The purpose of the report is to establish a vision for the island’s future infrastructure aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Through extensive data collection and cross-sectoral analysis, this report estimates Saint Lucia’s future infrastructure needs for energy, water, wastewater and solid waste services and delivers recommendations for how those needs can be met in alignment with national priorities and international development commitments.
To facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation into development planning, Saint Lucia has proposed a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) with a comprehensive set of 271 climate change adaptation measures aligned with the Global Goals. climate change-driven hazards posing risks to economic infrastructures, social infrastructures, natural environment assets and development projects are assessed for the purpose of prioritising adaptation measures.
In doing so, this report provides new and important evidence to support infrastructure decision-making to ensure long-term sustainable and resilient development. Hence, this report further aims to strengthen infrastructure to withstand climate impacts and to enhance infrastructure-based climate adaptation.