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10 M E S S A G E S Message from Mr. Randy Brown Executive Director, Clean Islands International It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Fifth Biennial Caribbean Environmental Forum & Exhibition (CEF 5), the 2nd Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF), and the 15th Annual Wider Caribbean Waste Management Conference (ReCaribe 15). Clean Islands International is very honored to be a partner in this event with the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) and others. ReCaribe 2010 is the 15 th Caribbean Waste Management Conference offered by Clean Islands International (CII) in association with other organizations. Since CII’s 1995 Caribbean Waste Management Conference (held in Puerto Rico), in which ReCaribe: The Wider Caribbean Solid Waste and Recycling Alliance was established, ReCaribe has been a project of Clean Islands International with a focus on solid waste management, waste reduction and recycling issues in the wider Caribbean region. The past conferences have been held throughout the wider Caribbean region: The Bahamas (1994), Puerto Rico (1995), Trinidad (1997), Florida Keys (1998), Curacao (1999), Martinique (2000), St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (2001), Dominican Republic (2002), Tobago (2003), St. Vincent (2004), Curacao (2005), Antigua (2006), St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (2007) and Grenada (2008). Founded in April 1992 in Abaco, The Bahamas, Clean Islands International, Inc. has an international board of directors and international membership consisting of professionals, advocates, environmentalists, conservationists, solid waste professionals and interested individuals. Clean Islands International is organized exclusively for educational, charitable and scientific purposes. Clean Islands International's mission is to provide educational and technical assistance to island communities for developing sustainable waste handling practices and cultivating environmental awareness. Our main purpose is to cultivate individual and community environmental awareness. In addition to ReCaribe, Clean Islands International has two other main projects: VIERS and the Tektite Museum. Since 1997, Clean Islands International has operated the Virgin Islands Environmental Resource Station (VIERS) for the University of the Virgin Islands, which is located on the remote south side of the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John. VIERS, established in 1966, is an environmental learning facility which includes a waterside marine biology laboratory, classroom, library, dining hall and 12 sleeping cabins for up to 78 guests. VIERS provides on-site overnight environmental education to students from the Virgin Islands, Caribbean and United States. VIERS actively demonstrates its use of solar electric and solar hot water systems, kitchen waste composting for our organic garden as well as many “green” practices in its daily activities in addition to hosting students studying coastal and marine ecology. By operating an environmental education facility, Clean Islands International is able to provide unique environment learning opportunities to over 1,000 overnight students and guests per year. The VIERS main facility was originally constructed in 1968 by the US Navy Seabees to support Project Tektite, an underwater military and academic exercise which occurred in 1969 and 1970. To continue the legacy of these historical events, the Tektite Underwater Habitat Museum (which is located at VIERS) was established in 2006 and in the past four years has expanded from a photo display to a building overflowing with artifacts and exhibits. It is now visited by over 1,000 day visitors per year. Clean Islands International is very honored to be able to continue to be involved with the development of technical forums such as this one. It is important to us to promote effective practices and to create linkages between the public and the private sectors which will assist in providing improved waste management in the wider Caribbean region. For more information about Clean Islands International’s programs, please visit our website at: www.islands.org. Looking forward to a successful CEF-5. FIFTH BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM AND EXHIBITION
11 CARICOM Energy Programme Joint Message from Thomas Scheutzlich, Principal Advisor, CREDP-GTZ and Joseph Williams, Manager, CARICOM Energy Programme On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Energy Programme and the Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP) it is our pleasure to welcome you, the participants to the Second Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF-2), the Fifth Biennial Caribbean Environmental Forum and Exhibition (CEF-5) and the Fifteenth Annual Wider Caribbean Waste Management Conference (ReCaribe). This is the second staging of the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (C-SEF). After its successful inception in 2008 in Grenada, we see this becoming an established bi-annual Energy Forum: one of the premier biennial sustainable energy events in the Region. The overall theme for the CEF-5 and C-SEF-2, “Coping with Copenhagen”, is quite apt given that the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in 2009 did not deliver on the expectation that it would set the stage for aggressive actions to fight Climate Change. The outcome of the Conference was considered particularly important to the energy sector in light of the implication for the availability of financing for technology transfer and sustainable energy development in developing countries such as the countries of CARICOM. Notwithstanding, the failure of the Conference in Copenhagen, vulnerable countries like those of CARI- COM must maintain the call for ambitious actions on part of developed countries while seeking to migrate to a more sustainable energy development path. A careful observation will reveal that some positive sustainable energy developments are taking place in the Caribbean Region. Implemented photovoltaic plants in Grenada and St. Lucia, geothermal power development in Nevis and Dominica, approved Sustainable Energy Policies in several Member States, feed-in policies developed and implement by electric utilities like in Grenada and Barbados, and the extension of Wigton Wind Farm in Jamaica at are some of the notable successful renewable energy development in the region. M E S S A G E S However, much more needs to happen and at a more expedited pace, especially in the area of energy efficiency. We feel that the time is due to undertake a realistic analysis of the achievements in the employment of Renewable Energies and energy efficient technologies on one side but also have a critical look at developments that are far behind schedule and the reasons for such lag. Why does it take years to develop and implement Wind Farms in some countries despite very favourable wind conditions, and despite financing offers from international banks? Of what nature are the specific barriers that hamper wind development and what can/should be done to overcome these barriers, and can they be removed at all? Similar questions arise in the area of hydro power development in several countries where a number of projects have been engineered right up to tender stage, showing technical and financial viability and but years elapse before implementation could commence. These and more questions have to be carefully analysed and the lessons learned be distilled in order to guide future sustainable energy developments in the region. For this reason, we have attempted to focus the CSEF-2 on initiatives that were implemented successfully despite the many challenges and barriers, so that these may serve as lessons and encourage other developments as we seek to “leapfrog” sustainable energy development in the Region. May we wish all, a successful CEF-5 and CSEF-2. FIFTH BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM AND EXHIBITION
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Page 3 and 4: Contents Background Messages • Me
Page 5 and 6: 5 Message from Hon. Dr. Horace Chan
Page 7 and 8: 7 Message from Patricia Aquing Exec
Page 9: United States Centers for Disease C
Page 13 and 14: List of Organizers and Sponsors Col
Page 15 and 16: Monday, June 21 st 10:00 - 16:00 Ar
Page 17 and 18: Quality (Falmouth Room) Parallel Se
Page 19 and 20: 12.00 - 12.30 Randy Brown: ReCaribe
Page 21 and 22: Abstracts of Technical Presentation
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Page 27 and 28: the importance of the vision of IWC
Page 29 and 30: concerns of global warming. Alterna
Page 31 and 32: Caribbean’s sustainability proble
Page 33 and 34: Parallel Session 5 - Water Resource
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Page 41 and 42: Parallel Session 7- Climate Change
Page 43 and 44: Are our laws and institutions ready
Page 45 and 46: is the role that Communication for
Page 47 and 48: Map of Conference & Exhibition Area

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