis and presentation of water data; and the development of a community water strategy governance model in each country that will be documented and disseminated to other CARICOM member states through workshops and publications.

Key results to date CARIWIN has provided training to CIMH personnel in principles of IWRM as well as improvements to the CIMH library and laboratory which have strengthened the capacity of CIMH as a training and information centre. CIMH personnel have successfully co-delivered five targeted IWRM short-courses in collaboration with McGill to key representatives from the three CARIWIN partner countries. Synergies have been created between CIMH and four major regional stakeholders in water management including the FAO, CEHI, UWI, and UNIFEM helping the institution emerge as a regional reference in IWRM. The Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network was launched and the Grenada National Water Information System was developed and implemented To date, 86 project documents related to best practices in IWRM have been made available on the CARIWIN website. Project results and learning were disseminated regionally at the 7th Caribbean Islands Water Resources Congress; the 4th Caribbean Environmental Forum; the 2nd CARIWIN Senior Administrators Workshop.

CIDA priorities addressed Official development assistance area(s): Water and sanitation (primary) Environmental conservation (secondary)

Sector(s): Water resources policy and administrative management (primary) Education and training in water supply and sanitation (secondary)

Policy priorities: Environmental sustainability (primary) Project value Original CIDA commitment: $1,000,000 Partners' commitments: $1,293,000

Project duration October 2006 - July 2012


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2) Key team members and stakeholders

Name Institution Project Role Dr. Chandra Madramootoo McGill, Dean of Faculty of

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

CI Project Director

Dr. Edward McKyes McGill Professor in Water Resources

Internal Advisory Committee for CARIWIN

Dr. Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen McGill Professor in Water Management

Internal Advisory Committee for CARIWIN

Ms. Catherine Senecal McGill Professional Associate CI Project Coordinator, Gender Specialist

Mr. Apurva Gollamudi McGill Professional Associate Water Institutions and Hydrology Specialist

Mr. Peter Enright McGill Research Associate and Faculty Lecturer

Water Information Systems Specialist

Ms. Bano Mehdi McGill Research Associate Hydrology, Climate Change, Environmental Specialist

Ms. Alicia Suchorski McGill Graduate Student Community Governance and IWRM, Gender Equality and

Ms. Marie-Claire St-Jacques McGill Graduate Student Community Water Strategies Dr. David Farrell CIMH Principal DCETO Project Director Mr. Kailas Narayan CIMH Chief Hydrologist Hydrologist and IWRM

Specialist Ms. Kathy-Ann Caesar CIMH Meteorologist Gender Equality

Programming and Coordination

Mr. Adrian Trotman CIMH Chief of Meteorology and Climatology

DCETO Project Coordinator, Computer Modeller and Data Management Specialist

Mr. Shawn Boyce CIMH Hydrologist Trainer Ms. Kim Whitehall CIMH Climatologist Trainer Ms Judy Padmore CIMH Technical Officer Logistics Specialist Ms. Cherie Pounder CIMH Hydrologist GE Focal Point Ms. Linette Vassells UWI Gender Studies Centre Regional Gender Equality

Specialist and GWA Liaison Ms. Nelcia Robinson CAFRA Coordinator Participatory and community

development and GE Mr. Herbert Thomas Jamaica WRA Director Jamaica Coordinator Mr. Trevor Thompson Grenada Land and Water

Division Director, Ministry of Agriculture

Grenada Coordinator

Ms. Bhaleka Seullal Guyana Hydrometeorological Service Director

Guyana Coordinator


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3) Status of results template

UPCD Tier 2 annual progress report

Status of results Reporting period September 19, 2006 to March 31, 2007

Canadian lead institution McGill University

Country Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados

Project number S61268-583

Project title Caribbean Water Initiative (CARIWIN)

Intended results

Indicators

Cumulative

outcome and outputs achieved (use indicators)

Outcome 1 Emergence of CIMH as a strengthened regional training institution and information centre of excellence in equitable and sustainable IWRM.

Outcome indicators 1 1a. % and # (M/F) of trainees at CIMH before/after project. 1b. Level of satisfaction among CIMH member states for services and resources.

CIMH’s role in CARIWIN has already strengthened its capacity as a training and information centre and CIMH is emerging as a regional reference in IWRM. Partner country participants have expressed high levels of satisfaction after attending training sessions. CARIWIN has set precedence in National Water Information Systems (Grenada) and this allowed CIMH to attract international donors to contribute to the modernization of CIMH’s hosting of national data from its member states.

Output 1.1 Ten (7 M / 3 F) CIMH faculty prepared to deliver training for different levels of water management stakeholders in IWRM policies and practices that address gender equality, cultural diversity, environmental sustainability and participatory approaches by Year 1(2007).

Output indicators 1.1 Number of CIMH faculty (M/F) trained in Barbados and in Canada. Evidence of appropriate attention to social/cultural/gender, economic, political, legal, environmental, technical aspects of water sector management in training

1.1 Ten (5 M / 5 F) faculty were trained. Delivery of educational programming at CIMH has expanded to include IWRM. New curricula and training materials were developed for 3 short courses on IWRM. CIMH is now providing essential training to government representatives from its member countries.


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Output 1.2 One new nine-month IWRM certificate program to be offered by CIMH developed by Year 1 (2007).

Output indicators 1.2 Approval for certificate by CIMH Board of Directors. Start date of courses offered.

1.2 This will not be implemented. The intended certificate program has become redundant since the UWI Cave Hill Campus in Barbados launched a Specialisation option in Water Resources Management which includes learning in IWRM. CIMH and UWI are collaborating in the delivery of this new program. The CARIWIN DC Project Director Dr. David Farrell and Mr. Kailas Narayan are lecturers in this program. Professor Cashman of UWI has incorporated information on IWRM and GE from CARIWIN into the course material.

Output 1.3 Upgraded information systems (six software packages) and library resources (60 new books) for IWRM learning at CIMH by Year 6 (2012).

Output indicators 1.3 Number of new software packages and number of new books. Staff feedback on upgrades.

1.3 GIS software and laptop were purchased for the computer lab. Twenty-three text books were purchased, with titles related to hydrology and the environmental aspects of water management. Water quality monitoring equipment was purchased for the hydrology laboratory. These upgrades are serving as teaching resources and they have enhanced the research infrastructure by providing a means of data collection which was previously unavailable.

Output 1.4 Synergies created with 4 regional water stakeholders by Year 2 (2008).

Output indicators 1.4 1.4 Number and importance of regional stakeholders collaborating with CIMH

1.4 Four regional stakeholders of major importance (FAO Caribbean; UWI; CEHI; and UNIFEM) have synergies with CARIWIN. FAO is collaborating on the development and implementation of the WIS for Grenada. UWI is collaborating in the delivery of IWRM training to national partners. CEHI is collaborating in the human health aspects of IWRM and linking CARIWIN with the GEF-IWCAM project. UNIFEM is collaborating


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on aspects related to GE.

Outcome 2 CIMH national outreach program provides water specialists and decision-makers with tools for developing IWRM policies in three DC’s (Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica) by Year 6 (2012).

Outcome indicators 2 2a. Number of DC’s benefiting from outreach. 2b. Number of CIMH faculty (M/F) providing outreach services in IWRM.

All three partner DC’s have benefited from CIMH’s outreach by having representatives receive IWRM training. CIMH faculty providing training thus far include Dr. Farrell, Mr. Narayan, Ms. Caesar, Ms. Padmore, Ms. Ifill, Mr. Boyce, Mr. Forde, Mr. Trotman. (5 M / 3 F)

Output 2.1 National water sector data systems in three DC’s made compatible with IWRM principles by Year 4 (2010).

Output indicators 2.1 Number of countries with updated systems. Evidence of changes in the content and timeliness of water sector reporting in line with IWRM principles.

2.1 Water quality monitoring and hydrometric equipment was purchased for the three countries. Training was provided for the collection of water quality data. To-date, hydrometric equipment installation was completed in Grenada and Guyana at new stations in the CARIWIN communities. Installation is planned in 2009 for Jamaica. Training was provided for national counterparts. A National Water Information System was developed and implemented in Grenada, providing the country with a powerful centralized on-line data storage and information management tool. A similar system was put in place by the government of Jamaica. Negotiations are underway between CIMH and JICA to secure funding for an NWIS for Guyana.

Output 2.2 Twelve (8 M / 4 F) specialists and six (5 M/ 1 F) decision-makers from three DC’s trained in IWRM by CIMH in collaboration with Canadian partners in each Year 1 and Year 2 (2007 and 2008).

Output indicators 2.2 Number of specialists (M/F) trained. Number of decision-makers (M/F) trained.

2.2 One hundred and fourteen specialists (78 M / 36 F) and twenty-one decision-makers (17 M / 4 F) from three DC’s received intensive training in IWRM .and subsequently reported feeling more prepared to manage the water resource in their countries.

Output 2.3

Output indicators 2.3

2.3 Paper co-written by McGill and


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Models, best practices and learning from pilot initiatives in three DC’s are documented and shared by Year 6 (2012).

Number of documents developed and disseminated. CIMH staff titled “Drought and Precipitation Monitoring for Enhanced Integrated Water Resources Management in the Caribbean” was presented at the Caribbean Environmental Forum. Three reports were written, titled “A Summary of IWRM and Its Potential in the Caribbean”; “Water, Gender, Development; Towards equity in the management of water resources in Barbados and the Caribbean”; and Geological survey and hydrological assessment of CARIWIN community watershed in Jamaica. Eighty-six documents and presentations from CARIWIN training sessions are made available on the website.

Outcome 3 Partnerships between CIMH, national agencies, local government and community water-users associations to develop three Community Water Strategies (CWS) based on IWRM principles formed in three countries by Year 4 (2010).

Outcome indicators 3 3a. Number of countries where pilot partnerships have been established. 3b. Number of CWS developed.

Through CARIWIN activities, CIMH has begun building these partnerships. They are centered on the pilot communities in each of the three partner DC’s.

Output 3.1 Upon completion of the CWS planning process, national workshops attended by five representatives from national government, five from local government and five from NGO’s held in three countries by Year 4 (2010).

Output indicators 3.1 Number of workshops held. Number of participants (M/F) per country sorted by representation.

The CWS planning process is not complete. Meetings have been held with the pilot communities and the national partner government agencies to discuss the CARIWIN initiative and their role. A framework to guide the development of the CWS is being prepared. A Regional Seminar to launch implementation is planned for 2009.

Output 3.2 Local workshops attended by two representatives from national government, three from local government, five from NGO, ten from WUA, five from FHH held in three communities by Year 6 (2012).

Output indicators 3.2 Number of workshops held. Number of participants (M/F) per community sorted by representation.

There are no results to report on local workshops to date. This Output will likely be combined with Output 3.1 due a smaller number of stakeholders than anticipated during project planning.


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Output 3.3 Caribbean Water and Gender Network CARIWAND is operational and influencing participation of women (50% F WUA, 30% F specialists, 15% F decision-makers) in IWRM activities by Year 6 (2012).

Output indicators 3.3 Percentage increase in female participation from Year 1 to Year 6.

Although there is no formal network as yet, female participation in CARIWIN activities meets the targets for specialists (30%) and for decision-makers (19%). CARIWAND organization will be explored in 2009 with input from UNIFEM.

Additional results

Indicators

Cumulative

outcome and outputs achieved (use indicators)

Output 1.5 Regional web-based drought and precipitation monitoring network hosted by CIMH operational by Year 5 (2011).

Output indicators 1.5 Number of training sessions incorporating drought monitoring. Number of countries model validated for. Number of stakeholders in network.

1.5 The Advanced IWRM Course; the IWRM Training in Canada; Grenada Hydromet Installation and Training Course; the Grenada NWIS Workshop; the 2nd CARIWIN Senior Administrators Workshop all included sessions on climate change and drought monitoring. Research is underway do develop indices for Jamaica. CIMH published, via its website, the first Caribbean basin SPI in March 2009.

Output 3.4 Baseline information on GE in domestic water use generated for the three pilot communities by Year 3 (2009).

Output indicator 3.4 Number of communities which information generated for.

3.4 Research was conducted with communities in Barbados. A refined survey was administered in Guyana.


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4) Analysis of project results

Project context

The review of the UPCD Tier 2 program by CIDA, and the resulting halt in cash-flow from AUCC, has resulted in a delay in signing the contract with the selected evaluator for the mid-term evaluation. This may cause delays in the timely implementation of the evaluation, as well as complications in re-scheduling. Further delays to project implementation are expected in 2009 due to the cash-flow restrictions.

Annual results

The table below contains a summary of the key activities carried out during the reporting period. Key Activities Location Date Results IAC Meeting McGill April 24, 2008 Meeting with committee

members for internal project monitoring

JPSC meeting Barbados May 2008 Meetings with partners at CIMH on project progress; with CIDA on gender and water; with FAO on national Water Information Systems; with UWI-CERMES on IWRM

Director’s field visit Guyana May 2008 Meetings with MoA and NDIA, National Water Council; Visit to St Cuthbert’s mission, toured site; met with Ministry of Indian Affairs; potential identified for McGill to develop short courses to build technical capacity at the middle level

Purchase equipment to improve National water sector data systems in three DC’s

McGill May 2008 Purchased staff gauges; water level recorders; tipping bucket rain gauges and data loggers for each Grenada, Guyana and Jamaica (water managers and technicians trained in use during Hydrometric Installation and Training Courses held in-country)

Purchase/install hardware/software for improved data systems in Grenada and develop/test software

Ministry of Agriculture, Grenada

June 2008 to January 2009

Developed a centralized National Water Information System for the country of Grenada which has redefined the state-of-the-art and has provided Grenada with a highly powerful decision-making tool for water management which is available to users on-line

Delivery of training program for CIMH

McGill June 1-14, 2008 Trained 2 CIMH staff in IWRM


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personnel Incorporate drought monitoring into training for CIMH personnel

McGill June 5, 2008 Trained 2 CIMH staff in regional climate models for water management; extreme events and water management; climate impacts on crop irrigation needs; climate change adaptation for IWRM.

Deliver Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course for specialists and technicians (5-day session)

MOA, Grenada June 17-20, 2008 Trained 17 technicians from national partners in Grenada in instrumentation, measurements, and practical hydrology exercises

Deliver Grenada NWIS Workshop

St George’s University, Grenada

June 24-25, 2008 Engaged Grenadian water management stakeholders, data generators and data users to conduct assessment of data availability and needs and to raise awareness; generated inputs for NWIS developers to begin designing database; results summarized in workshop report

Incorporate drought monitoring into training for national partners and stakeholders


June 24-25, 2008 Trained 17 technicians and stakeholders in drought and precipitation monitoring; drought and flood information for decision-making

Meet with stakeholders at regional forum


June 24-25, 2008 Linked CIMH staff members with representatives from UWI, CEHI, FAO at the Caribbean Environmental Forum

Present CDPMN vision at regional forum


June 25, 2008 Paper co-written by McGill and CIMH staff titled “Drought and Precipitation Monitoring for Enhanced Integrated Water Resources Management in the Caribbean” was presented at the Caribbean Environmental Forum

Develop network of stakeholders for CDPMN


June 25, 2008 Engaged stakeholders from the three CARIWIN countries as well as additional countries such as Cuba, Dominica, and St-Kitts

Research in Jamaica pilot community

UWI, Jamaica July 2008 Geological survey and hydrological assessment of CARIWIN community watershed

Upgrade CIMH laboratories

CIMH September 2008 Purchased ArcView software for computer lab and a lap-top computer

Research in Guyana pilot community

McGill; St-Cuthbert’s Mission, Guyana

September 2008 – March 2009 (ongoing)

Research conducted on point-of-use water treatment systems: Biosand filters, ceramic filters,


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and chlorine addition Develop model and indices for CDPMN

CIMH; McGill September 2008 to March 2009 (ongoing)

Research conducted at both partner institutions contributing to indices and indicators for Barbados and Jamaica

Deliver Hydrometric Installation and Training Course for specialists and technicians (two-week session)

Hydromet, Guyana

November 17-28, 2008 Trained 8 technicians from the Guyana Hydromet Service and 3 students from CIMH in instrumentation, measurements, and practical hydrology exercises

Project Monitoring McGill November 27, 2008 Meeting with AUCC Project Officer; objectives, timeline and TOR for MTE

Review of GE Strategy McGill; CIMH December 2008 Specific monitoring to ensure that project is meeting targets in terms of GE

Analysis of international best practices in IWRM

McGill January to March 2009 (ongoing)

Research contributing to a Framework for the Development of a Community Water Strategy

Deliver Senior Administrators Workshop (2-day session)

CIMH January 19 and 20, 2009

Trained 8 Senior Administrators from partner countries; 9 CIMH personnel; and 15 regional stakeholders, in the application of IWRM tools

Present CDPMN vision at regional forum

CIMH January 20, 2009 Presentation titled “The CDPMN – Concept, Objectives, Approach, Work So Far” was presented to project partners and stakeholders in attendance at the 2nd CARIWIN Senior Administrators Workshop.

Incorporate drought monitoring into training for national partners and stakeholders

CIMH January 20, 2009 Trained 25 national partners and regional stakeholders in the use of indices and indicators to estimate drought; CDPMN; case study of North American Drought Monitor. Nine CIMH staff also benefited from the training

Develop network of stakeholders for CDPMN

CIMH January, 20, 2009 Engaged stakeholders from the three CARIWIN pilot countries as well as regional entities such as CDERA, UWI, CEHI, FAO

JPSC meeting CIMH January 20, 2009 Reviewed process for mid-term evaluation and TOR’s for selecting evaluator

Meet with stakeholders at regional forum

UNIFEM, Barbados

January 22, 2009 Linked CIMH staff members with representatives from UNIFEM, UNDP, CDB at a Seminar on Gender Equality and Water Accessibility

Director’s field visit Ministry of Agriculture, Grenada

January 22, 2009 Met with Minister of Agriculture; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture; Director of


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NEDMA, Director of the Met Services; Manager, NAWASA; and Mr. Trevor Thompson

Deployment of the Grenada National Water Information System


January 21-23, 2009 Final phase of NWIS development resulting in delivery of state-of-the-art system; installed server and registered web domain http://www.cariwin.gd

Train specialists on up-graded data systems


January 26 to 28, 2009 Trained 20 specialists from national partners in Grenada in the use of the Grenada National Water Information System

Train specialists on data for decision-making


January 29 and 30, 2009

Trained 20 specialists from national partners in Grenada in the application of the Grenada NWIS for improved decision-making in IWRM

Maintain CARIWIN website

McGill Continuous Promotion of CARIWIN with comprehensive project details; over 86 IWRM documents available; links to partners and regional stakeholders in water management

Select evaluator for mid-term evaluation

McGill March 2009 Following a request for proposals, an evaluator was chosen by the Project Team and approved by AUCC Project Officer France Tremblay

Publish newsletter articles

McGill March 2009

“Diaspora: Change agents for the developing world” Uniworld, March 2009

Present results of research at Brace Research Day

McGill March 27, 2009 “Framework for the Development of a Community Water Strategy” presented to 30 faculty and students

Project monitoring McGill March 31, 2009 Completion of UPCD survey Project Team meetings McGill 2008: April 7, August

25, November 19, December 19. 2009: January 15, March 3

Activity planning; financial and progress monitoring; research review and discussion

Capacity building at CIMH An IWRM Training Session in Canada (see agenda in Appendix) was offered to two CIMH

personnel from June 1 – 14, 2008. CIMH Hydrologist, Shawn Boyce, and CIMH Technical Officer, Judy Padmore attended two weeks of targeted IWRM training at McGill. Topics included water quality and hydrometric monitoring; soil and water modeling tools; irrigation efficiency; IWRM discussions; climate change and drought monitoring; among others. The trainees were then guided on field tours of the Brace Centre for Water Resources Management ongoing project sites located in Southern Ontario and Quebec. The trainees also benefited from tours of the McGill campus research facilities and the library facilities. Presentations made during the training session are


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available on the CARIWIN website. The beneficiaries are applying the knowledge gained in their functions at CIMH. These results build toward Outcome 1.

National water sector data systems and related training Significant progress was made toward the intended output of making the National water sector

data systems in the three partner countries compatible with IWRM principles. Staff gauges; automatic water level recorders; tipping bucket rain gauges and data loggers were purchased for each Grenada, Guyana and Jamaica. Pilot sites in the CARIWIN partner countries of Grenada and Guyana were upgraded with automated hydrological and meteorological instrumentation and are generating data for improved monitoring and planning capabilities. Installation in Jamaica will take place in 2009. These sites were also used for training technicians and specialists on the use of modern field instrumentation. These results build toward Outcome 2.

The Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course was delivered in Guyana from

November 16-28, 2008 (see outline and list of participants in Appendix). This course was co-delivered by CIMH and the Guyana Hydrometeorological Service. Participants from the Guyana Hydromet Service, as well as students from CIMH completing the practical segment of their studies, benefited from practical sessions related to the installation of the CARIWIN stream gauging and rainfall monitoring equipment on the Mahaica River at St. Cuthbert’s Amerindian Mission. Topics covered during the course included: water level measurements, reference marks, cross-sections, flow measurements, rating curves, levels and leveling, uses of hydrological data, and practical exercises in the calculation of river flows. As a result of this course, eight technical personnel from the Hydromet Service received essential training. CARIWIN allowed CIMH to train more personnel at one time from Guyana than the total over the last decade. These results build toward Outcome 2.

The Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course was delivered in Grenada from

June 17-20, 2008 (see outline and list of participants in Appendix). Participants from the Grenada Ministry of Agriculture, National Water and Sewerage Authority, Point Salines International Airport Meteorological Office, and the Caribbean Youth Environmental Network benefited from practical sessions related to the installation of the CARIWIN stream gauging and rainfall monitoring equipment in the Great River watershed. Topics covered during the course included: water level measurements, reference marks, cross-sections, flow measurements, rating curves, levels and leveling, uses of hydrological data, and practical exercises in the calculation of river flows. An additional two days of hydrometric training were co-delivered by McGill and CIMH in Grenada from January 29-30, 2009 (see outline and list of participants in Appendix). This short course was conducted as a needs-based follow-up to the field installation and training course held in June 2008. The objective was to train technicians in hydrologic principles; best practices in field data collection; and data analysis. Hands-on exercises for inputting raw data into spreadsheets and creating simple summary reports were conducted. Further, training was provided on the newly launched Grenada National Water Information System's functions for downloading of historical data. Presentations made during the session are available on the CARIWIN website. These results build toward Outcome 2.

The Grenada National Water Information System Workshop was held at St George’s University

in Grenada on June 24 and 25, 2008 (see agenda and list of participants in Appendix). It was hosted during the 4th Caribbean Environmental Forum (CEF). The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations collaborated in the delivery of this Workshop and provided in-kind support in the form of payment of participant registrations ($2,850 USD) for CARIWIN’s Grenadian stakeholders, and payment of the WIS consultant’s flight ($500 USD). At the Workshop,


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background information to the CARIWIN project was provided and the context was set for the pertinence of a National Water Information System (NWIS) for Grenada. The Workshop was an opportunity for data collectors, data users and stakeholders to meet and engage in the early phases of development of the Grenada NWIS. An information gathering exercise was conducted with the participants to permit the system programmer to begin structuring the database. The next steps in the NWIS process were identified. Presentations were made by the following professionals from the water resources management field: Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul, Land and Water Office, FAO-UN; Jim Joseph, Consultant and Senior Programmer/Analyst, Government of St-Lucia; Bano Mehdi, Research Associate, BCWRM, McGill University; Kailas Narayan, Chief Hydrologist, CIMH; Catherine Senecal, Professional Associate, BCWRM, McGill University; Trevor Thompson, Land Use Officer, Grenada Ministry of Agriculture. The data providers groups (Ministry of Agriculture and the Meteorological Office at Point Salines International Airport) and the data users groups (Caribbean Youth Environmental Network and St George’s University) completed the questionnaire provided, which allowed the database developer to begin structuring the NWIS database. Two focus groups were formed to support the Grenada Ministry of Agriculture in moving forward with the NWIS. These were comprised of key persons from various institutions extending beyond those in attendance at the workshop and brought together by email communication. These groups, which are the NWIS Data Collection (NWIS-DC) and the NWIS Institutional Framework (NWIS-IF), successfully collaborated within the time-frame, resulting in a world-class NWIS for Grenada. The workshop report, presentations, and video clips are available on the CARIWIN website. These results build toward Outcomes 1 and 2.

The Government of Grenada officially launched the National Water Information System

(NWIS) on January 26, 2009. The National Water Information System has now become an official repository for all hydrologic, climate, land, watershed, infrastructure and water related data in Grenada. It is an extremely powerful quantitative and qualitative tool which allows not only the archiving of data, but also displays information in a very comprehensive and visual manner to give a snapshot of the water resources at any time, and any scale, from the national to watershed to parish to community levels. It allows for a review of information by all stakeholders including water users at the community level. The National Water Information System is a tool that can provide timely information to decision-makers and planners and, if used to its potential, can drastically improve their ability to address water resources and land use challenges. Under the auspices of the CARIWIN project, the National Water Information System will be linked to other CARIWIN project components such as hydrologic and climate monitoring on the Great River, a community water strategy for the Great River Watershed, and continued capacity building of professionals and water users in Grenada. The development of this system was conceived over six months, starting with a workshop held in Grenada last June 2008 and culminating with the official launch and training session in January 2009. The process was a true collaborative effort between he developers of the National Water Information System, Mr. Dejan Lekic and Mr. Jim Joseph; the Government of Grenada; McGill University; Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology; with the support of CIDA and the FAO-SLAC. These results build toward Outcome 2.

The Grenada National Water Information System Installation, Deployment and Training

Mission was held at the Grenada Ministry of Agriculture, St-Georges, Grenada from January 21-28, 2009 (see agenda in Appendix). The system installation and verification was completed over a three-day period. The Official Launch on January 26, 2009 (see agenda in Appendix) was covered by prominent media personalities in Grenada, and featured speeches from the Honorable Michael D. Lett, Minister of Agriculture, and Ms. Gemma Bain-Thomas, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture. This was followed by the NWIS Training Session from January 26-28, 2009 (see outline


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and list of participants in Appendix). The training session was attended by administrators, data managers, technicians and end-users of the information. These results build toward Outcome 2.

Capacity building at regional and national levels CARIWIN’s 2nd Senior Administrators Workshop was co-delivered by McGill and CIMH in

Barbados from January 19-20, 2009 (see agenda and list of participants in Appendix). A total of 39 delegates participated in the highly successful workshop. Regional entities represented at the workshop included: Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, University of the West Indies, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations –Subregional Office for the Caribbean, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, and Caribbean Environmental Health Institute. Representation from CARIWIN partner countries included: Grenada Ministry of Agriculture, Grenada Point Salines International Airport Meteorological Office, Grenada National Water and Sewerage Authority, Guyana Hydromet Service, Guyana National Drainange and Irrigation Authority, University of Guyana, and Jamaica Water Resources Authority. Other entities represented included: Canadian International Development Agency, McGill University, Agriculture Canada, Barbados Ministry of Agriculture, Barbados Ministry of Environment, Barbados Meteorological Service, and Barbados Water Authority. The workshop achieved the following:

o Provided a forum for interchange and discussion on topics related to CARIWIN amongst project partners and stakeholders;

o Reviewed project progress; o Stimulated learning about current project initiatives in National Water

Information Systems, Community Water Strategies, and the Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network;

o Built consensus on the way forward for these initiatives o Engaged new stakeholders

The Workshop was delivered in collaboration with the FAO, which provided in-kind support in

the form of payment of expenses for the delegate from CEHI to be able to attend ($ 815 USD). The Workshop Report and presentations made are available on the CARIWIN website. These results build toward Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.

GE in water management Ongoing research during the reporting period by McGill researcher Alicia Suchorski focused on

the status of GE in domestic water management in Barbados. The complete results and analysis are expected to be published in May 2009. Upon special invitation from Ms. Roberta Clarke, the Regional Programme Director for UNIFEM Caribbean Office, Suchorski and DCETO Project Coordinator Catherine Senecal presented at the Seminar on Gender Equality and Water Accessibility in Barbados. The Seminar was held at UN House in Barbados on January 22, 2009 (see agenda in Appendix). This half-day seminar created an opportunity for the exchange of ideas and discussion amongst researchers and development practitioners from McGill, CIMH, the United Nations, CIDA, the Caribbean Development Bank, ministry representatives, and individuals from agricultural groups. The seminar included: (1) an overview of the CARIWIN project; (2) a presentation titled Socio-Economic and Physical Development Influences on Water Use in Barbados; and (3) a discussion and brainstorming on the types of collaborative work which could follow, as well as possible directions for research. These results build toward Outcome 3.


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A review of the “GE Strategy for CARIWIN – a working document” was revised in December 2008. It was determined that the short-term objectives had been met. The strategy was presented at the CARIWIN 2nd Senior Administrators Workshop on January 19, 2009 by Ms. Adalene Ifill, CIMH GE Focal Point for CARIWIN.

Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network For CIMH to emerge as a strengthened regional training institution and information centre of

excellence in equitable and sustainable IWRM, its capacity to provide its member countries with tools and information products for decision-making must be enhanced. In the first year of the CARIWIN project, during one of the short courses given on IWRM involving water managers and senior administrators from each of the three partner governments, dynamic roundtable discussions revealed a collective need for information products that facilitate the incorporation of climate risk management into decision-making. As a solution, the Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) was proposed and was added as an output of the CARIWIN project. The CDPMN seeks to develop a number of precipitation indices to monitor drought and wet episodes in the Caribbean. Combined with the Precipitation Outlook currently produced by CIMH, drought and precipitation projections can be made for up to at least three months. The product generated is the Standard Precipitation Index (SPI) and the first monthly SPI for the Caribbean basin was generated in March 2009 and made available on the CIMH website. (http://63.175.159.26/~monthly/CarAgMet2/products/Barbados/3/dpmonitormar.htm)

The CARIWIN partner countries were intended to be the immediate focus of the network.

Collaborative research between McGill and CIMH has been ongoing throughout this reporting period. McGill Graduate Student Johanna Richards is developing the indices for Jamaica, as well as developing spatially variable agricultural drought indices for the Rio Nuevo Sub-basin where the CARIWIN pilot community is located. The CDPMN has drawn the attention of a Swiss research group and funding has been secured for collaborative research to include an additional two countries, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.

Several presentations and publications have served to communicate the vision for the CDPMN.

A paper was co-written by McGill and CIMH staff titled “Drought and Precipitation Monitoring for Enhanced Integrated Water Resources Management in the Caribbean” was presented by McGill Research Associate Bano Mehdi at the 4th Caribbean Environmental Forum in Grenada, June 25, 2008 (see abstract in Appendix). A similar paper was presented by DCETO Project Coordinator Adrian Trotman at The Second Turkey-Israel Workshop on Drought Monitoring and Mitigation, held in Turkey, June 16-27, 2008. The Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation held an international seminar on the “Implications of Global Climate Change for Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems” in Burkina Faso, October 26-31, 2008 where Trotman made a presentation on CIMH's efforts at developing weather/climate related early warning systems, i.e. the CDPMN. Trotman was also invited to be a member of the Expert Team on Collection and Evaluation of Operational Agrometeorological Tools and Methodologies (ETATM) at a World Meteorological Organization sponsored meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, October 21-24, 2008. The CDPMN was also discussed in the context of tools available for operational applications in agrometeorology in the Caribbean.

The CDPMN affords an opportunity for a participatory process, between CIMH, national and

local governments and pilot communities, to propose adaptation strategies and new Community Water Strategies which consider the extremes of drought and flood for water resource management in Jamaica, Grenada and Guyana. This regional network is hosted at CIMH and will centralize data


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and indices for the monitoring of drought and wet episodes in the Caribbean. These results build towards Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.

Community Water Strategies CARIWIN is working toward establishing a framework to guide the development and

implementation of Community Water Strategies (CWS) in the Caribbean, based on IWRM principles. Each partner country will then be able to use this in formulating a CWS for their pilot community. It is envisaged that the CARIWIN project will facilitate national and local workshops to bring stakeholders together in this effort, which should tie-in all IWRM tools made available through CARIWIN, all partnerships and build on existing water management capacity and organisms. CI Project Coordinator, Catherine Senecal, presented the CWS vision and timeline to partners and stakeholders on January 19, 2009 during the 2nd CARIWIN Senior Administrators Workshop.

Ongoing research during the reporting period by McGill researcher Marie-Claire St-Jacques

focused on synthesizing key components of IWRM at the community level, and lessons learned from case studies, into a manageable process to guide the development of Community Water Strategies (CWS). This generic framework is intended for use as part of CARIWIN for collaboration with its partner countries (Jamaica, Grenada and Guyana) and application in the pilot communities. A presentation titled “Framework for the Development of a Community Water Strategy” was made to the McGill community on March 27, 2009 during Brace Research Day. The complete report is expected in May 2009.

Several collaborative research initiatives within the CARIWIN pilot communities are generating

inputs which will enrich the CWS in the given communities. In July 2008, CARIWIN collaborated with the Mona GeoInformatics Institute of the University of the West Indies and the Water Resources Authority of Jamaica to undertake a geological survey and hydrological assessment in the area of the CARIWIN pilot community, Mile Gully/ Warwick Castle. The resulting report (see the report introduction in Appendix) contributes directly to the planning of physical works for water supply to the community. Other ongoing research during this reporting period which will contribute to the implementation of the CWS included an investigation by McGill researcher Candice Young of point-of-use (POU) water treatment in the CARIWIN pilot community of St-Cuthbert’s Mission, Guyana. The primary research question of this study looks at the acceptability and effectiveness of point-of-use water treatment systems in the community as it relates to the continued independent usage of the system once the implementing agency has left. The POU treatment systems selected for use in this study include Biosand filters, ceramic filters, and chlorine addition. The researcher has had tremendous success in building partnerships with local residents, community leaders, Guyana Water Inc., the Pan-American Health Organization, UNICEF, CIMH and others. This research is funded by an IDRC grant of $20,000 CAD. These results build towards Outcome 3.

Dissemination Information about the CARIWIN project was disseminated through a variety of mechanisms in

order to raise awareness of the project among water resource managers, scientists, engineers and other stakeholders in the region, as well as Canadians.

o The project was highlighted during a presentation during the official launch of the Guyana National Water Council May 23, 2008 by Narayan. The Council is expected to facilitate the promotion of an IWRM approach in Guyana.


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o CARIWIN’s achievements to-date were included in the “Report of the Caribbean Sub-region”, which formed part a hemispheric paper for the 5th World Water Forum; and which was also presented at the Water Forum of the Americas. The project’s contributions to water resources management in the Caribbean were recognized in the section on “Progress made to meet the challenges”.

o The project was presented at the 4th Caribbean Environmental Forum, June 24, 2008 by Senecal.

o One newsletter article titled “Diaspora: Change agents for the developing world” was published in the March 2009 edition of AUCC’s UNIWORLD magazine (see article in Appendix).

o A CARIWIN banner was printed to advertise the project during related events. o Project personnel maintain a comprehensive website located at

www.mcgill.ca/cariwin. Planning and monitoring Project planning and monitoring activities take place regularly on several levels: - Regular interaction with CIMH project personnel - Project team meetings are held monthly or on an as-needed basis for activity

implementation planning, as well as overall financial and progress monitoring. Six such meetings were held during the last reporting period.

- Two Joint Project Steering Committee (JPSC) meetings were held in the region during the reporting period. Madramootoo chaired meetings in Barbados in May 2008; and in Barbados in January 2009.

- National Learning and Planning Workshops were held in Guyana, May 2008 and Grenada, January 2009. Madramootoo met with the leaders and members of the pilot communities together with the National partners to determine short term national priorities and to share the vision of CARIWIN’s role. In Grenada, Madramootoo met with the Permanent Secretary to brief her on project progress and to discuss the launch of the NWIS. He met with key project stakeholders. In Guyana, he met with the Minister of Indian Affairs, the Minister of Agriculture, and members of the Guyana National Water Council. As a result of these meetings, a potential was identified for McGill to develop short courses to build technical capacity at the middle level He also met with key project stakeholders; and visited the pilot community in Sr Cuthbert’s Mission.

- Meetings with regional stakeholders based in Barbados were held in May 2008 and January 2009 to maintain project alignment with regional priorities and with other regional initiatives. Madramootoo met with Chakallal at CIDA. The encounter generated support for CARIWIN’s initiatives in water and gender issues. Madramootoo met with Fletcher-Paul at FAO to discuss the collaborative effort of the Water Information System development for Grenada. Madramootoo met with Dr. Adrian Cashman at UWI-CERMES to discuss collaborative efforts in the delivery of IWRM training.

- The CI Project Director attended the UPCD Project Directors’ meeting in Ottawa April 29 & 30, 2008 hosted by AUCC. Panel, sectoral and regional discussion groups focused on leveraging and strategically linking projects to the broader donor community.

- The CI Project Coordinator also collaborated with monitoring activities guided by AUCC. Senecal met with the Project Officer France Tremblay during the annual visit to the University on November 27, 2008. Project progress was discussed, as well as the timeline and planning required for the project mid-term evaluation. Senecal also answered the extensive UPCD on-line survey for the March 31, 2009 deadline.


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Canadian public engagement Activities during this reporting period related to Canadian public engagement include the

following:

- Canadian students from McGill’s Macdonald campus have been involved in field research in a developing country; teaching in a developing country; aspects of project coordination; providing guidance and support to developing country trainees in Canada; and public engagement activities for Canadians;

- Publication of a newsletter article in AUCC’s UNIWORLD magazine available to the Canadian public

- Presentations were made by researchers contributing to components of CARIWIN to Canadian graduate students at McGill on several occasions, usually to groups of 7-10. November 19, 2008, Johanna Richards presented “Development of drought indices for Jamaica to be applied in CDPMN”; January 15, 2009, Candice Young presented “Point-of use treatment systems in Guyana”; March 3, 2009, Marie-Claire St-Jacques presented “Framework for development of Community Water Strategies” and Alicia Suchorski presented the revised CARIWIN website. .

Thus far, the main benefits to Canada include an increased number of professionals experienced

in international development; and the promotion of the country’s high standard of education, research, and development cooperation through international exposure of McGill University.

Results variance

The results achieved to date surpass the results expected. In the third year of this six-year project, CARIWIN has made solid progress toward achieving two out of three outcomes. CIMH is emerging as a strengthened regional training institution and its national outreach program is providing water specialists and decision-makers with tools for developing IWRM policies.

Implementation variance

All activities were completed as planned.

Spin-off activities and unexpected results

The Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) attracted interest from Swiss researchers, who have engaged in further collaboration with CIMH to expand the CDPMN to two other countries in the region, as well as provide additional training opportunities for CIMH personnel.

A major breakthrough for the region in water management was the overwhelming success of the

Grenada NWIS. The FAO and GEF-IWCAM project are already collaborating with the developers of the Grenada NWIS to create a similar system for Barbados. Due to CIMH’s role as the regional storage house for hydrological and meteorological data, the institution’s involvement in the development and deployment of this system was of critical importance. This factor has led to the system and its database being chosen as the preferred tool for data management in the region.


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CIMH is negotiating with donors such as JICA, UNDP, and CIMA Research Foundation to expand this system to other countries, including Guyana, and more importantly, to create the infrastructure necessary to house all national systems at CIMH. This is a key advancement for the institute and for the region in modernizing its data systems to allow for timely, informed decision-making in water management.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) international assistanceships and fellowships

provided by their Regional Training Centers (RTC) have contributed to CARIWIN objectives at CIMH. For example, the funding allowed Trotman to attend a training workshop at the RTC in Turkey, June 2008, the learning from which contributes to the advancement of the CDPMN. Farrell attended a WMO meeting in Germany, October 2008, where he discussed CARIWIN and presented the project website and the training materials and presentations which are available on-line. This generated interest in collaboration with the project, particularly with the RTC in Venezuela, which shares a border with Guyana.

McGill Doctoral Candidate Candice Young was invited by GWI to participate in the public

education component of their launch of biosand filters in the community of Ithuni.

5) Communication products

The following communication products were produced during the reporting period:

- Project website The website, hosted at www.mcgill.ca/cariwin, is a comprehensive account of project activities and achievements and it is a valuable resource for materials on IWRM. The site promotes the project globally and allows for partners and stakeholders to easily access recent information. The site was updated with information spanning the 2008-2009 fiscal year. - Newsletter articles One newsletter articles was published in AUCC’s UNIWORLD magazine. The article titled “Diaspora: Agents for Change in the Developing World”, March 2009, featured CARIWIN and included a photo from a CARIWIN event on the magazine cover. - Banner A CARIWIN project banner was designed and printed for increased visibility at events.

6) Other information

Success stories

The research being undertaken in Guyana, despite the many logistical challenges, has made positive impacts on several levels. Firstly, researcher Candice Young has been accepted in the Amerindian community where 202 out of 204 households have agreed to take part in her survey and to receive a trial point-of-use treatment technology. This alone is a major success given the timid


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nature of the people, often reluctant to share information with outsiders. Through her work, Ms. Young alerted the Ministry of Health in early March that the country’s sole producer of Chlorosol (a form of bleach in the correct concentration for treating drinking water) had ceased production and the essential product was no longer available in stores. Her actions prompted the government to intervene and renew the production accompanied by a series of television and radio public education announcements on the usefulness of this product in providing safe drinking water.

The main success story is of course that the region’s urgent need for skilled technicians and

informed water managers and decision-makers is being met by CARIWIN. The strengthening of CIMH will ensure the sustainability of project results. The expertise gained by CIMH personnel strengthens CIMH’s ability to provide training to personnel from the governments of its member countries, one of the institutions primary functions. The momentum gained during the project life on establishing new water management tools for its member countries, such as the Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network, as well as the National Water Information Systems, will easily carry on well beyond the life of the project. This is guaranteed by the overwhelming regional support for these much-needed tools, as well as the commitments from the international donor community.

Lessons learned

- The Caribbean region has a real need for hydrologic and climatic data to be available in a

structured format. - The partner countries, which are representative of the region, have an acute shortage of well-

trained middle-level specialists and CARIWIN is making small strides toward remediation. - Partnership in CARIWIN has already afforded learning at CIMH in terms of financial

management, whereas areas such as RBM and GE could still be reinforced. - Following communication protocol and respecting hierarchy within institutions are two critically

important points in the smooth-running of a multi-party project.


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Photo gallery

Installation of the CARIWIN hydrometric station at Castaigne Bridge in the Great River watershed, Grenada, June 2008.

CIMH personnel visit meteorological station during IWRM Training session in Canada.


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McGill Research Associate, Bano Mehdi, presenting on CARIWIN and the CDPMN at the Caribbean Environmental Forum, Grenada, June 25, 2008

Trainees learning leveling techniques during the Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course in St-Cuthbert’s Mission, Guyana, November 2008.


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Round-table discussions during the Gender Equality and Water Accessibility Seminar held at UN House in Barbados, January 22, 2009.

National Water Information System Developer, Mr. Dejan Lekic, presenting the system for Grenada at the 2nd CARIWIN Senior Administrators Workshop, Barbados, January 19, 2009.


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National Water Information System Developer, Mr. Jim Joseph, training end users during the Grenada NWIS Launch and Training Session, Grenada, January 26, 2009.

McGill Doctoral Candidate Candice Young distributing Chlorosol and safe water dispensers at St-Cuthbert’s Mission in Guyana


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Appendices

1. Annual Report from CIMH 2. Outline for Principles of IWRM Course, Canada, June 2008 3. Outline for Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course,

Grenada, June 2008 4. List of participants for Hydrometric Equipment and Installation Course,

Grenada, June 2008 5. Agenda for Grenada NWIS Workshop, Grenada, June 2008 6. List of participants for Grenada NWIS Workshop, Grenada, June 2008 7. Outline for Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course,

Guyana, November 2008 8. List of participants for Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training

Course, Guyana, November 2008 9. Outline for Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course,

Grenada, January 2009 10. List of participants for Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training

Course, Grenada, January 2009 11. Agenda for Grenada NWIS mission 12. Agenda for NWIS Official Launch 13. Outline for Grenada NWIS Training 14. List of participants for Grenada NWIS Training 15. Agenda for 2nd CARIWIN Senior Administrators Workshop, Barbados,

January 2009 16. List of participants for 2nd CARIWIN Senior Administrators Workshop,

Barbados, January 2009 17. Agenda for Gender Equality and Water Accessibility Seminar at UN House,

Barbados, January 2009 18. Abstract for paper titled “Drought and Precipitation Monitoring for

Enhanced Integrated Water Resources Management in the Caribbean”, published in CEF proceedings, June 2008

19. Introduction from document titled “Report on the Field Work by UWI Students in the Mile Gully Warwick Castle Area”, July 2008

20. Article “Diaspora: change agents for the developing world”, UNIWORLD Magazine, March 2009


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Appendix 1 - Annual Report from CIMH

The Caribbean Water Initiative (CARIWIN):

Its impact and significance during the period April 2008 to March 2009.

Adrian Trotman CARIWIN Coordinator (CIMH)

The CARIWIN project continues to make its mark and leave a legacy in integrated water resources management (IWRM) in the Caribbean. During the reporting period, these impacts were particularly evident on their partner institution the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) and its three partner countries, Jamaica, Grenada and Guyana. During the period there were three notable developments: (1) The launching of The Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN); (2) The establishment of the National Water Information System (NWIS) in Grenada; and (3) The provision of CIMH with a lap top computer and the ArcGIS software and license. These developments, along with training workshops continue to showcase CARIWIN as an important and relevant activity in the region. Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network The CDPMN was launched in January 2009 at the Second CARIWIN Senior Administrator’s Workshop. CARIWIN promoted and encouraged the CDPMN through this and previous workshops, presentations both regionally ad extra-regionally and the CARIWIN web page housed at McGill University. The Second CARIWIN Senior Administrator’s Workshop allowed for the exposure of participants to the concept, the work to be done, data needed and benefits to be passed on to the participants; who came from the partner countries, Barbadian government agencies and regional and international organizations. In June of the previous year the CDPMN was also promoted at the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute’s (CEHI) fourth Caribbean Environmental Forum and Exhibition (CEF-4) in Grenada via a presentation that exposed a wider cross section of the Caribbean to the concept. Through its exposure on the McGill University web site, Dr. Manfred Thüring of The Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland was encouraged to collaborate with CIMH. This collaboration has allowed for two more countries (Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago) to be added to the network of monitoring. This collaboration is also providing training for two CIMH staff members, through an attachment in Switzerland, in areas of water monitoring and GIS applications. So partnerships are being developed well outside original boundaries of CARIWIN. Due to the development and ultimate launching of the CDPMN, a linkage was developed with the North American Drought Monitor (NADM) in the person of Mr. Trevor Hadwen of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). The NADM is an expansion to the U. S. Drought Monitor that includes Canada and Mexico. The USDM was established since 1999, and therefore any collaboration with the NADM, brings with it a decade of experience that can be a positive influence on the CDPMN as it seeks to establish itself in the region as a source of information and a strategy and policy guide to communities, local governments and the region as a whole. The CDPMN has also led to another avenue for collaboration, in which the National Meteorological Services (NMS) in the region can diversify their services. It is widely recognized that the regional NMSs concentrate very heavily on aeronautical meteorology. Mention is often made of diversifying their activity to provide information relevant to the many sectors of their societies. The CDPMN is a step in this direction. The services of eleven of the sixteen member countries now provide data for input into the regional (Caribbean Basin) monitor. It is anticipated that all sixteen member states will be involved in this activity. Certainly, the NMSs of the five countries engaged in the CDPMN will be heavily involved in their National Monitors.


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The National Water Information System The National Water Information System (NWIS) previously piloted by UN FAO in St. Lucia and subsequently implemented in Jamaica, was extended to Grenada under CARIWIN. The version installed in Grenada significantly expands the capabilities of the earlier versions through (i) the introduction of a user-friendly system administration interface that readily facilitates the inclusion of new parameters into the database and (ii) links to Google Earth imagery. Several projects including the Caribbean Disaster Management (CADM) Phase II to be funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through an agreement with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA); Caribbean Hydrological Cycle Observing System (Carib Hycos) to be implemented by IRD France in association with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO); and a Civil Defence initiative that supports resiliency in disaster management to be implemented by UNDP and the CIMA Research Foundation, Italy will include the development of hydrometric networks and associated databases. Given the existing implementations of the NWIS in the Caribbean and its ease of use, CIMH is advancing the NWIS as the data base of choice for these projects. JICA has already agreed to the request, as it minimizes the cost associated with managing several data bases. In addition, CIMH and JICA have been able to get assurances from the software developer that upgrades to the software installed in other countries can be performed under an agreement that will see the implementation of the database in other islands. Further, the model being proposed will seek to have installations of all databases at CIMH. Provision of Lap top computer and ArcGis During the reporting period, a lap top computer and an ArcGIS license were purchased for CIMH by the project. The software and computer are currently being used in a number of areas including: (i) the production of the mapping products of the CDPMN; (ii) training of students on CIMH courses in the use of GIS tools and technology; and (iii) annual summary rainfall maps for Caribbean countries, one of the routine activities of the Hydrology section of CIMH. Workshops and Training Sessions The Second CARIWIN Senior Administrator’s Workshop, three workshops held in Grenada (Workshop on NWIS; and two Hydrological Instrument Installation training workshops), and the installation and training in Guyana provided a forum for dialogue and collaboration between CIMH and regional water managers. This expanded upon already existing collaboration between the relevant parties. The partner countries benefited from the training of their staff in installation and instrument capability, (particularly of water level recorders, stream flow recorder and raingauges). The countries’ personnel were also given instruction in water level measurements, reference marks, cross-sections, flow measurements, producing rating curves, levels and levelling, uses of hydrological data and calculation of river flows. The positive of this is that those government offices now have greater expertise in these areas and with continued exposure throughout the project, will eventually be able to install and utilize equipment of this nature on their own. These sessions were also beneficial to the newer members of CIMH staff, particularly Ms. Cherie Pounder (Hydrologist) and Mr. Marvin Forde (Instruments Technician). Ms Pounder was exposed to water resources issues in the region and an introduction to, and new forum for dialogue with, the agencies involved in water management. Mr. Forde got the opportunity to install and work specifically with hydrological instruments, enhancing his technical expertise.


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Appendix 2 – Outline for Principles of IWRM Course, Canada, June 2008


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Appendix 3 - Outline for Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course, Grenada, June 2008


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Appendix 4 - List of participants for Hydrometric Equipment and Installation Course, Grenada, June 2008

Title: Grenada Equipment Installation and Training Session Purpose: Date : June 18 to 22, 2008 Time : 5 days Location : Ministry of Agriculture Country : Grenada Facilitators: Kailas Narayan, CIMH (M) Judy Padmore, CIMH (F) Attendees: Trevor Thompson, Grenada MOA (M)

Christopher Greenidge, Grenada NAWASA (M) Grantley Chedick, Grenada NAWASA (M) Cosmos Charles, Grenada NAWASA (M) Harold Merryman, Grenada NAWASA (M) David Robertson, PSIA Met Office (M) Jason Rosco Slocombe, PSIA Met Office (M) Darius Thomas, Grenada MOA (M) Imron George, Grenada MOA (M) Ann Francis, Grenada MOA (F) Michael Mason, Grenada MOA (M) Ashell Victor, CYEN (M) Nekira Robinson, CYEN (F) Nicole Andrews, CYEN (F) Cheryl Noel, CYEN (F)


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Appendix 5 - Agenda for Grenada NWIS Workshop, Grenada, June 2008


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Appendix 6 - List of participants for Grenada NWIS Workshop, Grenada, June 2008 Title: Grenada NWIS Workshop Purpose: sensitization; assessment of data for system development; identification of next steps Date : June 24 to 25, 2008 Time : 2 days Location : St-George’s University during the 4th Caribbean Environmental Forum Country : Grenada Facilitators: Catherine Senecal, McGill (F)

Bano Mehdi, McGill (F) Kailas Narayan, CIMH (M)

Trevor Thompson, Grenada MOA (M) Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul, UN FAO (F) Jim Joseph, WIS consultant, (M) Attendees: Judy Padmore, CIMH (F) Dr. Christopher Cox, CEHI (M) Dr. Adrian Cashman, UWI (M) Christopher Greenidge, Grenada NAWASA (M) Grantly Chedick, Grenada NAWASA (M) Cosmos Charles, Grenada NAWASA (M) Harold Merryman, Grenada NAWASA (M) David Robertson, PSIA Met Office (M) Jason Rosco Slocombe, PSIA Met Office (M) Darius Thomas, Grenada MOA (M) Imron George, Grenada MOA (M) Ann Francis, Grenada MOA (F) Michael Mason, Grenada MOA (M) Ashell Victor, CYEN (M) Nekira Robinson, CYEN (F) Nicole Andrews, CYEN (F) Cheryl Noel, CYEN (F) Kevon Samuel, CYEN (M) Brian Neff, SGU (M)


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Appendix 7 - Outline for Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course, Guyana, November 2008


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Appendix 8 - List of participants for Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course, Guyana, November 2008 Title: Hydromet Equipment Installation and Training Course Purpose: practical training session Date : November 16 to 29, 2008 Time : 11 days Location : Hydromet Service offices Country : Guyana Facilitators: Kailas Narayan, CIMH (M) Judy Padmore, CIMH (F) Marvin Forde, CIMH (M)

Keno Galloway, Hydromet (M) Michael Persaud, Hydromet (M) Kelvin Samaroo, Hydromet (M) Hymawattie Danny, Hydromet (F) Clorent Nails, Hydromet (M) Joy Jafferally, Hydromet (F) James John, Hydromet (M) Attendees: Courtney Crandon, Hydromet (F)

Denise Blackman, Hydromet (F) Antonio Peters, Hydromet (M) Abigail Edghilo, Hydromet (F)

Sheocharan Rambhajan, Hydromet (M) Subrina Patterson, Hydromet (F) Thaeshwari Pooran, Hydromet (F) Andre Massiah-Gonsalves, Hydromet (M) Leroy Nurse, CIMH student (M) Damian Morris, CIMH student (M) Imron George, CIMH student (M)


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Appendix 9 - Outline for Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course, Grenada, January 2009


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Appendix 10 - List of participants for Hydrometric Equipment Installation and Training Course, Grenada, January 2009 Title: Grenada Hydromet Training Purpose: Complete training related to CARIWIN hydromet station. Date : January 29-30, 2009 Time : 2 days Location : MOA Country : Grenada Facilitators: Apurva Gollamudi, McGill (M) Shawn Boyce, CIMH (M) Marvin Forde, CIMH (M) Attendees:

No. Name Agency Title Gender 1 Imron George CIMH Student M 2 David Robertson Grenada Airport

Authority Meteorologist M

3 Cheryl Noel CYEN Member F 4 Grantley Chedick NAWASA Technician M 5 Kevon Samuel CYEN President M 6 Gregory Delsol Min of Agriculture Planning Officer M 7 Cherie Pounder CIMH Hydrologist F 8 Jerry Lewis NaDMA Communications

Officer M

9 Trevor Thompson Land Use, MoA Land Use Officer M 10 Kenton Fletcher Land Use System Administrator M 11 Norland Cox Ministry of Carriacou Agriculture Instructor M 12 Christopher

Greenidge NAWASA Eng. Assistant M

13 Harold Merryman NAWASA Technician M 14 Darius Thomas Land Use (Agric) Agromet Officer M 15 Ashley Calliste Land Use Division Agronomist M 16 Fabian Purcell Physical Planning Unit Planning

Technologist M

17 Jillian St.Bernard-James

Environment Division Environment Officer F

18 Kahnomal Daniel Physical Planning Unit Planning Technician M 19 Michael Mason Land Use Division Land Use Officer M 20 Raymond Baptiste Land Use Division Chief Land Use

Officer M

21 Ann Frances Land Use Division F


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Appendix 11 - Agenda for Grenada NWIS mission


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Appendix 12 - Agenda for NWIS Official Launch


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Appendix 13 - Outline for Grenada NWIS Training


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Appendix 14 - List of participants for Grenada NWIS Training Course Facilitators: Apurva Gollamudi, McGill (M) Dejan Lekic, WIS consultant (M) Jim Joseph, WIS consultant (M)

Attendees:

No. Name Agency Title Gender 1 Imron George CIMH Student M 2 David Robertson Grenada Airport

Authority Meteorologist M

3 Cheryl Noel CYEN Member F 4 Grantley Chedick NAWASA Technician M 5 Kevon Samuel CYEN President M 6 Gregory Delsol Min of Agriculture Planning Officer M 7 Cherie Pounder CIMH Hydrologist F 8 Jerry Lewis NaDMA Communications

Officer M

9 Trevor Thompson Land Use, MoA Land Use Officer M 10 Kenton Fletcher Land Use System Administrator M 11 Norland Cox Ministry of Carriacou Agriculture Instructor M 12 Christopher

Greenidge NAWASA Eng. Assistant M

13 Harold Merryman NAWASA Technician M 14 Darius Thomas Land Use (Agric) Agromet Officer M 15 Ashley Calliste Land Use Division Agronomist M 16 Fabian Purcell Physical Planning Unit Planning

Technologist M

17 Jillian St.Bernard-James

Environment Division Environment Officer F

18 Kahnomal Daniel Physical Planning Unit Planning Technician M 19 Michael Mason Land Use Division Land Use Officer M 20 Raymond Baptiste Land Use Division Chief Land Use

Officer M

21 Ann Frances Land Use Division F


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Appendix 15 - Agenda for 2nd CARIWIN Senior Administrators Workshop, Barbados, January 2009


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Appendix 16 - List of participants for 2nd CARIWIN Senior Administrators Workshop, Barbados, January 2009

Barbados CIMH Adrian Trotman

Dr. David Farrell

Margaret Pestaina-Jeffers

Kailas Narayan

Judy Padmore

Kathy-Ann Caesar

Adalene Ifill

Shawn Boyce

Cherie Pounder

Researcher Shontelle Stoute

UWI-CERMES Dr. Adrian Cashman

UWI Dr. John Charlery

UWI-CGDS Carmen Hutchinson-Miller

CDERA Elizabeth Riley

Ministry of Agriculture Carlyle Bourne

Ministry of Environment Nigel Jones

Charles Yearwood

Meteorological Service Hamden Lovell

Water Authority Alex Ifill

Jaime Paul

UN FAO Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul

CIDA Yuri Chakalall

IICA Joseph Pelter

Canada McGill University Dr. Chandra Madramootoo

Catherine Senecal

Alicia Suchorski

PFRA Trevor Hadwen

Grenada Ministry of Agriculture Trevor Thompson

Imron George

PSIA Meteorological Office David Robertson

NAWASA Cosmos Charles

Guyana Hydromet Service Bhaleka Seulall

National Drainage and Irrigation Authority Timothy Inniss

University of Guyana Dr. Paulette Bynoe

Jamaica Water Resources Authority Angella Graham

Geoffrey Marshall

St-Lucia CEHI Dr. Christopher Cox

consultant (NWIS) Jim Joseph

Serbia consultant (NWIS) Dejan Lekic


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Appendix 17 - Agenda for Gender Equality and Water Accessibility Seminar at UN House, Barbados, January 2009


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Appendix 18 - Abstract for paper titled “Drought and Precipitation Monitoring for Enhanced Integrated Water Resources Management in the Caribbean”, published in CEF proceedings, June 2008


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Appendix 19 - Introduction from document titled “Report on the Field Work by UWI Students in the Mile Gully Warwick Castle Area”, July 2008


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Appendix 20 - Article “Diaspora: change agents for the developing world”, UNIWORLD Magazine, March 2009

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