Browsing Knowledge Repository by Country/Region "Trinidad and Tobago"
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An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the energy sector in the Caribbean
The present report assesses the economic and social impacts of climate change on the energy sector in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, ... -
Assessment Report for Select Countries in Respect of the Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol) - CEP Technical Report 78
(2013-01)This report provides an assessment of the status of seven countries in respect of the Protocol concerning pollution from land-based sources and activities (LBS Protocol). The report was commissioned by the Caribbean ... -
Caribbean Environment Outlook
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2004)Over the last three decades, environmental degradation and the unsustainable use of natural resources have reduced the availability of ecosystem goods and services, with negative consequences for sustainable social and ... -
Caribbean Environment Outlook
The Caribbean Environment Outlook (CEO) is part of a UNEP project to produce state of the environment assessments for the countries of the Caribbean, Western Indian Ocean and Pacific Islands. The objective of the CEO is ... -
Charting a New Course for Wastewater Management in the Wider Caribbean Region: GEF CReW’s Journey - CEP Technical Report 94
(2016-05)The proper collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater is essential to protecting human health as well as to protect the natural environment. The Caribbean Sea Ecosystem Assessment (CARSEA) , 2007, also found that ... -
Emerging Issues for Small Island Developing States
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)In 2013, UNEP identified priority emerging environmental issues that are of concern to small island developing states (SIDS). This report provides an overview of 20 issues critical to the sustainable development of SIDS. ... -
Environmental Impact Assessment for The Establishment of a Marina/Small Craft Harbour in Southwest Tobago - CEP Technical Report 29
(1994)The present Technical Report is the result of a case study undertaken by the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) and sponsored by the Caribbean Environment Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme within the ... -
Global Environment Outlook: Small Island Developing States : Outlook - GEO SIDS
(2014)GEO SIDS Outlook is a contribution to the 2014 Third International UN Conference on Small Island Developing States, which has an overarching theme of the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States through ... -
Global Mercury Waste Assessment: Review of Current National Measures
(2017)The Minamata Convention on Mercury mandates that mercury waste be managed in an environmentally sound manner, taking into account the guidelines developed under the Basel Convention, and in accordance with requirements to ... -
Infoterra: 15 Years of Making a Difference - Exchange of Environmental Experience Series No. 4
(1992)The series, entitled Exchange of Environmental Experience, grew out of a recognition that a great deal of valuable experience on the environment was being shared through the INFOTERRA network, and perhaps much of this ... -
Integrated Watershed and Coastal Areas Management (IWCAM) Atlas
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)The Global Environment Facility (GEF), 2012)In the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), high population densities, combined with population growth, urbanization and increased development, particularly residential and tourist resort development, has led ... -
Island Biodiversity – Island Bright Spots in Conservation & Sustainability
(Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2014)Islands are taking action to effectively conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. Despite significant vulnerabilities facing islands, leaders of island countries and countries with islands have made ... -
Marine Environmental Centres: Caribbean
(1985)This publication is a contribution to the UNEP sponsored regional Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme adopted at the intergovernmental meeting convened by UNEP in Montego Bay. Jamaica, 6-8 April 1981***. ... -
Mercury Release Inventory, Waste Storage and Disposal in Trinidad and Tobago
(2016)Mercury is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO), as one of the top ten chemicals or groups of chemicals of major public health concern. This is primarily because all forms of mercury have been established as ... -
Regional Guidelines for Developing, Reviewing and/or Updating National Wastewater Management Plans - CEP Technical Report 87. GEF Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management Project (GEF CReW)
(2015-02)These Guidelines provide the steps required to develop a wastewater management plan (WWMP). They specify the factors that should be taken into consideration in developing the Plan and identify the actors and stakeholders ... -
Regional Management Plan for the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus Manatus) - CEP Technical Report No. 51
(2010)The primary objectives of this document are to (a) present an overview of the status of scientific knowledge, legislation, and conservation efforts in each country where West Indian manatees are found throughout the ... -
Review of the Access to, Availability of, and Organizational Readiness for Uptake of Funding for the Wastewater Sector in Selected Participating Countries - CEP Technical Report 84
(2014-03)The Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management (CReW) has realized that simply providing funds may not be enough to solve the challenges participating countries face in managing wastewater treatment. Therefore, ... -
Review of the Economy
Trinidad and Tobago’s economy continues to gain momentum and is expected to expand in real terms by 1.9 percent in calendar 2014, following growth of 1.7 percent in 2013. This outlook is premised on a projected 1.0 percent ... -
Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago - CEP Technical Report 50
(2010)The Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Trinidad and Tobago emphasises an integrated approach. Recommendations for specific conservation action on a wide variety of fronts are provided, including strengthening conservation ... -
Small Island Developing States in numbers
(Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), 2013)SIDS In Numbers provides, at a glance, a snapshot of some select key SIDS indicators grouped under the three dimensions of sustainable development