Sustainable Development

• Trinidad and Tobago’s Status on Sustainable Development: an NGO Consultation
  “Environmental, Economic and Social Well-being for Today and Tomorrow."  November 2011

The objective of this consultation is to:
Present the key aspects of a draft Sustainable Development document; Address any concerns, issues or gaps which can be identified within the draft Sustainable Development report; Engage stakeholders in discussions to ascertain views and ideas in order to determine the best way
forward in achieving Sustainable Development in T&T........

• National Development Agenda for Trinidad and Tobago
  Country Strategy Action Plan 2012 – 2015: UNDP Workshop on Trinidad and Tobago
  The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has developed a National Policy built on the premise of ‘Prosperity for All’. Within this context, seven interconnected pillars outline the sustainable framework that will propel the country‘s economic development.....
  source: Ministry of Planning and the Economy
•  Achievements of the Summits of the Americas From Mar del Plata to Port of Spain

This report presents the efforts of the twelve institutional partners of the Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG)1 to implement and support the commitments adopted by the Heads of State and Government at the Fourth Summit of the Americas held in Mar del Plata, Argentina in November 2005. The theme of the Fourth Summit was: “Creating Jobs to Fight Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance”. As such, this compilation focuses on the work done since 2005 in the areas of Growth with Employment, Training the Labor Force, Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Creating Decent Work, Strengthening Democratic Governance, and Social Development.

In addition, the JSWG members have in this volume attempted to provide a brief overview of strategies and actions that can contribute to the implementation of the commitments being made in the framework of the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago in April 2009.

The theme for the Fifth Summit is: “Securing Our Citizens’ Future through Human Prosperity, Energy Security, and Environmental Sustainability”. These statements are an attempt to initiate consideration of the cooperative and individual efforts that will be necessary to confront the significant challenges facing the Americas in the coming years

• First National Sea Turtle Symposium

In 1995 the Environmental Management Authority was established to address environmental problems in Trinidad and Tobago. This body is charged with the protection of the environment and the enforcement of environmental laws.
Source: Enviromental Management Authority

• Solid Waste Management