The workshop held from June 10-12, 2024,organised by the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean, equipped water resource personnel from eight (8) IWEco countries—Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, and St. Lucia- with tools and knowledge for improved water resource management.
Facilitators for this exercise included regional experts including Dr. Letetia Addison, Dr. Ronald Roopnarineand Dr. Gaius Eudoxie from the University of the West Indies; whose presentations focused on the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), the role of machine learning in water resource Management, nature based solutions for climate adaptation, flood and drought risk management, hydro-climatic modeling, nature based solutions and others.
The Global Water Partnership -Caribbean is pleased that this workshop met the objectives and that regional participations were left with an understanding of IWRM as a tool for climate change. The organization is hopeful that this initiative not only strengthens capacity but also fosters collaboration for knowledge sharing and the promotion of sustainable and resilient water resource management.