Summary
In this third year of the CARIWIN project, several key events took place. These include the Second Senior Administrator Workshop at CIMH; a Seminar on Gender Equality and Water Accessibility in Barbados at UN House; Official Launch of the Grenada National Water Information System (NWIS); NWIS Training Session; and Hydrometric Training in Grenada. Please use the links in the menu at left to see the details.
CARIWIN 2nd Senior Administrators Workshop
CIMH, Barbados
January 19-20, 2009
The CARIWIN 2nd Senior Administrators Workshop provides a forum for interchange and discussion on topics related to CARIWIN amongst project partners and stakeholders.
Gender Equality and Water Accessibility Seminar
UN House, Barbados
January 22, 2009
This half-day seminar created an opportunity for the exchange of ideas and discussion between researchers and development practitioners from McGill, CIMH, the United Nations, CIDA, the Caribbean Development Bank, ministry representatives, and individuals from agricultural groups.
Grenada National Water Information Systems Launch and Training
Ministry of Agriculture, Grenada
January 26-28, 2009
In collaboration with the CARIWIN project, the Government of Grenada launched its National Water Information System (NWIS) on January 26, 2009. The National Water Information System has now become an official repository for all hydrologic, climate, land, watershed, infrastructure and water related data in Grenada.
Grenada Hydrometric Training
Ministry of Agriculture, Grenada
January 29-30, 2009
This short course was conducted as a needs-based follow-up to the field installation and training course held in June 2008. The objective was to train technicians in hydrologic principles, best practices in field data collection, and data analysis.
Brace Day Presentation
Macdonald Campus of McGill University
March 27, 2009
The Brace Day is an annual event held around World Water Day as a forum for presenting water-related research at McGill University.
IWRM Training in Canada
Quebec City and Montreal, Canada
June 9-19, 2009
The Brace Centre for Water Resources Management hosted two CIMH hydrologists in June 2009. The first week was spent at the 62nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) in Quebec City while the second week was spent at the Macdonald campus of McGill University.