The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C), actively participated in the 8th Water Operators’ Conference, held in St Vincent and the Grenadines from 25–27 June 2025.
The conference, organised by the Caribbean Water and Sewerage Association (CAWASA) in collaboration with the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) of St Vincent and the Grenadines, focused on “Empowering Water Utility Operators: A Pathway to Sustainability.”
GWP-C’s Programme Assistant Kerron Martinez attended the meeting and gained additional insights on critical challenges such as non-revenue water (NRW), low awareness of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), climate-risk management, and the need for operator training and certification. He said, “This was a valuable meeting to promote Integrated Water Resources Management and build relationships and visibility within the regional water-utility community.”
According to Martinez, the session assisted in raising awareness on strategic goals in alignment with the GWP Global Strategy. “We were able to identify the urgent need for IWRM knowledge, disaster preparedness, scaling up of nature-based solutions, implementation of innovative technologies and the need for leveraging regional collaboration for policy reform and financing access,” he added.
The workshop concluded with a field visit to Agua Clara Water Treatment Plant, one of the water treatment plants in St Vincent that supplies water to approximately 50,000 people.
The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean expresses its deepest appreciation to the organisers of this workshop, the Caribbean Water and Sewerage Association (CAWASA) in collaboration with the Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) and looks forward to future collaborations to champion Integrated Water Resource Management across the region.
Source: GWP-C
