October 18, 2022

(CCCCC Press Release 2022/014)

(City of Belmopan, Belize) At its 34th Meeting of the Board, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved a USD 50 million Funding proposal with USD 39.3 million in grants to fund a climate resilient wastewater project in Barbados. The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), as a Regional Directed Access Entity of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is pleased to have this second project approved for implementation and delivering benefits  to the Government and people of Barbados.

L-R:  Dr. John Mwansa, Technical Advisor to the Barbados Water Authory; Dr. Colin Young, Executive Director, CCCCC; Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director, GCF; Mr. Keithroy Halliday, General Manager of Barbados Water Authority 

The R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) for Climate Resilience Wastewater Systems in Barbados (3R-CReWS) project, which is aligned with the Barbados Roof to Ridge Program and with the national priorities of Barbados, will result in building the resilience of the water sector in Barbados by reusing, reducing, and recycling wastewater that will contribute to fostering food security, increasing productivity, and improving the health and well-being of Barbadians. The CCCCC is excited to commence the implementation of this transformative project in close partnership with the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) and the Government of Barbados. The project’s success thus far is testament to the excellent leadership of the Government of Barbados and the strong partnership, ownership, and support of the BWA and its personnel.

According to Dr. Colin Young, Executive Director of the CCCCC, “The CCCCC looks forward, with the support of the GCF, to replicate and scale this project across other CARICOM Member States who are facing or will face water security issues because of climate change. As such, we call on other Member States to work with the CCCCC to mobilize climate finance, at scale, to build resilience to climate change. The CCCCC is grateful to the GCF Board, GCF Secretariat’s staff, particularly the Task Manager, Dr. Amgad Elmahdi, the BWA and its technical team, as well as to the CCCCC’s staff, particularly Dr. Donneil Cain, Lead Project Development Specialist, for ensuring that the project was approved at the 34th Meeting of the Board.”

L-R: Dr. Amgad Elmahdi, GCF Task Manager for the project; Dr. John Mwansa , Technical Advisor to the Barbados Water Authority; Dr. Colin Young, Executive Director, CCCCC

With this project, the CCCCC has successfully mobilized USD 95 million in climate finance for Barbados of which over USD 67 million are grant resources. This successful proposal demonstrates the CCCCC’s capacity, capabilities, and expertise in delivering and implementing climate-resilient projects at scale on behalf of our Member States.

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The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre is an inter-governmental Caribbean Community (CARICOM) institution that is mandated by the CARICOM Heads of Government to coordinate the Region’s response to climate change. We maintain the Caribbean’s most extensive repository of information and data on climate change specific to the region, which in part enables us to provide climate change-related policy advice and guidelines to CARICOM Member States.  In this role, the Centre is recognized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Environment Programme, and other international agencies as the focal point for climate change issues in the Caribbean. The Centre is also one of the few institutions recognized as a Centre of Excellence by United Nations Institute for Training and Research. CCCCC is empowering the Caribbean Community to act on climate change.

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