By Parastatal Monitoring Department, Office of the Prime Minister | Wednesday, August 6, 2025
The Water Resources Management Agency (WRMA), under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Rural Development, has successfully completed a capacity-building program aimed at strengthening water resource management in Saint Lucia. This initiative was made possible through a collaborative effort with the Government of the United Mexican States via the Mexican Institute of Water Technology (IMTA), and facilitated by the Mexican Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AMEXCID) and the Mexican Embassy in Saint Lucia.
This project was one of the first four projects which formed part of a technical and scientific program between the Governments of Saint Lucia and the United Mexican States and coordinated by the Office of the Prime Minister.
The training sessions took place virtually and spanned over a period of three (3) years (February 2022 – July 2025). Subject areas covered reflected the operational activities undertaken by the technical staff of the WRMA on a regular basis. This ranged from the fundamentals of hydrometeorology to weather equipment maintenance, stream discharge and water quality monitoring, modeling, and environmental flow assessments and data analysis. The outcome is to enhance technical skillsets through the adoption of best practices presented by the experts of IMTA.
A total of eight (8) staff members received training. This comprised of four (4) Water Resource Officers, One (1) Field Scientist, one (1) Water Resource Specialist, one (1) Information Systems Manager and the Director of the Agency.
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