Summary
In this first year of the CARIWIN project, many successful activities were held. These include the project launch ceremony and international symposium; a field mission and project sensitization in the three partner countries; a training session on gender equality and development of a strategy for CARIWIN; an IWRM workshop for senior administrators from the three partner countries; an IWRM training session for CIMH staff held in Canada; an Advanced IWRM Course held in Barbados; a Hydrometeorology and Water Quality Field Course held in Guyana; and a presentation of CARIWIN at a regional water resources conference.
Conference Highlights from Collaborating in Africa: New Approaches in the Water Sector
Gatineau
May 24-25, 2007
Although the conference Collaborating in Africa: New Approaches in the Water Sector was not technically a CARIWIN event, CARIWIN representatives from both the Brace Center and CIMH were present to pull from the African case lessons that could be learned and applied in the Caribbean context.
Project launch Ceremony
Barbados
February 6, 2007
CARIWIN was officially launched at the Accra Beach Hotel, Barbados with welcoming remarks from Dr. David Farrell, Principal of CIMH.
First International CARIWIN Symposium
Barbados
February 6, 2007
The project launch ceremony was followed by the 1st International CARIWIN Symposium, with presentations on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) initiatives and experiences, and challenges in implementing IWRM in the Caribbean.
Sensitization and Field Mission
Grenada, Guyana, and Jamaica
February 10-22, 2007
Representatives from McGill University and CIMH traveled to meet with CARIWIN project partners in Grenada, Guyana and Jamaica to ascertain their commitments and determine their expectations for CARIWIN.
Senior Administrators Workshop on IWRM
Barbados (CIMH)
May 29 - June 1, 2007
Seven (seven male and no female) decision-makers with representation from the three partner countries of Grenada, Guyana and Jamaica were trained in Integrated Water Resources Management. Five CIMH personnel (two male and three female) also received training.
IWRM Training in Canada for CIMH staff
Montreal (McGill)
June 24 - July 6, 2007
Two CIMH faculty were given the opportunity to attend three intensive days of technical sessions at the Canadian Water Resources Association's annual conference. Topics included water quality; land and water stewardship; irrigation efficiency; flood mapping; water, energy and food security; climate change; urban water supply; adaptation to drought.
Advanced IWRM Course
Barbados
September 17-28, 2007
Three CIMH personnel and fourteen specialists from the partner countries received training in Integrated Water Resources Management during this intensive two-week course co-delivered by McGill and CIMH at the CIMH campus in Barbados.
Hydrometeorology and Water Quality Field Course in Guyana
Guyana
October 1-12, 2007
One CIMH staff and twenty-four specialists from the partner countries received practical training in hydrometeorology and water quality during this intensive two-week course co-delivered by McGill and CIMH in Guyana.
Presentation at the 7th Caribbean Islands Water Resources Congress
University of Virgin Islands, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
October 25-26, 2007
The Seventh Caribbean Islands Water Resources Congress was a conference that brought together professionals from a wide range of hydrologic domains, from highly technical fields to those more social in nature. The presentations and discussions were broken up into four general categories: watershed management, advances in water sanitization, surface and groundwater quality, and management of limited freshwater resources.