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Follow-up, Ownership, and Continuity are Key

| Daniela Araya | News
I must confess that I have been working on international financing topics for a long time, and I am convinced that the involvement of international organizations and cooperation agencies in countries greatly enriches ...

World Toilet Day – November 19

| Daniela Araya | News
November 19 represents a highly significant date for the GEF CReW+ Project because it involves three interconnected elements in the protection of the Caribbean Sea: toilets, sanitation, and beach pollution. Each of th...

GEF CReW+ Strengthening Local Governance and Management

| Daniela Araya | News
Since the previous CReW project, we in Costa Rica have shown great interest in working collaboratively with countries in the region to promote proper wastewater management and ultimately reduce the impacts of pol...

The GEF CReW Project: A Summary of Progress and Achievements

| Daniela Araya | News
The GEF CReW+ project has been instrumental in advancing integrated water and wastewater management (IWWM) across the Caribbean. As we review the project's progress, we see substantial achievements in institutional re...

Looking forward to IWC10

| Daniela Araya | News
GEF’s Biennial International Waters Conference (IWC10) will be held on 23-26 September 2024 in Punta del Este, Uruguay. This is the key learning and exchange event for projects funded by the Global Environment Facil...

4. Don’t Forget! Use GEF CReW+ Academy to boost your knowledge at any time!

| Daniela Araya | News
 Under the GEF CReW+ Academy, more than 2,000 persons have benefitted from the vast knowledge shared in topics related to Integrated Water and Wastewater Management (IWRM). On average more than 90 percent of the parti...

All is water: Wastewater reuse in Barbados

| Daniela Araya | News
All is water is a communication strategy born under the National Water Reuse Policy 2018 that aims to achieve a greater understanding of the value of water through a comprehensive public awareness campaign, focusing...

The Cuban Woman and Her Role in the Development of Environmental Projects

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Experiences of a Cuban woman in the development of science and her contribution to the sustainability of the environment The GEF-CReW+ project is a way to support the countries of the Caribbean region in solving p...

Our Contribution to the Natural Water Cycle

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On a daily basis we are taught about how wonderful nature is in being able to always provide us with clean water, water without which life would not be possible. Despite the fact that only 3% is currently availa...

To Fight the Development Paradox

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If I talk about Cancun, almost everyone will think of paradisiacal beaches on vacation (me too), but the richest thing in the area, due to its culture, is its population. Paradoxically, who sustains all the infr...

Flowing Towards Sustainability: A Journey of Water Conservation

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I have always felt a deep connection with water from my childhood. I would often help my grandparents clean a water intake which served our rural community during the 1980’s to 1990’s. My grandfather would routi...

Trinidad and Tobago's Participation in GEF CReW+

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When I began working on the GEF CReW+ in 2021, the portfolio was managed by the former Water Sector Specialist of the Ministry of Public Utilities (MPU), Ms. Sara Jade-Govia. Ms. Govia was instrumental in the project ...

Collaborating with the Isberyala Community for a Future in the Mainland Attached to the Indigenous Traditions

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The GEF CReW+ project in Panama comes to collaborate in strengthening water management focused on the Guna Yala indigenous territory, which is a costal sector, a territory governed by the native people Guna. Thi...

Winners of GWP-Caribbean’s Shark Tank Competition announced

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
  The finals of the 2022Global Water Partnership-Caribbean Young Caribbean Water Entrepreneurs Shark Tank competition concluded in October2022, with a total of seven finalists pitching their projects or ideas under t...

New Environmental Sensitivity Map of Puerto Cortes and Omoa Bay

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By GIZ- The maps were elaborated by a multidisciplinary team, consisting of staff from the Secretaria de Energia, Recursos Naturales, Ambiente y Minas (MIAMBIENTE+), the municipalities of Puerto Cortes and Omoa, and t...

New Regional Environmental Platform Aims to Strengthen Information Management in the Wider Caribbean

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat - The UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat, through co-financing from the GEF CReW+ project and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, has been supporting t...

An integrated Water Resource Management Framework to support the implementation of the Cartagena Convention

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat - It has been almost 40 years since governments in the Wider Caribbean adopted the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbea...

GEF CReW+ Project develops Water Information Management System (WIMS) in six Caribbean countries

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat - The GEF CReW+ project is currently developing a Water Information Management System (WIMS) to help countries in the Caribbean with innovative water and wastewater management ...

The Dominican Republic has Incorporated Standards of Safe Wastewater Reuse Into Discharge Regulations

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By GIZ - To strengthen the framework for wastewater reuse in the Dominican Republic, GEF CReW+ followed a two-pronged approach: a study analyzing the legal and regulatory framework concerning water resources and sanit...

Sanitation Compendium Available to Everyone

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By GIZ- The first Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies for the Wider Caribbean Region was launched on 21rst June, 2022. Adapted to the characteristics of the region, it will serve as a guidance document f...

Pre-design for a Wastewater Collection and Treatment System in La Fortuna de San Carlos Developed

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By GIZ - The pre-design of the system started in May 2021. Since then, the team has been engaged in the preliminary topography, structural and treatment system predesign, and obtaining permits, among others. All these...

Barbados Implements the National Water Reuse Policy Promoting Behavioral Change

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
The year 2022 has been of special significance for the Water Program of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) and its participation as Executing Agency of the GEF CReW+ Project, in pa...

Ecotechnologies for Mayan Communities

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Since 2020, CReW+ in Mexico has joined efforts to provide ecotechnologies to Mayan communities in the Yucatan Peninsula. This plan consists of collaborating with these communities in the design and construction of sim...

Integrated Water Resource Management

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An Integrated Water Resource Management Framework to support the implementation of the Cartagena Convention It has been almost 40 years since governments in the Wider Caribbean adopted the Convention for the Protectio...

CReW+ Supports GWP Caribbean’s Shark Tank Competition

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat- In April 2022, GWP Caribbean launched the third edition of its Young Caribbean Water Entrepreneurs Shark Tank Competition funded by CReW+ and other partners. The competition s...

Second Project Steering Committee Meeting

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
Second Project Steering Committee Meeting By the Project Coordination Group - On 27th and 28th April, 2022 representatives from the 18 countries gathered to address the most relevant matters of the GEF CReW+ project. ...

Ecotechnologies for the Mayan Communities

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By GIZ- Since 2020, CReW+ in Mexico has joined efforts to provide ecotechnologies to Mayan communities in the Yucatan Peninsula. This plan consists of collaborating with these communities in the design and constructio...

Launch of the CReW+ Academy Block 3

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By GIZ- The CReW+ project and the Central American Institute of Public Administration (ICAP) in Costa Rica designed and implemented an academic program to update the technical knowledge of collaborators from governmen...

Small Actions That Can Generate Big Changes

| Daniela Araya | News
Many times, we think about and yearn for the conditions that others have in their living environments and how they manage their resources. We admire how conscious they are of their role in improving the way of life at...

Caribbean Professionals Benefit From Capacity-Building to Strengthen Water and Wastewater Management

| Issa Oscar Kigongo | News
By UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat- The UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat has partnered with the Global Water Partnership Caribbean (GWPC) to improve integrated water and wastewater management (IWWM) in the ...

CReW+ Champions

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Brace yourself to hear the inside stories of the GEF CReW+ project from our champions. Coming soon

Launch of CReW+ Academy Block 3

| Administrator | News
The GEF CReW+ project is hosting the academic program and the Central American Institute of Public Administration (ICAP) in Costa Rica designed and implemented an academic programme to update the technical knowledge o...

Second Steering Committee Meeting Held in April

| Administrator | News
GEF CReW+’s second Steering Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th, April 2022. This meeting addresses the most relevant elements of project implementation, from the results matrix to decision-...
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