aribbean
sewage treatment plant operators are now better equipped for their jobs. This is
as a result of a training course which took place from November 26 to 29 in
Castries, St Lucia.
The course brought together people with an interest in waste water management
and sewage plant operations. This target group included not only sewage
treatment plant operators but also environmental health officers with
responsibility for monitoring effluent. They came from public utilities and the
private sector including hotels and private housing development. The course was
organised by the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute.
Also, Caribbean Government officials and business people will get first-hand
reports on how climate change is expected to impact on the Region. This will be
at workshop from December 11 to 13 in Barbados.
This course will be organised by the Adapting To Climate Change In the
Caribbean (ACCC).
With major climate changes being experienced worldwide, the Caribbean has
experienced the development of more powerful hurricanes, severe flooding and
extreme droughts which has led to acute water shortage.
This, of course, has led to loss of life of humans and livestock and millions
of dollars in losses from damage to property. Related to this is disease and
lots of productive time which all add up to cause serious damage to the
economies of these small island states.
The workshop, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency, will
feature presentations by leading scientists on the changes already observed and
the risk in the coming decade and beyond of various levels of change and related
extreme climate events.
Participants will learn about techniques of risk management to respond to
changing climate and rising sea level. 
