Early Warning System

Regions

Latin America and Caribbean

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

St. Lucia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Millet

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

Financial Institutions

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Active

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Jul 1, 2015

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Water and Sewerage Company Inc.

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Water and Sanitation

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Grant, Loan

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Loan Amount (USD)

$ 2.84 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Grant Amount (USD)

$ 0.49 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 20.45 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

Project Summary

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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ CDB website

Updated in EWS Oct 20, 2023

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the CDB, the project will set up a reliable and climate-resilient supply of potable water to residents and businesses in the north of Saint Lucia; and enhance management and operational capacity of the Water and Sewerage Company Inc. in the areas of gender inclusion, climate resilience planning, and financial management.

According to the Project Summary:

The expected outcomes of the project are: a reliable and climate resilient supply of potable water to residents and businesses in the north of St. Lucia; and (b) enhanced management and operational capacity in WASCO in the areas of gender inclusion, climate resilience planning, and financial management. The proposed project consists of the following components:

(a) Project preparation studies;
(b) Land acquisition;
(c) Infrastructure works comprising:
(i) Sediment removal and disposal;
(ii) Repairs to spillway and the John Compton Dam access road;
(iii) Development of supplementary water intakes; and
(iv) Installation of dam monitoring instrumentation.
(d) Capacity building of WASCO comprising:
(i) Gender Capacity Building in the Water Sector;
(ii) Climate Vulnerability Assessment and preparation of an adaptation plan;
(iii) Capacity building in the Finance Department;
(e) Tete Chemin Rainwater Harvesting Initiative;
(f) Watershed Restoration Works;
(g) Project management; and
(h) Engineering services.

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

Private Actors Description

A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated on the company's website, the Water and Sewerage Company Inc. was first started in 1965 as the Central Water and Authority. Under the portfolio of the Ministry of Health with responsibility for the provision of portable water supplies and conservation, augmentation, distribution and proper use of water resources including preservation and protection of gathering grounds. The Saint Lucia Central Water Authority was constituted under the provisions of the Water Authority Act. No. 24 of 1964.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	Water and Sewerage Company Inc.	Client	Water and Sanitation

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

CDB Team Leaders:

Mr. Andrew Dupigny - Director (Ag.), Projects Department
Email: dupigna@caribank.org
Phone: +246 431-1730

Mr. Daniel Best - Division Chief (Ag.), Economic Infrastructure Division
Email: bestd@caribank.org
Phone: +246 431-1734

Borrower - Water and Sewerage Company Inc.:

Phone: +758 457 3900
Website: https://wascosaintlucia.com/

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE CDB

Complaints about suspected fraud and/or corruption may be submitted to the Office of Integrity, Compliance and Accountability. Allegations may be made by a variety of sources including staff, consultants, contractors, and other persons who may consider themselves participants in, witness to or victims of wrongdoing.

To make a complaint, access the following webpage: https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/55678/index.html.