Amid the growing impacts of climate change, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (CCCCC) join forces to spearhead a transformative initiative, bolstering Saint Lucia’s water sector to safeguard water security and enhance its water resource.
Supported by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (CCCCC) and with funding by the European Union Global Climate Change Alliance+ (GCCA+) and established through the Ministry of Agriculture this comprehensive project focuses on reducing turbidity and sedimentation in the river, and rehabilitating riverbanks.
The Water and Sewage Company’s Vanard intake currently serves as a demonstration site for climate change adaptation interventions aimed at optimizing water supply efficiency and mitigating water scarcity, during the dry season.

Communications Specialist at the CCCCC, Tecla Fontenard, stressed the critical importance of addressing the water sector’s vulnerability as it pertains to climate change impacts. “The water sector is very vulnerable to climate change because of scarcity; because when you explain that you not getting rain, and when you not expecting rain is coming, so because there’s the prediction for less rainfall then there’s a possibility that we will have more drought and that means less water, so the project is focusing on doing some interventions on 8 islands of the 16 that are focused on this project and in those water interventions, we are building resilience in the water sector, “noted communications Specialist at the CCCCC, Tecla Fontenard.
Recognizing the significance of this endeavor, Jason Ernest, Director of the Water Resources Management Agency, emphasized the importance of integrated water resources management in strengthening resilience, while also underlining the project’s commitment to fostering public awareness and climate literacy as integral goals.

“When you look at building resilience in the water sector, you’re looking at it from a point of view of integrated water resources management, and primarily everyone is a stakeholder in that regard. Water is life, and we need water for our economic and social development and the water primarily comes from the land. All activities take place on the land so whatever effect the water has on the land, it ultimately affects the water resources at our collection points and in Saint Lucia our water supply is primarily surface water. Waters that we collect in our rivers and our streams so it is critical that everyone is aware as to what is happening and where they can play a role in building resilience, especially in this era of climate change,” remarked Director of the Water Resources Management Agency, Jason Ernest.
This project represents a significant step forward in Saint Lucia’s efforts to address the challenges of climate change in the water sector.
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