Technical Reports
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Assessment of Wastewater Management Technologies in the Wider Caribbean Region
- The increasing scarcity of water in the world coupled with rapid population growth, particularly in urban areas, is an ever more concerning phenomenon and gives rise to the need for appropriate integrated water resources management practices.
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GAP Analysis and Regional Best Practices in Wastewater Management
- A gap analysis is a technique for determining the steps to be taken in moving from a current state to a desired future state.
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International Best Practices in Wastewater Management
- The decline in the quality of surface and groundwater resources from industrial discharges and poor sanitation is a major concern especially where cities are growing rapidly. As well as being a finite resource, domestic water supplies and aquatic ecosystems are at increasing risk of pollution. This increases the scarcity of good quality water and harms habitats.
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Knowledge Attitudes and Practices
- This report presents an analysis of the knowledge, attitudes and practices pertaining to wastewater management in the Wider Caribbean Region.
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Situational Analysis
- Within the WCR, there has traditionally been more focus on the quality and accessibility of drinking water compared with wastewater management, but there is growing concern over the impact of wastewater on health, the sustainability of livelihoods and other socioeconomic issues. This may be the result of increasing land use pressures on small islands as development and populations density increases, as well as the increased awareness of the social, environmental and economic costs.
