SAINT Lucia depends primarily on surface water for its potable, agricultural, commercial and industrial needs. With increasing demands due to socio-economic development and competing uses among the various sectors, this water is highly valuable. Added to these challenges are the impacts of climate change which are expected to reduce water quantity and quality in rivers.
The Forest and Land Resources Department is the lead executing agency for the European Union (EU) Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) Corinth Watershed Project to help support Sustainable Land Management (SLM).
This project seeks to address the adverse impact of climate change by implementing measures to lessen the effects of natural disasters by building more climate resilient structures.
Infrastructural works are currently in progress along the Corinth River and involves meters of new riverbank protection assisted by drainage structures to withstand future heavy rainfalls by installing gravity retaining walls (Gabion baskets) and bio-engineering interventions. Trees are a key component of a healthy river and an important factor in creating resilience in the ecosystem to floods, droughts and pollution and as a result a variety of trees will be planted.
The scope of the works starts at the upstream end of the Corinth Bridge and ends behind the Corinth School playing field.