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1 UNITED NATIONS EP United Nations Environment Programme Distr. Limited 21 November 2006 Original: ENGLISH Twelfth Intergovernmental Meeting on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and Ninth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region Montego Bay, Jamaica, 28 November to 2 December 2006 DRAFT WORKPLAN AND BUDGET FOR THE CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE BIENNIUM

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3 Page i Contents I. Introduction...9 II. Overall coordination and common costs...10 A. Background B. Objectives C. Caribbean Environment Programme coordination Personnel, Finance and Office Administration Key concerns of the overall coordination and common costs workplan and budget Meetings of the Caribbean Environment Programme (a) Fourth Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the SPAW Protocol (b) Thirteenth Intergovernmental Meeting on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and Tenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (c) Fourth Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee to the SPAW Protocol 13 (d) Fourth Interim Scientific, Technical and Advisory Committee Meeting of the LBS Protocol 13 III. Subprogramme workplan...13 A. Assessment and Management of Environment Pollution Background Projects and activities (a) Programme coordination (b) Reducing Pesticide Run-off to the Caribbean Sea (Global Environment Facility Project) (c) Integrating Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in Small Island States in the Caribbean (IWCAM Global Environment Facility project) (d) Training for Rehabilitation of Contaminated Bays (e) Second Regional Overview of Land-based Sources and in the Wider Caribbean Region (f) Support to the further development of Technical Report (g) Evaluate Needs Assessment Guidance to Develop National Plans for Domestic Waste Water Pollution Reduction through Implementation of Sewerage Needs Assessment Pilot Projects in the Wider Caribbean and Effective Dissemination of the Guidance Document (h) Small Grants Programme Best Management Practices for Agriculture (i) Development of National Programmes of Action (NPAs) Phase

4 Page ii (j) Support to the of the Regional Activity Centres in Promoting Integrated Management of Solid and Hazardous Wastes, and an Integrated Life Cycle Approach to the Management of Chemicals in the Wider Caribbean (k) Capability Development in Geographic Information System for LBS/RAC-Cimab (l) Regional Network in Marine Science and Technology for the Caribbean: The Know-why Network (m) Promotion of the LBS Protocol (n) Tela Project (o) Assessment of damage to coastal areas in Jamaica caused by Hurricane Ivan (p) Marine Litter (q) Other Related Partnership initiatives (r) New Project Concepts requiring frunding B. Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Background Projects and (a) Programme Coordination (b) Strengthening of Protected Areas in the Wider Caribbean Region (c) Development of Guidelines for Protected Areas and Species Management (d) Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species (e) Conservation and Sustainable Use of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems (f) Sustainable Tourism C. Information Systems for the Management of Marine and Coastal Resources (CEPNET) Background Projects and activities (a) Programme coordination (b) Strengthening of the secretariat s information management capabilities (c) Caribbean Environment Programme clearinghouse mechanisms (d) Spatial analysis for decision-making D. Education, Training and Awareness Background Projects and activities (a) Programme Coordination (b) Promotion of the Caribbean Environment Programme and its subprogrammes Annex I Budget for the Caribbean Environment Programme for the biennium

5 Page v Abbreviations ACS ACCOBAMS AGRRA AMEP CaMPAM CANARI CARICOMP CAR/RCU CBD CCA CCA-CaMMP CCAD CEHI CEP CELB CEPNET CHA-CAST CHM CI CIMAB CIT CITES CMS COP CREP CRFM CTO ECCN FAO GCFI GCRMN GEF GEO GIS Association of Caribbean States Agreement on the Conservation of the Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Contiguous Area Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution Caribbean Marine Protected Area Managers Network Caribbean Natural Resource Institute Caribbean Coastal and Marine Productivity (Programme) Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit Convention on Biological Diversity Caribbean Conservation Association CCA-Coastal and Marine Management Programme Central American Commission for Environment and Development Caribbean Environmental Health Institute Caribbean Environment Programme Centre for Environmental Leadership in Business Information Systems for the Management of Marine and Coastal Resources Caribbean Hotel Association - Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism Clearing House Mechanism Conservation International Centro de Ingeniería y Manejo Ambiental de Bahías y Costas Interamerican Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Marine Turtles Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Contracting Parties Caribbean Regional Environment Programme Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Caribbean Tourism Organization Eastern Caribbean Cetacean Network Food and Agriculture Organization Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network Global Environment Facility Global Environment Outlook Geographic information systems

6 Page vi GISP GOOS GPA IABIN IBA ICRAN ICRI IDB IFAW IGM IMA IMO INVEMAR IOC ISTAC IUCN IWCAM LBS MACGA MAR MBRS MPA MoC NACRI NCA NOAA NPA OECS OECS-ESDU PAHO PDF RAC Ramsar RAN ROLAC SIDA SIDS-POA SPAW Global Invasive Species Programme Global Ocean Observation System Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network Important Bird Area International Coral Reef Action Network International Coral Reef Initiative Inter-American Development Bank International Fund for Animal Welfare Inter Governmental Meeting Institute of Marine Affairs International Maritime Organization Centro de Investigaciones Marinas de Colombia International Oceanographic Commission Interim Scientific and Advisory Committee World Conservation Union Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area Management Land-based sources (of pollution) Mesoamerican and Caribbean Geospatial Alliance Mesoamerican Reef Alliance Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System Marine Protected Area Memoranda of Cooperation Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef Initiative Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Programme of Action Organization of Eastern Caribbean States OECS Environment and Sustainable Development Unit Pan American Health Organization Project Development Fund Regional Activity Centre Convention on Wetlands Regional Activity Network Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Swedish International Development Agency Small Islands Developing States-Programme of Action Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife

7 Page vii STRAPs TOI TNC ToT UNDP UNEP-DTIE UNF UWI-NRMP WCPA WDCS WECAFC WHC WHMSI WIDECAST WRI WW2BW WWF Support existing National Recovery Plans Tour Operators Initiative The Nature Conservancy Training of Trainers Programme United Nations Development Programme UNEP-Department of Technology, Industry & Economics United Nations Foundation University of the West Indies-Natural Resources Management Programme World Commission on Protected Areas Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission World Heritage Convention Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network World Resources Institute White Water to Blue Water Initiative World Wildlife Fund

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9 Page 9 I. INTRODUCTION 1. This workplan covers the biennium and presents activities to implement the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention) and its protocols and the Action Plan of the Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP). 2. During the biennium, CEP will continue to coordinate with relevant global initiatives, such as the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Landbased (GPA) and related multilateral environmental agreements, such as the BASEL Convention for the Control of the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), the Ramsar Convention on wetlands and the World Heritage Convention of UNESCO (WHS). This workplan also reflects the close coordination with other agencies of the United Nations such as the International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and its IOCaribe Secretariat, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), development agencies and other Regional and International Organisations. 3. The secretariat prepared this document with inputs received during working group meetings convened since the Eleventh Intergovernmental Meeting, recommendations of the Third Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee of the SPAW Protocol, decisions of the Third Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the SPAW Protocol, recommendations of the Third Meeting of the Interim Scientific and Technical Committee of the LBS Protocol. The outcomes of relevant global or regional initiatives and previous and ongoing project activities were also taken into account. 4. For the 2006/2007 biennium the CEP will seek to enhance its programmatic strategic options by: a) Working with other Regional Seas programmes with similar Action Plans b) Integrating national and regional marine plans into sub-programmes c) Integrating national and regional socio-economic development plans that include coastal and marine components into sub-programme strategies d) Working to improve and include global and regional monitoring and surveillance plans and programmes into the CEP, including work programmes and agendas for global action plans such as the: Millennium Development Goals (2000), Johannesburg Programme of Implementation (2002), Mauritius Strategy and Declaration (2005), Decision of UNEP Governing Council (2005), Convention on Biological Diversity (2005), Regional Seas Strategic Directions ( ), and BALI Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity Building (2004). e) Working both externally and internally to improve coordination mechanisms within and between sub-programmes.

10 Page 10 II. OVERALL COORDINATION AND COMMON COSTS A. Background 5. CEP was established to provide a mechanism whereby the diverse States and Territories of the Wider Caribbean Region could collectively address the protection and development of their marine and coastal resources as the basis for the region s continued economic development. The achievement of this goal is dependent upon the incorporation of the principles of mutual technical assistance; the development and strengthening of regional and national, institutional and legislative frameworks; the standardization of approaches and methodologies; the encouragement of appropriate research; the joint management of shared resources, and the exchange of relevant information, among others. To provide cohesiveness to the various components of the Programme, and to minimize duplication of effort and wastage of resources, the overall coordination of the Programme s components is centralized and undertaken by the Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit (CAR/RCU) in Kingston. 6. The CAR/RCU is the secretariat of CEP and is responsible for the coordination and implementation of the Programme. The CAR/RCU carries out the programmatic, administrative, financial, and personnel functions related to the administration of the Action Plan and the Cartagena Convention and its protocols. CAR/RCU operates under the authority of UNEP headquarters through the Division of Environmental Policy and Implementation (DEPI), in cooperation with the UNEP Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) and the Governments of the region through an Intergovernmental and Contracting Parties body and a Monitoring Committee. B. Objectives 7. The objectives of CEP, through this workplan, are to: a) Provide a consolidated legislative, institutional, and programmatic framework for cooperation among member countries and organizations concerned with the management of marine and coastal resources in the Wider Caribbean Region; b) Provide effective coordination for the implementation of the various components of CEP; c) Convene such meetings as required by the Cartagena Convention and its protocols, to facilitate the implementation of the Programme within the appropriate legislative and technical authority. C. Caribbean Environment Programme coordination 8. The basic secretariat support of CEP rests on the core staff and operational budget. All staff requirements (salaries and related expenses), office supplies and materials, equipment, intergovernmental meetings, travel, and miscellaneous items are included in the overall coordination and common costs workplan and budget. Single activities and projects appear under the workplans of the subprogrammes.

11 Page Personnel, Finance and Office Administration 9. In the light of the continued low level of ordinary contributions to the Caribbean Trust Fund, the secretariat will continue to operate with a very limited budget for the biennium for the overall coordination and common costs component. Therefore, the secretariat has compensated by optimising both personnel and office administration costs and to supplement core staff with project supported staff. 10. The levels of contribution to the Caribbean trust Fund have increased only by the Government of United States and the Government of France. Although some Governments have started to contribute to the Trust Fund, the majority of the Governments are not contributing and there are some whose arrears are extremely high. This jeopardises the functionality of the UNEP-CAR/RCU and the CEP. Nonetheless, the secretariat secured funding for projects from the Swedish Government, GEF, USAID, UNF, the Government of France and the Government of the United States. Support from the Swedish Government through the Swedish International Development Agency, Sida, has allowed for the opening of two posts for Junior Professional Officers for this biennium in support of the SPAW Regional Programme and of the Regional Activity Centre for the LBS Protocol (RAC-Cimab of Cuba). The post of AMEP Programme Officer has been filled in 2004 and the post of Administrator is left vacant after the departure of its incumbent in June Funds received from United Nations Foundation (UNF) are covering the post of Project Manager for the ICRAN Project until the end of The post of Education, Training and Awareness Officer is still vacant for lack of funds. 11. Recent downturns in the economies of contributing countries, suggest that the possibility of receiving increased financial resources in the near future is unlikely. The twin challenges of increasing financial support and rationalizing implementation activities will continue into the foreseeable future. Through its new strategic directive the CEP is seeking to attract resources from new funding sources including; the private sector especially those directly related to coastal and marine resources, extra-programme resources from governments, subsidiaries and/or agencies of international cooperation from countries, resources resulting from the sale of CEP documents and products, international funding from agencies such as the IADB, World Bank, the GEF, and the creation of Trust Funds. Further, rationalization of its programmes will include priority setting, by identifying national/regional hotspots, to maximize the social and economic benefits to be derived from project activities. CEP will also work with other Regional Seas Programmes, the GPA and UNEP ROLAC to improve efficiency and effectiveness in implementing projects and activities. 12. Some of the cost-cutting initiatives include: reducing costs for translation of documents by soliciting in-kind contributions of translation services from member countries as well as the CEP s Regional Activity Centers (RACs); encouraging member governments to host meetings (with cash savings as an alternative to a full cash contribution to the CTF; augmenting its workforce at no cost to the CTF by obtaining assistance from interns as well as secondment of Programme Officers from member countries, other UN/UNEP Agencies and donors; ensuring that workplans are implemented within the bounds of available resources and ensuring that funds exist at least one year in advance of the current biennium, to allow for critical operating costs to be paid such as salaries, streamlining meetings and workshops and the financial rules of procedure. 13. Further, the Secretariat has been actively seeking to rationalize the mechanism to improve its financial situation. It has pointed out that decisions on various proposals for financial rules of the CEP had been repeatedly deferred to subsequent IGMs since As a matter of urgency the Secretariat has been calling for the need to adopt financial rules concerning; legal justification for issuing invoices, the fact that some member countries lacked a legal base to pay contributions and

12 Page 12 no disbursement from the Trust Fund could be authorized unless funds were received, and this could jeopardize contracts, projects and other commitments. 14. The Secretariat has also called for a simplification of certain financial rules including the need to combine the financial mechanism for the Convention versus the Action Plan. It has also recommended that no financial mechanism is needed for meetings and conferences, since this was rendered ineffective due to the nature of voluntary contributions. One of the more important recommendations made is the need to allow for up 25% of the annual ordinary contribution of member Governments to be made in kind. More recommendations can be found in the document presented at the 10 th, 11 th and 12 th IGMs, Proposed Financial Rules For the Cartagena Convention, and the Caribbean Environment Programme, and the Terms of Reference for the Caribbean Trust Fund. Terms of Reference for the Trust Fund are also clearly outlined. 2. Key concerns of the overall coordination and common costs workplan and budget 15. The budget for overall coordination and common costs presented herewith is dependent on: a) The full participation of all CEP member countries in making ordinary contributions to the Caribbean Trust Fund in accordance with the proposed level of contributions; b) The capacity of the secretariat to attract extraordinary contributions. The secretariat must therefore continue to dedicate time to fund-raising efforts to cover the additional operational costs of the secretariat that exceed the level of ordinary contributions to the Trust Fund. 16. During the next biennium the Secretariat will complete the process of preparing country fact sheets to be presented to the 13th IGM as an information document. These fact sheets will summarize each country s overall support to the CEP including level of government contribution and the benefits received through direct support from the Secretariat and/or project activities. 3. Meetings of the Caribbean Environment Programme 17. Several meetings of CEP are held on an annual or biennial basis. These meetings are necessary for monitoring project implementation, efficient functioning of the Programme, and for administrative purposes of the secretariat. The following meetings are to be convened during the biennium (a) Fourth Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the SPAW Protocol 18. The Fourth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to SPAW will be held in the first quarter of 2008, just prior to the Thirteenth Intergovernmental Meeting on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and Tenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region. (b) Thirteenth Intergovernmental Meeting on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and Tenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region 19. The joint Intergovernmental and Contracting Party Meetings are convened every two years to provide overall authority to CEP, review progress of the Programme, oversee financial and institutional arrangements, and decide on the biennial workplan and budget of CEP. The next meeting is scheduled to take place during the first quarter of 2008.

13 Page 13 (c) Fourth Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee to the SPAW Protocol 20. The Fourth Meeting of the SPAW/STAC will be convened in fourth quarter in 2007 to further the development and implementation of the SPAW Protocol, as well as to develop a workplan and budget for the biennium (d) Fourth Interim Scientific, Technical and Advisory Committee Meeting of the LBS Protocol 21. The Fourth Meeting of the LBS/ISTAC will be convened in fourth quarter in 2007 to further the development and implementation of the LBS Protocol, as well as to develop a workplan and budget for the biennium D. Overall coordination and common costs 22. Overall coordination and common costs are set out in Annex I, page 2 of the present report. III. SUBPROGRAMME WORKPLAN A. Assessment and Management of Environment Pollution 1. Background 23. This workplan and budget covers ongoing activities and those to be developed under the Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution (AMEP) sub-programme of UNEP's Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) for the biennium in support of the Protocol to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention) Concerning Pollution from Land-based Sources and (LBS Protocol). This workplan and budget is presented to the Third Meeting of the Interim Scientific Technical and Advisory Committee of the Protocol to the Cartagena Convention Concerning Pollution from Land-based Sources and (LBS/ISTAC) for comment and revision. Following endorsement by the LBS/ISTAC this workplan will be recommended to the Twelfth Intergovernmental Meeting on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and Ninth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (12 th IGM), for approval. 24. As a subprogramme of the CEP, the AMEP workplan and budget is developed for a two-year period within the context and realities of the Wider Caribbean and considering other relevant initiatives. The following projects and activities are designed to meet the needs of the continuing development of the LBS Protocol, as well as to support its current objectives, and the needs of the Governments for ratification and implementation. Many of the projects presented below are ongoing from the biennium. This is largely due to the significant AMEP workplan that was approved at the 11th IGM and the projected continuing workload for these projects. In addition, the proposed workplans of the two Regional Activity Centres (RACs), as recommended by the Second ISTAC, have been incorporated into this proposed workplan.

14 Page Projects and activities (a) Programme coordination Objectives 25. The objectives of the coordination of the AMEP/LBS programme are to: a) promote ratification of, and accession to, the LBS Protocol by the Contracting Parties to the Cartagena Convention and gain support for the programme in collaboration with the LBS RACs b) ensure that the formulation and implementation of the programme activities satisfy the requirements and needs of the LBS Protocol c) enhance coordination, collaboration and communication with organizations relevant to the AMEP/LBS Protocol objectives d) oversee the day-to-day activities and general coordination of the various AMEP projects, and e) coordinate with the Directors of the two LBS RACs to ensure a cohesive and coordinated workplan in support of the LBS Protocol. 26. The AMEP Programme Officer at CAR/RCU will continue to provide overall coordination and supervision of the implementation of the programme activities for the next biennium. The CAR/RCU Programme Officer for the CEPNET subprogramme will also provide assistance in the area of information management while the Coordinator of CAR/RCU will continue to play a critical role in promoting ratification of the Protocol. 27. The LBS Protocol will continue to serve as the regional instrument for the implementation of the GPA in the Caribbean. Coordination with other regional programmes and organizations and with existing regional or global initiatives relevant to AMEP/LBS will be promoted and sought. Fundraising efforts for the programme will be continued in consultation with the Coordinator of CAR/RCU and in coordination with relevant Governments, donors and partner organizations. 28. The Secretariat will convene the Fourth Meeting of the LBS/ISTAC where the AMEP Programme Officer will present the AMEP/LBS workplan and budget for the biennium , in keeping with the objectives of the Protocol and within the context of the CEP Strategy. 29. The Secretariat will undertake activities promote ratification/accession to the Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-based Sources and, (LBS) for the countries of the WCR in collaboration with the LBS-RACs, offering the member states of the Caribbean Environmental Program the necessary information about the protocol and its annexes. 30. The Secretariat in collaboration with the two LBS-RACs will reformulate the projects entitled Joint Regional Project for the Development of Safe Recreational Water Environments in the Wider Caribbean Region and Joint Regional Project to Assist Governments of the Wider Caribbean Region in Classifying their Waters so as to Facilitate the Implementation of the LBS Protocol and continue to seek financial resources to enable their implementation. This new project will be entitled Assessment and Evaluation of the Criteria for the classification of the waters of the Caribbean according to the Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and (LBS Protocol) based on an assessment of risks to recreational water quality and human health. Collaboration with be sought with CEHI, PAHO, CAREC and other relevant regional agencies.

15 Page The Secretariat will finalize and seek financial support for two new project activities entitled Improving the Quality of Recreational Water in the Wider Caribbean and Assessment of the Impact of Improperly Located and Designed Solid Waste Disposal Sites on the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region. These are expected to support activities under the Know Why Network Partnership Project. 32. The following provides a summary of new and ongoing projects for the biennium. Ongoing Projects (b) Reducing Pesticide Run-off to the Caribbean Sea (Global Environment Facility Project) Background 33. Annex IV to the LBS Protocol addresses the regionally accepted hypothesis that non-point source pollution from agriculture is a significant contributor to marine pollution in the Wider Caribbean Region. In May 1999, CEP received a GEF/Project Development Fund (PDF) Block B grant to develop a project that would improve pesticide management in four countries to ultimately reduce pesticide run-off to the Caribbean Sea. The original four participating countries were Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. 34. The PDF guided the development of four national plans to improve pesticide management, thereby reducing run-off to the Caribbean Sea. National committees of stakeholders developed these national plans with facilitation by the Ministries of the Environment. A regional workshop held in 2001 concluded with a GEF Project Brief with the submission of the Project Brief to the GEF Secretariat for approval in 2002 for three of the original four countries. Panama opted not to continue with the project. The May 2002 meeting of the GEF Council approved the project for funding. Objective(s) 35. The main objective of the project is to protect the marine environment of the Caribbean Sea by reducing the use of, and reliance on, pesticides in agricultural activities and improving overall pesticide management. The project will assist Colombia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua to implement management practices to control the use of pesticides in the agricultural sector. 36. The activities for the project will centre around three main components with various subcomponents: 1. Project Coordination This component includes the establishment of the project steering committee, project management team, project advisory panels on monitoring and evaluation, and an education and training subcomponent. This component of the project also involves the development of demonstration project criteria and approval of the demonstration projects.

16 Page Demonstration Projects Demonstration projects will be implemented in each of the three project countries and will focus on improving agricultural practices on different sized farms (subsistence, low intensity and high intensity) using control farms for comparison. Once the project sites and activities are selected, training will be conducted with farmers on measures for reducing pesticide runoff. Such measures will include integrated pest management, good agricultural practices and integrated waste management. Training will also be provided in monitoring and assessment to establish a baseline and for site evaluation. The demonstration farms will be also monitored for crop yields, worker safety, pesticide runoff and cost of production compared to the control farms. This will be used to assess the effectiveness of measures employed. 3. Institutionalising Improved Pesticide Management and Strengthening Capacity for Reducing Pesticide Runoff This component contains two subcomponents. The first is designed to sustain the improvements that will have been gained in the project for reducing pesticide runoff. This component will: determine the relevant legislative and policy changes necessary to provide incentives for improving agricultural practices; establish a crop certification programme; conduct a train the trainers programme; and establish a coastal monitoring programme. The second subcomponent is designed to further disseminate the lessons learnt throughout the WCR. This will be accomplished through publication of case studies, development of a project website, convening of a regional workshop, and the development and dissemination of education and awareness materials. (c) Integrating Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in Small Island States in the Caribbean (IWCAM Global Environment Facility project) Background 37. A full-size project has been developed within the context of the GEF Operational Program 10 with two GEF PDF B grants of US$ 316,000 and co-financing of US$ 296,050. The fully costed Project Brief, entitled Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area Management in Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean, was approved by the GEF in the May 2004 Council Work Program. Total project financing will be GEF US$ 14 million and co-financing (from the Secretariat of the Cartagena Convention, CEHI, UNDP, Governments of participating countries, and other partners) amounting to approximately US$ 22 million. 38. The Project s main focus is on demonstrating integrated watershed and coastal area management systems for thirteen Caribbean SIDS. The demonstrations will stress the need for the development of a cross sectoral management approach which, would address the requirements for institutional and infrastructural realignment; adoption of modalities for sectoral participation; capacity building; linkages to social and economic root causes of environmental degradation; and the overall need for sustainability. 39. The GEF operational strategy recognizes the special conditions and needs of Small Island Developing States to develop more integrated approaches to land and water management as a mechanism to address threats to their water resources. GEF Operational Programme No. 9 targets six major issues, three of which are addressed by this project: coastal area management and biodiversity; land and marine-based sources of pollution; and protection of water supplies. 40. Integrating Management of Coastal Areas and Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean (IWCAM) is being co-executed by CAR/RCU and the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute

17 Page 17 (CEHI). UNEP is co-implementing the project with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Objectives 41. The objective of the full-size project is to strengthen the capacity of the participating countries to implement an integrated approach to the management of watersheds and coastal areas. The longterm goal is to enhance the capacity of the countries to plan and manage their aquatic resources and ecosystems on a sustainable basis. The project recognises the integrated and interlinked nature of watersheds and coastal areas in small islands and aims to develop a more integrated and coordinated management approach, both at the national and the regional levels, with a strong emphasis on an expanded role for all stakeholders within a participatory management framework. 42. The Project comprises four components (1) Project Management and Co-ordination; (2) IWCAM Demonstration Projects; 3. Strengthening Capacity for IWCAM; 4. Sustaining Support and Capacity for IWCAM) consistent with the global objectives and the need to address the root causes identified during the project preparation process. 43. Component 1 will be divided into three sub-components of supporting activities, which will enable project management and coordination, regional monitoring, and the strengthening of regional partnerships. 44. Component 2 will support the demonstration of working examples of IWCAM within a defined watershed and/or coastal system boundary, addressing priority issues as identified in the root cause analysis. Sub-component Country Title of demonstration project St. Kitts and Nevis A: Water Resource Conservation and Management B: Wastewater Treatment and Management C: Land-use Planning, Zoning and Alternative practices D: Targeted Model IWCAM St. Lucia Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas - Exuma Dominican Republic Bahamas - Andros Trinidad and Tobago Cuba Jamaica Rehabilitation and Management of the Basseterre Valley as a Protection Measure for the Underlying Aquifer Protecting and Valuing Watershed Services and Developing Management Incentives in the Fond D'or Watershed Area of St. Lucia Mitigation of Groundwater and Coastal Impacts from Sewage Discharges from St. John Marina Waste Management at Elizabeth Harbour in Exuma, Bahamas Mitigation of Impacts of Industrial Wastes on the Lower Haina River Basin and its Coast Land and Sea Use Planning for Water Recharge Protection and Management in Andros, Bahamas Land-Use Planning and Watershed Restoration as part of a Focused IWCAM Demonstration in the Courland Watershed and Buccoo Reef Area Application of IWCAM Concepts at Cienfuegos Bay and Watershed An Integrated Approach to Managing the Marine, Coastal and Watershed Resources of east-central Portland

18 Page Component 3 addresses the need to strengthen institutional capacity, while improving and reforming policy and legislation to provide better support for effective implementation of IWCAM in the region. Component 3 will also identify deficiencies and barriers to IWCAM, develop solutions to the barriers, and identify incentives to encourage national and regional institutions to establish appropriate institutional frameworks for IWCAM. 46. Component 4 will assist in implementing the reforms addressed under Component Three through effective awareness raising and training at various levels of society and government. 47. The GEF has also allocated resources within the IWCAM to assist the Project countries in developing National Integrated Water Resources Management Plans. 48. During project implementation a strategy will be developed to ensure the successful replication of demonstration projects and the sharing of lessons and best practices within the region and with other SIDS. (d) Training for Rehabilitation of Contaminated Bays Background 49. This project was designed to address one of the priority issues for the region, that of eutrophication resulting from excess inputs of nutrients to the coastal zone and adjacent international waters. Funding was originally provided by GEF to develop pre-feasibility studies for the rehabilitation of the heavily contaminated bays of Kingston Harbour in Jamaica and Havana Bay in Cuba. The project also included a knowledge-sharing component and was to be implemented over five years. 50. Only Cuba undertook to proceed with national project activities that included the design and construction of appropriate wastewater treatment facilities at a demonstration level, including nutrient controls and sludge utilisation. Under the project requirements, discharges from the treatment facilities designed and constructed under this project, must comply with the provisions of the LBS Protocol. In addition, a regional component to the project was designed to allow for capacity building in sewage treatment, nutrient removal technologies, and sludge reuse and disposal. 51. UNDP manages the bilateral aspects of the project with Cuba while CAR/RCU provides the regional coordination and knowledge-sharing component of the project for the Wider Caribbean Region. The regional activities ensure coordination of effort and compliance with the Cartagena Convention and its protocols relevant to project areas. Objective(s) 52. The objective is to support the design and construction of appropriate wastewater treatment facilities and nutrient control. Discharges from any facilities designed and constructed under this project are to comply with the provisions of the LBS Protocol. 53. Final regional workshop. Following the completion of the Havana project, a regional workshop will be convened by UNEP-CAR/RCU in coordination with the participating national agencies to review lessons learnt from the treatment technologies employed at the site. This three to five-day workshop will have regional implications for technology transfer for future activities in the region. (NB: The actual dates of implementation for this workshop are dependent on the conclusion of the national Cuban project.) 54. Opportunities to replicate the national Cuban project and/or to develop a broader regional project for possible submission to GEF will be explored.

19 Page 19 (e) Second Regional Overview of Land-based Sources and in the Wider Caribbean Region Background 55. In 1994, CEP concluded the first Regional Overview of Land-based Point Sources in the Wider Caribbean Region (CEP Technical Report No. 33). As such, the overview data is more than ten years old and is approaching the end of its usefulness to CEP Governments as a current information source. The second overview will confirm or reconfirm priority sources and pollutants in the Wider Caribbean through the identification of source categories and their discharges. Descriptions of source categories will be detailed, as well as new or emerging sources of concern, including urban run-off, solid waste and leachate from solid and hazardous waste landfills. Although the project will, for financial purposes, utilize existing information, the most current data will be sought for the project. Objective(s) 56. The objective of the project is to provide an update of available information on all point and nonpoint source discharges into, or impacting, the Convention area (as established by the Cartagena Convention and LBS Protocol). The second overview will establish a new baseline from which to measure progress under the LBS Protocol and will confirm or reconfirm priority sources and pollutants in the Wider Caribbean including heavily contaminated bays. 57. Data collection. Using the developed methodology, new updated data will be collected in consultation with LBS focal points in the region, as well as other regional or global organizations; 58. Organize a sub-regional experts workshop to review first draft of updated Technical Report # 33; and 59. Submission and approval of updated Technical Report # 33 to the 12th IGM. 60. The LBS RACs will be responsible for coordinating this activity. (f) Support to the further development of Technical Report 33. Background 61. During the biennium , the Secretariat implemented the project entitled Second Regional Overview of Land-based Sources and in the Wider Caribbean Region within the agreements of a MoU signed between Cimab-RAC and CAR/RCU, which was completed in June, During the implementation of this project, which is expected to be completed in early 2006, it was recognized that additional support was required to finalize the updated report. The activities presented are therefore expected to build upon ongoing work by CIMAB that includes the revision of existing methodologies for the characterization of pollution originating from land based sources in the WCR, the elaboration of an updated methodology to be used region wide for the characterization of land-based point sources of pollution, and the development of guidelines for estimating the load from non-point sources of pollution into coastal areas. Objectives(s) 62. The primary focus will be on the collection and documentation of all existing data in the region which will involve literature compilations and the use of the chosen methodology in collecting additional pollution data throughout the region. Existing data will be supplemented from ongoing studies and related project activities under the Caribbean Environment Programme and other

20 Page 20 relevant regional initiatives. The findings will be presented in various visual formats including informative maps developed with GIS. 63. The main activities are expected to include: Review of 1994 Report and assessment of suitability of original pollutant indicators and sources. National Surveys of pollutant loading data and environmental quality data. Literature review and compilation of electronic database for Bibliography. Regional Consultative Workshop for the Wider Caribbean Region. Expected Results 64. The expected results are: Electronic Bibliography of pollutant studies and environmental quality studies in the region compiled. National Reports on the state of the marine environment including pollutant inputs prepared using recommended methodology. Recommendations made on the most appropriate information system(s) to be used for presenting data compiled in the report. Increased collaboration between UNEP-CAR/RCU Secretariat, Regional Activity centres, LBS focal points and collaborating institutions. (g) Evaluate Needs Assessment Guidance to Develop National Plans for Domestic Waste Water Pollution Reduction through Implementation of Sewerage Needs Assessment Pilot Projects in the Wider Caribbean and Effective Dissemination of the Guidance Document Background 65. This is a follow up to the Sewage Collection and Treatment: Implementing Annex III which was designed to assist Contracting Parties and other CEP member countries in meeting sewagespecific obligations contained in the LBS Protocol. The general obligations, which are partially met through the project, were expected to involve the development of plans for the reduction and control of pollution from sewage. Objective(s) 66. The project aims to assist in the development of national plans for two pilot countries to comply with the requirements of Annex III to the LBS Protocol with regard to domestic wastewater. It also involves the testing of the national sewage treatment needs-assessment guidance developed as an output of the earlier project. D. 67. The proposed activities are expected to include the: Completion of projects in two pilot countries.

21 Preparation and dissemination of case studies. Mobilization of additional funding to facilitate two additional pilot projects. Page 21 Elaborate possible regional proposal for consideration by GEF and other funding agencies based on results of pilot projects. (h) Small Grants Programme Best Management Practices for Agriculture Background 68. Annex IV to the LBS Protocol, on agricultural non-point sources, calls for the development of national plans that include education, training and awareness programmes for agricultural workers on structural and non-structural best management practices. The activities already completed or under way by CEP include CEP Technical Report No. 41, which surveyed best management practices currently in use in the region and the GEF project (described above) on Reducing Pesticide Run-off. This project will implement small-scale demonstration activities on the appropriate use of fertilizers, alternative crop cultivation methods and environmentally friendly livestock management techniques. Objective(s) 69. The objective of this project will be to pilot innovative practices through practical application and disseminate the results to other countries and localities of the Wider Caribbean. Under this project, AMEP proposes to operate a small grants programme (maximum amount of US$5,000) to assist in the implementation of small pilot demonstration projects. Participants will be expected to provide a counterpart contribution (in-kind or cash) and provide a project outline and summary for regional dissemination. At the end of the project period, a summary document will be prepared and the results will be available via the CEP/GPA Clearinghouse node. 70. The project will enter a full implementation phase during this biennium with EARTH University being responsible for coordinating the programme. 71. There will be a continuous review of project proposals and signature of agreements with national project implementing agencies, following which, the national implementing agencies will proceed to develop their projects according to the agreed workplans. 72. Project summaries and results will be submitted by implementing agencies. Results will be compiled and disseminated. The secretariat proposes that this program is extended to other member countries provided that additional funding can be mobilized and becomes an ongoing project activity. 73. Attempts will be made to mobilize additional financial resources to extend the small grant programme to other countries of the Wider Caribbean Region.

22 Page New Projects with Secured Funding (i) Development of National Programmes of Action (NPAs) Phase 2 Background 74. The marine and coastal ecosystems of the wider Caribbean particularly coral reef systems are under increasing threats from point and non-point sources of pollution, over exploitation, conflicting resource usage and alteration of the coastal environment as a result of current coastal development practices. 75. Fragmentation of governmental authorities and the competing interests of all sectors (governmental, agricultural, development, tourism) and stakeholders within any given watershed have hindered the development of a common vision for growth and development. This project will demonstrate the viability of using a collaborative approach to the development and implementation of NPAs utilizing an integrated planning approach tailored to country needs. 76. The project will build upon lessons learnt from earlier pilot projects for the development of NPAs in Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. It will also provide coordinating support to the new regional partnerships between UNEP-CAR/RCU, the GPA Secretariat and the GPA Node of NOAA which is aimed at facilitating the development of NPAs in a potential total of fifteen countries of the Wider Caribbean Region. This partnership will allow for more effective use of resources, both financial and human, to refine existing models and guidelines for the preparation of NPAs. These will be disseminated through regional workshops to promote replication and increase the national and regional institutional capacity to implement the NPAs within the national development agendas. Objectives 77. The overall goal of the project is to build capacity in CEP countries for the development and implementation of NPAs to assist in the protection of the Caribbean marine environment from pollution entering from land-based sources and activities. Specific objectives of this phase will include: To assist in mobilizing resources and partners (including the private sector) for the implementation of specific projects for NPAs already developed; To assist countries in the development of financial strategies and the promotion of publicprivate partnerships, which can be used to develop and implement selected projects; To facilitate the development and implementation of NPAs or similar strategies and action plans in other member countries.