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Trinidad and Tobago: State of the Environment 1998 Report

dc.contributor.authorTrinidad and Tobago, Environmental Management Authority
dc.coverage.spatialTrinidad and Tobago
dc.coverage.spatialLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverage.spatialSmall Island Developing States (SIDS)
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:10:33Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:10:33Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/9090
dc.descriptionThe 1998 State of the Environment Report is the second of our annual reports that focuses on a selected area or aspect of the environment, which the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has prioritised for attention. The 1997 Report dealt with Biodiversity while the focus this year is on freshwater because of the importance of this resource to our quality of life and indeed our very survival. Freshwater management is also critical to the sustenance of our wildlife and ecosystems. We should be careful to note though, that in one of the marvels of nature, our forested watersheds provide us with free water management services by purifying water and impeding flooding in low lying areas. We ignore these facts at our peril. Continuing deforestation is the major cause of the annual flooding which has now become common place in Trinidad during the wet season. This phenomenon is coupled with the paradox of inadequate supplies of potable water for some members of the populace. Freshwater is also a critical resource for industry. Industrial applications range from the use of water for equipment cooling to its use as a receptacle for liquid wastes. It is this latter use that frequently conflicts with its other use in sustaining life. The pervasive nature of freshwater pollution from domestic sewage, agricultural and industrial effluent, is a significant threat to the environment in Trinidad and Tobago.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherEnvironmental Management Authority (EMA) - Trinidad and Tobago
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectwater analysis
dc.subjectwater conservation
dc.subjectwater consumption
dc.subjectwater demand
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectwater monitoring
dc.subjectwater protection
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectwater resource
dc.subjectwater resources management
dc.subjectwater utilisation;environmental assessment
dc.subjectfreshwater conservation
dc.subjectfreshwater degradation
dc.subjectfreshwater ecosystem
dc.subjectfreshwater monitoring
dc.subjectfresh water pollution
dc.subjectfreshwater resource
dc.subjectreport on the state of the environment
dc.subjectenvironmental assessment
dc.subjectenvironmental conservation
dc.subject.classificationEcosystem Management
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmental Governance
dc.titleTrinidad and Tobago: State of the Environment 1998 Report
dc.typeReports, Books and Booklets
wd.identifier.old-id11269
wd.identifier.uneplive1
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 14 - Life Below Water
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000040
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048


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