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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.subjectwateren_US
dc.subjectwater analysisen_US
dc.subjectwater conservationen_US
dc.subjectwater consumptionen_US
dc.subjectwater demanden_US
dc.subjectwater managementen_US
dc.subjectwater monitoringen_US
dc.subjectwater protectionen_US
dc.subjectwater qualityen_US
dc.subjectwater resourceen_US
dc.subjectwater utilisationen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental assessmenten_US
dc.subjectfreshwater conservationen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater degradationen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater ecosystemen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater monitoringen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater pollutionen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater resourceen_US
dc.subjectreport on the state of the environmenten_US
dc.subjectenvironmental assessmenten_US
dc.subjectenvironmental conservationen_US
dc.titleTrinidad and Tobago: State of the Environment 1998 Report
dc.typeReports, Books and Bookletsen_US
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000040
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048


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