Climate Resilient Water Sector in Grenada (G-CREWS)
Creating a climate resilient water sector in Grenada through increased freshwater availability and demand reduction measures.
Grenada relies heavily upon surface water and rainwater catchment for its water supply. Climate change is aggravating water scarcity problems with increasing average temperatures, more erratic rainfall, more frequent heavy rainfall events, and saltwater intrusion in groundwater due to sea level rise. G-CREWS will support the water sector by reducing water demand and increasing water availability.
A Water Resource Management Unit (WRMU) will be established, and a water tariff will create climate-responsive price signals for users, whilst providing resources to upgrade infrastructure. A challenge fund will promote water efficiency in the agriculture and tourism sectors. Infrastructure investments will include building water storage capacities, drilling new wells, and creating new rainwater harvesting systems. Disaster resilience will be improved including through remote monitoring, whilst renewable energy solutions will be introduced for water pumping and treatment.
The project has an estimated lifespan of 6 years.
Project timeline
Pipeline
16 May 2016 • 655 days
Concept note received
16 May 2016
Funding proposal received
10 Jul 2017
Cleared by iTAP
06 Feb 2018
Approved
01 Mar 2018 • 635 days
Approved by GCF Board
01 Mar 2018
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
29 Mar 2019
FAA executed
24 May 2019
Under implementation
25 Nov 2019 • 1,946 days so far
FAA effective
25 Nov 2019
Disbursement - USD 4,357,298
20 Feb 2020
Disbursement - USD 16,339,869
03 Nov 2021
Disbursement - USD 10,076,253
11 Dec 2023
Disbursement - USD 7,668,949
21 Oct 2024
To be completed
25 Nov 2025 • 247 days to go
One region
- Latin America and the Caribbean
One country
One priority group
- Small Island Developing States
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing100% disbursed
| Instrument | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grant | USD 38,442,369 |
| Total GCF Financing |
|---|
| USD 38,442,369 |
Co-financing
| Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 2,723,311 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 227,406 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 2,012,440 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 2,408,244 |
| Total Co-Financing |
|---|
| USD 7,371,401 |
GCF Contacts
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Project complaints and grievances
GCF Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM)Phone +82 32 458 6186 (KST)
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GCF Independent Integrity Unity (IIU)Phone +82 32 458 6714 (KST)
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Entity
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Head of GCF Business Development Unit
Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5 65760, Eschborn, Germany
Head of GCF Oversight Unit
Dag-Hammarskjold-Weg 1-5 65760 Eschborn, Germany, Eschborn, Germany
More contacts
National Designated Authority
Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy
4th Floor, Ministerial Complex, Sir Eric M. Gairy Botanical Gardens St. George's, Grenada W.I., St. George's, Grenada
Director of Climate Resilience Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy
4th Floor, Ministerial Complex, Sir Eric M. Gairy Botanical Gardens St. George's, Grenada W.I., St. George's, Grenada
Documents
News + Stories
Building climate resilient economies: water solutions in Grenada’s agriculture and tourism sectors
31 May 2024 / Grenada, an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea has a population of just over 100,000 who largely depend on surface water and rainwater harvesting for its potable water needs. However, climate change is causing higher than average temperatures, unpredictable rainfall patterns droughts, and the intrusion of saltwater into groundwater sources due to sea level rise, exacerbating issues of water scarcity.