Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)

  • Cross-cutting
  • Under implementation
Date approved
01 Mar 2018
Completion date
27 Dec 2025
ESS Category
Category B
Financing
Public sector
Entity
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre

Overview

Creating sustainable, resilient water supply for Barbados by implementing renewable energy solutions, increasing water capacity through rainwater harvesting and water storage, supporting adaptation funding, and raising awareness about climate change and the water cycle.

Climate change is expected to affect Barbados through an increasing severity of tropical storms and hurricanes, leading to serious impact on water supply from groundwater resources. WSRN S-Barbados will increase water security via the installation of photovoltaic solar and backup natural gas power for pumping stations, while implementing climate resilience actions in the water sector, including through a water sector master plan, enhancing infiltration, and by reducing non-revenue water and improving overall water management.

An adaptation fund, set up with operational cost savings from implementing the renewable energy activities, will provide credit lines to implement water conservation actions, whilst other activities will build public awareness to achieve more sustainable water usage.

The project has an estimated lifespan of 30 years.

Result areas

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Project timeline

  • Pipeline

    682 days

    • Concept note received

    • Funding proposal received

    • Cleared by iTAP

  • Approved

    322 days

    • Approved by GCF Board

    • FAA executed

  • Under implementation

    2,708 days so far

    • FAA effective

    • Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval

  • To be completed

    Not started

  • Total project value $ 45.2 million

  • Tonnes of CO2 equivalent avoided 220 thousand

  • Total number of beneficiaries 474 thousand

Financing

GCF-financing

0.0%

USD

Co-financing

0.0%

USD

USD 45.2 million

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GCF-financing

99% disbursed

  • Grant USD 27,605,010
  • Total GCF-financing USD 27,605,010

Co-financing

  • Grant USD 17,600,000
  • Total co-financing USD 17,600,000

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