Presentation_IWCAM Tobago.ppt

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GEF/IWCAM STUDY TOUR

Land Use Planning & Watershed Restoration in

the Courland Watershed & Buccoo Reef Area

TOBAGO

11-15 September 2011


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Tour Objectives To get an overview of the Courtland Watershed Monitoring

Program

To get an understanding of the mechanism installed for thediversion for the diversion of the surface water intoconstructed wetland

To get an overview of the GIS system/mechanism developedto transfer information to policy makers, and the sustainableprogram for effective data collection;

To understand the Land-Use Management Plan, and relevantEIA/Development Approval process;


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To be informed of the effective wastewater monitoring program;

To get an overview of the IWCAM approach to decision making andrelevant IWCAM Policy;

To get an overview of community involvement in the managementprocess

To visit the following IWCAM Demo Pilot Sites for transfer of lessonslearnt;

To be informed of the effective wastewater monitoring program;

To get an overview of the IWCAM approach to decision making andrelevant IWCAM Policy


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Tobago

Located on the border of the CaribbeanSea and the Atlantic Ocean, Tobago is thesmaller, and arguably the more beautiful, of

the twin-island state of Trinidad and Tobago


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Buccoo Reef area

Courland Watershed


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economic value of US$100130 million notincluding value added through:

tourism, recreation and fisheries = US$1.8M/year

shoreline protection =US$18M 33M/year

Buccoo Reef


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Problems: Buccoo Reef

Large losses in live coral cover

Reduced marine fauna

Elevated nutrients

Increased water turbidity from silt and

phytoplankton blooms


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IWCAM Objectives

1. Reforestation of Courland watershedand monitoring programme

2. Diversion of surface drain intoconstructed artificial wetland

3. Upgrade land-use plan in target areaand improve EIA process


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IWCAM Objectives

4. Collaborate with IDB for effectivewaste-water monitoring system

5. Establishing an effective programmeof effective data-collection

6. Developing formal procedures fordata-flow


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IWCAM Objectives

7. Instigating an IWCAM approach todecision-making

8. Incorporating communityinvolvement in the managementprocess

9. Undertaking a long term awarenessand sensitisation campaign


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The Bucoo Reef Trust

Implementing agency for IWCAM Located in Tobago

Non-government organization [NGO]


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Missed Objectives

A few project objectives were notrealized by the Trust due to

the limited power of the NGO to lobby

for legislative change in Trinidad

Dependence on external, sometimesprivate, companies for funding that

eventually fell through


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Missed Objectives

1. Reforestation of Courland watershedand monitoring programme

2. Diversion of surface drain intoconstructed artificial wetland

3. Upgrade land-use plan in target areaand improve EIA process


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The Application Process

Form completed and submitted to the DNRE(Department of

Application received by Town Planning withpayment receipt from bank then process starts (seechart)

National register in place for applicants to consult inrelation to their applications.

Applications that are refused can be appealed tothe Environmental Commission which is a body oftechnical staff, lawyers and judges.

The EC is the final appeal body and not a Minister


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Presentation_IWCAM Tobago.ppt