Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Water Sector (Water SASAP) 2018-2028

The Water SASAP 2018-2028 provides a comprehensive adaptation strategy for Saint Lucia to safeguard its water resources against climate change. It identifies critical vulnerabilities, including a 35% water supply deficit and 42% non-revenue water loss, alongside projections of increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitation. The plan outlines 70 measures grouped under four outcomes: enhancing the enabling environment, increasing water access and quality, improving water efficiency, and strengthening preparedness for extremes. It includes 19 detailed project concept notes ranging from wastewater master planning to the digitisation of hydro-meteorological data, with implementation led by the Water Resources Management Agency (WRMA).

• Saint Lucia faces significant water security challenges, including a "35% water supply deficit" and a high rate of non-revenue water, with "approximately 42% of the water produced" being lost due to leakages, meter errors, and illegal connections.
• Climate projections for Saint Lucia indicate a trend of increasing mean annual temperatures and decreasing precipitation. Under a high emissions scenario, mean annual temperatures could increase by "1.8 to 3.1 °C by 2080" (GCM) and annual precipitation could decrease by "-37 to 6mm by 2080" (GCM).
• The cost of climate inaction is projected to be severe, potentially costing the country "12.1% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025, rising to 24.5% by 2050 and 49.1% by 2100".

APA

NAP Global Network (2018). Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Water Sector (Water SASAP) 2018-2028. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/napgn-en-Saint-Lucia-Sectoral-Adaptation-Strategy-and-Action-Plan-for-the-Water-Sector-2018-2028.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Water Sector (Water SASAP) 2018-2028. 2018. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/napgn-en-Saint-Lucia-Sectoral-Adaptation-Strategy-and-Action-Plan-for-the-Water-Sector-2018-2028.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2018saint, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Water Sector (Water SASAP) 2018-2028}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2018}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/napgn-en-Saint-Lucia-Sectoral-Adaptation-Strategy-and-Action-Plan-for-the-Water-Sector-2018-2028.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }