Nature-based Solutions for Wastewater Management: Barriers and Opportunities in the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.authorSweden
dc.contributor.authorNature Conservancy
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.contributor.otherAtis, Maxene
dc.contributor.otherEbanks-Chin, Anna-Cherice
dc.contributor.otherGarcia Cartagena, Carlos M.
dc.contributor.otherMahabir, Amrita
dc.contributor.otherSnyder, Adam R.
dc.contributor.otherBlake, Donna C.
dc.contributor.otherConstantine, Sherry
dc.contributor.otherNunez, Francisco
dc.contributor.otherCorbin, Christopher
dc.coverage.spatialLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverage.spatialHaiti
dc.coverage.spatialDominican Republic
dc.coverage.spatialJamaica
dc.coverage.spatialGrenada
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-08T06:26:24Z
dc.date.available2021-06-08T06:26:24Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionWastewater pollution is a serious problem in the Caribbean. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is assessing wastewater management in four island nations—the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Grenada—to understand the barriers and opportunities for addressing this issue. The assessment focuses on scientific/technological approaches; policy, legal, and institutional frameworks; and stakeholder engagement. This analysis attempts to focus on findings specific to NBS as a wastewater treatment approach from more engineered or “grey” solutions. It is difficult, however, to separate these projects from the overarching geopolitical and socioeconomic barriers to improving wastewater management in the region. The analysis also includes an overview of the perceived and actual barriers to wastewater management improvements, for both NBS and grey infrastructure development. Overall, a comprehensive systems-thinking approach to wastewater management in the Caribbean is needed in order to realize the full potential of NBS to address wastewater management.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/cep
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36282
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number34 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectwastewater
dc.subjectCaribbean region
dc.subjectnature-based solution
dc.subjectcase study
dc.subjectDominican Republic
dc.subjectHaiti
dc.subjectJamaica
dc.subjectGrenada
dc.subjectpollution
dc.titleNature-based Solutions for Wastewater Management: Barriers and Opportunities in the Caribbeanen
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