Impacts ♦ Improved drainage system to effec- tively channel water as a result of ex- cessive rainfall. ♦ Reduced occurrence of disruption of classes caused by flooding associated with heavy rainfall. ♦ Increased resilience among the youth to issues related to climate change. Project Overview The Bishop’s College Secondary School has continued to be severely affected by a persistent and debilitating problem of flooding during heavy precipitation. The occurrence of these flooding incidents has impacted and curtailed the ability of the school to function, due to school closures for two or more days in every inci- dent of heavy rainfall. These closures are further com- pounded by contamination of the schools sole potable water supply by flood water seepage. Due to prevailing climate change occurrences, heavier rainfall than nor- mal results in severe flash flood. Currently the existing drainage network on the school compound originating from the national drainage sys- tem is inadequate to handle the intensity and capacity of flood water generated from these abnormal precipi- tations. Thus, this flood mitigation project will design, construct and maintain a sustainable drainage system to effectively collect and dispense water accumulated during heavy rainfall, within the area of the Bishop’s College Secondary School compound. Climate Change Resilience & Flood Mitigation Initiative District/Area: Hillsborough, Carriacou Executing Agency: Bishop’s College Secondary School Focal Area: Beneficiaries: Direct Indirect Investment: USD 50,000 Duration: 8 Months Grenada, Carriacou & Petit Martinique Project Site Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Strategies (ICCAS) Community Climate Change Adaptation Fund Project (CCCAF) Drain being constructed outside school
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Impacts
♦ Improved drainage system to effec-
tively channel water as a result of ex-
cessive rainfall.
♦ Reduced occurrence of disruption of
classes caused by flooding associated
with heavy rainfall.
♦ Increased resilience among the
youth to issues related to climate
change.
Project Overview
The Bishop’s College Secondary School has continued
to be severely affected by a persistent and debilitating
problem of flooding during heavy precipitation. The
occurrence of these flooding incidents has impacted
and curtailed the ability of the school to function, due
to school closures for two or more days in every inci-
dent of heavy rainfall. These closures are further com-
pounded by contamination of the schools sole potable
water supply by flood water seepage. Due to prevailing
climate change occurrences, heavier rainfall than nor-
mal results in severe flash flood.
Currently the existing drainage network on the school
compound originating from the national drainage sys-
tem is inadequate to handle the intensity and capacity
of flood water generated from these abnormal precipi-
tations. Thus, this flood mitigation project will design,
construct and maintain a sustainable drainage system
to effectively collect and dispense water accumulated
during heavy rainfall, within the area of the Bishop’s
Community Climate Change Adaptation Fund Project (CCCAF)
Drain being constructed outside school
Project Methodology and Activities
The main activities that will take place during the
implementation of this project include:
* Detailed study of the existing drainage system,
in and around the school community.
* Redesign of the drainage system, based on
recommendation and consultation with
certified engineers.
* Construction of the storm drainage system at
the Bishop College Secondary School.
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Drains during construction phase
The ICCAS project is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
(BMUB) supports this initiative on the basis of a decision adopted by the German Bundestag. It is implemented by the Government of Grenada, through its Environment Divi-
sion, Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and the Environment, in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GmbH)
and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
