CReW+ Supports GWP Caribbean’s Shark Tank Competition

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 seeks to provide a unique opportunity for young persons from the Caribbean, aged 18 to 34 years, to pitch innovative and impactful water-related project ideas to support better water resources management in their community, country or the Caribbean region. It also aims to encourage greater involvement of youth in the region in the application of Integrated Water and Wastewater Management (IWWM) solutions. For the first time in this year’s competition, seed funding of US$4,000 will be awarded to the best proposal under each of the two categories. CReW+ is financing the award under category 2 which focuses on IWWM projects and ideas. Applicants submitting a project or idea under this category must be a Caribbean national residing in any of the GEF CReW+ Caribbean countries: Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. The deadline for the submission of applications is 7th August 2022 at midnight Atlantic Standard Time (AST). For further details, and to apply, please visit