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Objectives: • Establish regulatory framework and agency • Restructure and merge existing water companies • Rehabilitate and expand distribution and collection/treatment network Jamaica Kingston Water and Sanitation • US$ 35 m IDB • US$ 15 m GOJ • US$ 2.5 m GEF* Objectives: • enhance efficiency of National Water Commission • rehabilitate and expand water distribution and collection network • wastewater treatment (1st phase) Main lessons learnt • Strong legal and regulatory framework essential • leverage private resources where possible (e.g. PRI, IIC) • coordinate donors and lenders to achieve long term goals UNEP(DEC)/CAR WG.18/6 Anexo V Apéndice 2 Página 9 THE UNIT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE ORGANISATION OF AMERICAN STATES AND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Bernhard Griesinger The Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment (USDE) is the principal technical branch of the OAS General Secretariat for responding to the needs of member states on matters of sustainability and environmental preservation within an economic development context. Technical issues addressed by the USDE include transboundary management of water resources, reduction of vulnerability to natural hazards, public participation in decision making, adaptation to global climate change, coastal zone management, renewable energy planning, and biodiversity. Formed in 1963, the Unit has evolved from one dealing with natural resources surveys on a national scale, to a group whose principal charge is to follow up on the mandates of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development – Agenda 21 and those emanating from the Bolivia Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development. The Unit currently manages a portfolio of US$44 million, primarily from externally generated funds, with staff based at headquarters in Washington, DC, and field consultants. One of the principal roles of the Unit is to assist member states of the OAS in the preparation of projects for loan or grant consideration by bilateral and multilateral agencies and interested non-governmental, academic and research organizations.
UNEP(DEC)/CAR WG.18/6 Anexo V Apéndice 2 Página 10 Its organizational structure comprises one regional unit for the Caribbean and one for the Latin American Countries and two special programs, one dealing with public participation in decision making and one for disaster reduction in development. In water resources management, the Unit acts in the level of policy support, information exchange and technical cooperation. The Inter-American Water Resources Network (IWRN) is a network of networks whose purpose is to build and strengthen water resources partnerships among nations, organizations, and individuals; to promote education and the open exchange of information and technical expertise; and to enhance communication, cooperation, collaboration, and financial commitment to integrated land water resources management within the context of environmental and economic sustainability. The IWRN is composed of an Advisory Council of more than 130 institutions, organizations, and private sector representatives. In addition, the IWRN has a national focal point in each of the 34 participating member countries of the OAS. These are governmental appointed institutions for water resources management on a national level. The USDE serves as its technical secretariat. A very important tool to promote the regional exchange of experiences is the Inter- American Dialogue on Water Management. The first Dialogue was held in Miami, USA, the second was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the Third in Panama City. The Fourth Dialogue will be held in September 2001 in Brazil, and its main objective is to identify development in water resources management in the region. Its principal cross cutting theme is “In Quest of Solution”. It will serve also as a preparatory meeting to Rio + 10 and the III World Water Forum to be held in Japan, in March 2003. The OAS is encouraging the Caribbean region to attend and actively participate in IV Dialogue, as well as in the Fifth Dialogue expected to be held in the Caribbean. The support from the Caribbean countries is required to make this event a reality for the region. PAHO ANALYSIS OF THE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SITUATION IN THE CARIBBEAN Harry Philippeaux This analysis is limited only to the English speaking Caribbean countries. The considerations made in this report are not the same and are no necessarily true for the US territories, the French Departments and the Latin countries in the Caribbean. Improper disposal of domestic sewage and industrial wastewater is a primary source of pollution of the marine environment and a major cause of environmental health concerns in the Caribbean. At the exception of Guyana, Belize and Surinam, the English Caribbean comprises of small island states whose coastal zones are the most inhabited area, heavily populated. Many of islands, (particularly in the Windward Islands) are of volcanic origin with high reliefs and
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