White Water to Blue Water: A WSSD Partnership Initiative

Healthy, well-managed and productive watersheds and marine and coastal ecosystems that support stable and secure economies and livelihoods in the Wider Caribbean Region.

A catalyst for: Capacity building/training Improving collaboration between governments, IOs, NGOs, and governments, IOs, NGOs, and the private sector the private sector Enhancing existing partnerships and promoting new partnerships and promoting new partnerships Promoting best practices - integrated management procedures - partnership models and principles WW2BW Initiative

March 2004 Conference +++ Over 100 new partnerships -- Not all participants have equal capacity to reach out and partner. - Current Open Grants Competition - Metrics Primer English and Spanish (New) - Resources Primer - Coming WW2BW Outcomes and Lessons Learned Ongoing Network to Support and Promote Caribbean Partnerships

Next Steps  Increased communications efforts – new listserve and enhancement of partnership website and enhancement of partnership website  Identify and mobilize resources within the region.  Coordinate through regional meetings and promote cross-sectoral communication promote cross-sectoral communication group/WW2BW group/WW2BWWWW.WW2BW.ORG

SustainableTourism IntegratedWatershedManagement Shipping Shipping Marine Ecosystem- based Management WW2BW Four Theme Areas Recognizes the overlapping natures of the topics Recognizes the overlapping natures of the topics Promotes new approaches of integrated management Promotes new approaches of integrated management

In Watersheds… Globally, 80% of marine pollution derived from land-based sources Increased sedimentation/nutrients Increased sedimentation/nutrients from deforestation and agricultural from deforestation and agricultural practices practices Destruction of wetlands and habitats Destruction of wetlands and habitats Urban run-off and wastewater Urban run-off and wastewater

In Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems… Use of explosives Bottom trawling Unintentional bycatch Overfishing Overfishing Poorly managed aquaculture Poorly managed aquaculture Destructive ecosystem practices Destructive ecosystem practices Loss of important habitats

In Shipping/Maritime Transportation… Release of ballast water Release of ballast water Discharges of waste and other substances Discharges of waste and other substances Lack of port reception facilities Lack of port reception facilities Need for oil spill prevention and preparedness Need for oil spill prevention and preparedness

In Tourism… Direct discharge of sewage and waste water from coastal developments into the marine environment Direct discharge of sewage and waste water from coastal developments into the marine environment Loss of habitat and biodiversity Loss of habitat and biodiversity Removal/destruction of key plant species needed to inhibit erosion Removal/destruction of key plant species needed to inhibit erosion Damage to coral reefs and other resources Damage to coral reefs and other resources Lack of management guidelines Lack of management guidelines