On 19th November, Adopt A River had a field visit with Ministry of Agriculture to the Guanapo Watershed. Sites along the Heights of Guanapo Road were identified for the construction of check dams which will help reduce the silt runoff to the river. (more…)

On September 21st 2014, the world’s largest climate march in history took place. (more…)

Over the past three months, students of the University of the West Indies, Department of Life Sciences have been working with Adopt A River to assess the St. Joseph River. Yesterday, the students presented their data and their interpretation of their results. (more…)

Adopt A River has partnered with The Agricultural Society of Trinidad and Tobago to test water quality in rivers throughout the country. This is a collective effort to clean and protect the watersheds in Trinidad and Tobago

IWRM Policy Brief for the Revised IWRM Policy The National Integrated Water Resources Policy is aimed to be revised. Please take this opportunity to give suggestions and comments on the current policy to feed into the revision of this crucial process.

If you have further questions please send to iwrmforum@gmail.com
We thank you for your support in the first step towards the implementation of IWRM.

Congratulations Dr. Denise Beckles and the Department of Chemistry!!!
The University of the West Indies (UWI) recently hosted their UWI NGC Research Awards 2016. The UWI Adopt A River Project won two awards:
– Most Impacting Research Project
– Best Research Team – Encouraging Multi-disciplinary Research (more…)

Today, Adopt A River and the Global Water Partnership (GWPC) partnered to host a training programme for communities participating in the World Rivers Day programme. Twelve communities came out to learn about the importance of water, rivers and water management. It was a very fruitful discussion and learning exercise.
We would like to thank The GWPC and all the communities which came out in their numbers. (more…)

The Launch of the Adopt A River Expansion Programme!

It’s World Rivers Day 2016 this Sunday! The Cashew Gardens “A Model Community” will be joining WASA Trinidad & Tobago and their Adopt A River Trinidad & Tobago initiative to clean up the Caparo River and environs from 10am. We will be starting from Japs junction into Ravine Sable road. We encourage everyone to join in this effort and help raise awareness of our watersheds and the negative impact pollution has on them. Unite For Cleaner Water! RiverWorld #cleanwater #WED #actonclimate International Coastal Cleanup Trinidad & Tobago ACE Recycling LTD (more…)