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Saint Lucia: Issues Paper on Climate Change Adaptation & the Water Sector April 2009primary language. As a result the language barrier poses challenges with respect tocapacity building.3. Inability to purchase relevant models and modeling software.4. Due to differences in models for various regions, technology transfer is limited.5. Application of available models to the local situation is limited and also inabilityto select appropriate models.6. Models utilized for local application are scaled down from global models and assuch the accuracy of models and scenario generation is assumed.7. Ability to communicate to policy makers information arising from models. Itshould be noted the climate change timelines are long term (30, 50, 100 yearsetc). There is a challenge to convince the policy makers of the need to act nowand address such a long term phenomena in the short to medium term withintheir shorter political term of office.It should be noted that based on the above, a key approach developed to move forwardespecially with respect to completion of the Second National Communication’s,Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment is as follows:1. Utilize the Climate Change expertise in the region from Cuba, Jamaica andBarbados. This will deal with the language barrier as well as ensure that the mostappropriate models are selected and modified for Saint Lucia since these countriespossess the expertise required.2. This assessment has a strong capacity building component and as such the localexpertise involved will be trained where necessary to ensure the country iscapable of conducting future assessments.5.0 Assessment of Investment and Financial Flows5.1 Proposed Methodological Approach in Assessing Investmentand Financial FlowsThe following highlights the approach being proposed to assess investment and financialflows:1. Development and application of appropriate models to clearly articulate anticipatedclimate change scenarios and the effects on the sector. It should be noted that theFirst National Communication did not utilized models. It is expected that models willbe used for the Second National Communication. It is expected that a combination ofglobal and regional models will be utilized in the SNC Vulnerability and AdaptationAssessment including the use of the PRECIS model and a compatible global model.Page | 12
Saint Lucia: Issues Paper on Climate Change Adaptation & the Water Sector April 20092. Situation Analysis using a basic scenario with or without climate change. In assessingimpacts and costs associated with climate change adaptations it is necessary to assessthe situation “with and without climate change”. There are a number of interventionsthat are required even without climate change being an issue. It should be notedhowever that if these issues are not addressed on their own merit, the effect ofclimate change will only exacerbate the situation.3. Assessment of costs anticipated with the existing challenges without the application ofclimate change scenarios.4. Assessment of costs associated with climate change. This is expected to be initiatedduring the preparation of the Second National Communication for the Vulnerabilityand Adaptation Assessment. It should be noted that the water sector reform processhas generated costs associated with the improvement in the level of service of thesector including critical investments in areas of water supply and sewerage servicesrequired to sustain the sector. This figure has been estimated to be EC$1.7 billion overa 30 year period [Stone & Webster, 2004]. This does not take into considerationadaptation options.5. Comparison of implementation timeline of normal development objectives in thesector. Determination of extent to which climate change impacts would have aneffect in advance of the normal development commitments.6. Establishment of a system for allocating investments and financial flows to climatechange adaptation. This is expected to be initiated during the preparation of theSecond National Communication for the Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment.5.2 Institutional Arrangements and Key StakeholdersThere are a number of legal instruments and stakeholders as it relates to the water sectorin Saint Lucia. Figure 2 below highlights the key players in the sector as well as therelevant legal instruments. The key players in the sector are the Water ResourceManagement Agency (in embryonic stage), National Water and Sewerage Commissionand Water Company (new company to be formed soon), Ministry of Health PublicHealth Department.Page | 13
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