
Civil society organisations take practical action for climate change adaptation and resilience in Trinidad and Tobago
Port
of
Spain, 16
September 2016 – As part as the
“Climate ACTT: Action by Civil society in Trinidad and Tobago to build resilience to climate change” project, five civil society organisations (CSOs) in Trinidad and Tobago are implementing practical
projects to contribute to climate change adaptation and resilience building in Trinidad and Tobago.
The
Environmental Research Institute Charlotteville (ERIC) is working in north-east Tobago to establish a network of Climate Change Champions,
who will receive training to build their climate change communication skills, as well as to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments in three communities. A coral reef climate change awareness snorkelling tour will also be launched to raise awareness
on climate change impacts on coral reef ecosystems.
Environment Tobago (ET) is conducting an assessment of the vulnerability of the community of Lambeau in south Tobago to climate change. Project activities will assess the vulnerability
of the ecosystems and social and built infrastructure of Lambeau and the environs. The information collected will provide a baseline for future adaptation strategies and will also contribute to developing an adaptation strategy for Tobago’s coastal communities
which are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
The Fondes Amandes Community Reforestation Project (FACRP) in the St.-Ann’s watershed in Trinidad will conduct an assessment of the vulnerability of its eco-tourism small business enterprise to climate change impacts.
Using the value-chain analysis method, FACRP will assess the vulnerability of its enterprise along each step and identify specific ecosystem-based adaptation actions to build resilience and sustainability. Several communication products will also be produced
to enhance the organisation’s efforts to raise awareness of climate change impacts.
The Caribbean Youth Environment Network Trinidad and Tobago Chapter (CYEN-TT)
will implement the Youth Climate Advocacy and Resilience Building Endeavour (Y-CARE) initiative. This will contribute to increasing
youth advocacy for climate change adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago by engaging, enabling, and empowering members of the Holy Faith Convent Eco-Heroes Environment Club, the Couva community and the CYEN-TT membership. An advocacy strategy will also be developed
as a way for CYEN-TT to be more targeted in its ongoing global and national climate change advocacy efforts beyond this project.
The Turtle Village Trust (TVT) will develop a
climate change communication plan for the organisation, as well as materials aimed at educating the general public and its partner coastal community-based organisations on climate change,
focusing on the impacts on sea turtles and what actions can be taken to reduce these impacts.
These projects were developed
drawing on approaches, tools and methods for communicating effectively and assessing vulnerability and building resilience to climate change which the five CSOs were exposed
to during two training workshops under the Climate ACTT project. CSOs received a small grant under the Climate ACTT project to support them to apply what they learnt to develop and implement a practical climate change adaptation and resilience building project.
Project activities started in August 2016 and are set to be completed by end of October 2016. The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
(CANARI) provided capacity building, individual coaching and technical support to CSOs with project development, and will continue to assist them as needed during project implementation, as well as with monitoring and evaluation of results.
These practical adaptation projects are being implemented as part of the project
“Climate ACTT: Action by Civil
society in Trinidad and Tobago to build resilience to climate change” which aims to strengthen the capacity of five CSOs in Trinidad and Tobago to internationally
accepted levels of best practice in two areas: institutional (organisational) strengthening; and technical capacity to deliver programmes/projects related to climate change adaptation and resilience. CANARI is implementing and managing this project in collaboration
with Conservation International (CI) and BHP Billiton Trinidad and Tobago.
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About
CANARI
The
Caribbean
Natural Resources
Institute
is
a regional
technical
non-profit
organisation
which
has
been working
in
the
islands
of the
Caribbean
for
more
than
20
years.
Our
mission
is to
promote
equitable
participation
and
effective
collaboration
in
managing
natural resources
critical
to
development.
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focus
on
research,
sharing and
dissemination
of
lessons
learned,
capacity
building
and fostering regional
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