TRAINING IN CHARLOTTEVILLE

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• Feb 14, 2023

Trinidad and Tobago is one of the eighteen territories in the Caribbean region where the CReW+ project is being undertaken. Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), CReW+ aims to introduce communities to integrated approaches to water and wastewater management using innovative solutions. Of the three project activities earmarked for the twin-island republic, one is based in Charlotteville, Tobago.

Located in the Northeast region of the island, which has significant environmental and ecological importance, the Environmental Research Institute Charlotteville (ERIC) has been charged with bringing the intent of the project to fruition. This will be done through the Charlotteville Water Warriors (CWC) group, birthed specifically for this venture. Continuing with the AARP’s custom of collaborating with stakeholders and other organisations in support of environmental advocacy and conservation, the AARP has partnered with ERIC to work towards the development of the project’s public engagement tool.

Targeting households in the Charlotteville district, CReW+ Project – Charlotteville will work towards ensuring that residents are not only provided with the educational, technical and infrastructural resources to improve the capabilities of handling water and wastewater associated with their properties, but ways to mitigate the effects of climate change as well. The AARP therefore conducted a training session whose content was tailored to meet the needs of the CWC and by extension the CReW+ project. Participants were exposed to presentations covering Water Facts, Watershed Management, Wastewater, and a field exercise on water quality testing.