Second Caribbean Regional Trialogue, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 2–4 December 2025
The Second Caribbean Regional Trialogue on Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Ecosystem Management, was hosted by the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net), UNDP TT, the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP), and the TT Field Naturalists’ Club and...
Newsletter Issue 16, Volume 2 July – December 2025 – BIODIVERSITY
The MPEAD with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is leading the update of Trinidad and Tobago’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (TT NBSAP) in alignment with the...
The First Meeting of the Compliance Committee of the Stockholm Convention, November 24-26, Virtual
TT was represented at the first ever meeting of the Stockholm Convention Compliance Committee by COP-elected member, Ms. Keima Gardiner. The Committee initiated consideration of all the activities within the 2026-2027 Work Programme of the Committee and set the...
Fourth Project Steering Committee Meeting for the GEF ISLANDS Caribbean Projects, November 18-20
The twelve GEF ISLANDS Caribbean project countries convened in Port of Spain, Trinidad to review, evaluate and monitor progress of project activities and priorities. The country was represented by Ms. Keima Gardiner, MPEAD and Chair of the National Working Group, Ms....
American Chamber of Commerce Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM TT) Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Conference & Exhibition 2025 November 11-12, Port of Spain
Ms. Keima Gardiner represented the Ministry at the panel discussion, “From Waves to Wallets: Advancing Blue, Green and Circular Economies for Business Resilience” at AMCHAM’s 2025 HSSE Conference. She highlighted national developments on the Circular and Green...
International Coastal Cleanup 2025 (ICC 2025), September 20.
The International Coastal Cleanup was held along the Foreshore on Audrey Jeffers Highway, Port of Spain. Coordinated by the EPPD, in partnership with the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) and the Environmental Management Authority (EMA). This marked the 40th...
Second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.2), November 10-15
INC-5.2 was held at the Palais des Nations where, after ten days of intensive negotiations, no consensus was reached on a global plastics treaty. However, Member States reaffirmed their commitment to continue discussions toward a legally binding international...
Climate Resilience In Action Training
Training workshops for farmers under “Strengthening Adaptation Planning Processes and Capacity for Successful Implementation of Adaptation Actions in the Agricultural and Water Sectors of Trinidad and Tobago” (GCF-NAP), were conducted over a period ending November 14,...
The Thirtieth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), November 6-21, Belém
COP30 marked a pivotal moment for global climate action as Parties met against the backdrop of record global temperatures and growing pressure to move from negotiations to implementation. For Trinidad and Tobago, negotiating within the Alliance of Small Island States...
Launch of the Regional Readiness Project “Strengthening the Evidential Basis for the Adoption of Adaptation Technologies for Small Holder Farmers,” September 23, Claxton Bay
The MPEAD, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and with funding from the Green Climate Fund, launched the Project at the Cara Suites Hotel and Conference Centre. The Project aims to support smallholder farmers through evidence-based...
Newsletter Issue 16, Volume 2 July – December 2025 – OZONE
The National Ozone Unit continued the national implementation of the Montreal Protocol mainly through several projects funded by the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol as well as the Global Environment Facility. Activities under these projects aim to...
International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) 2025
The Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Environment in partnership with the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) and the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) proudly participated in the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) 2025 and coordinated clean-up...