Category: CWWA in the Community

The Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association hosted its Award ceremony for the winners in its “ How do my Actions affect my environment” Creative art competition. The ceremony was recently held at The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards. Participants were asked to display the effects of pollution on the environment. The competition took on […]

In the wider Caribbean region, only less than 10% of domestic waste-water from the wider public is treated in any centralized treatment plant. This situation is due to the lack of country’s regulations that require the control of waste-water. Businesses and academic institutions account for the 10% of waste-water treated. These institutions are driven by […]

The Fifteenth Inter-American Water Day was celebrated on Saturday 6 October, 2007. The theme was “Coping with Water Scarcity”. The organizing committee consisted of the Caribbean Water and Waste Water Association (CWWA), the Water and Sewerage Authority Trinidad and Tobago and the Pan American Health Organization, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The competition […]

Creative Art Competition The Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) recently held its 2nd Annual Creative Art competition in its continued Public Awareness Campaign “How do my actions affect the environment?” The theme of this years Creative Art Competition was Coping with Water Scarcity. This theme is in line with the UN Water global thematic initiatives. […]

The Sixteenth Inter-American Water Day was celebrated on Saturday 4 October 2008 with the theme being “Safer Water, Better Health” The organizing committee consisted of the Caribbean Water and Waste Water Association (CWWA), the Water and Sewerage Authority and the Pan American Health Organization. This year the talent displayed by the young competitors proved once […]

Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association recently held its first Environmental Challenge and Treasure Hunt. The hunt started at the Grand Bazaar and ended at the Water and Sewerage Authority Trinidad and Tobago.   The rally focused on sites, which were being used for illegal dumping. Participants were also required to answer questions related to Pollution […]

This annual competition is held in collaboration with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and The Inter – America Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (AIDIS). The theme of the 14th Annual IAWD Competition was “Water and Culture”. The competition had a wide range of categories, namely: Essay Competition in two age groups where the participants […]