There are 138 projects that match your search.
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Trinidad and tobago
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2018
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y5/STAR/CC/18/08 |
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The Cashew Gardens Community has for many years actively been engaged in community led activities that increase the sustainability of the community. While several of these activities were successful, Cashew Gardens recognized that one of these ( ... )
tives, a community garden producing vegetables for external sale, has not met the needs of the community in providing sustainable livelihoods or signi?cant income for feeding other community led programmes. Due to the existing relationship between Habitat Trinidad-Tobago and the Cashew Gardens Village Council, Habitat proposed to the community to bring some of its technical partners to o?er
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Trinidad and tobago
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Chemicals
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2018
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49,978.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y5/CORE/CH/18/07 |
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Castara is blessed with an abundance of prime natural and cultural heritage on which the
livelihoods in this tourism economy driven community depend.
However, these resources are under severe stress due to indiscriminate littering and ( ... )
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outflow. The causes for this are (a) the human factor which includes a “don’t?care attitude”,
ignorance, and lack of law enforcement and (b) the use of environmentally unfriendly detergents
and packaging.
Since many years the waste problem is discussed amongst community members and visitors alike.
Based on its previous experience with smaller waste management projects, the Castara
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Trinidad and tobago
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Chemicals
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2017
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49,955.37
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Phase 6
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP6/Y2/CORE/CH/17/03 |
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The overall project goals are to strengthen the local aquatic animal health capacity in Trinidad and Tobago. This will be accomplished through promoting and supporting the development of sustainable intensive and semi-intensive aquatic animal ( ... )
tion systems, which will have the added advantage of reducing the current dependence on marine fishery stocks, thus supporting population rebound.
In Trinidad and Tobago the seafood industry is currently growing, however it finds itself at a critical junction. The preferred path forward would lead to healthier oceans and other aquatic habitats, increased economic opportunity for small
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Trinidad and tobago
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Biodiversity
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2017
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48,499.00
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OP6 - Y3 (Jul17 - Jun 18)
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP6/Y3/CORE/BD/17/04 |
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The Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development (CNIRD) is a regional non-governmental organization, founded in 1988, whose mission focuses on the promotion of sustainable development in the region through the involvement of communities and ( ... )
ilization of relevant technology to improve the quality of life, whilst maintaining the tradition and culture of Caribbean people. The CNIRD is the official coordinating body for the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), which is coordinated by the Ocean Conservancy – a U.S. marine conservation and advocacy organisation, and for more than a decade the CNIRD has
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Trinidad and tobago
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Biodiversity
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2017
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50,000.00
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OP6 - Y3 (Jul17 - Jun 18)
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP6/Y3/CORE/BD/17/05 |
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CHILD FRIENDLY READING AND KNOWLEDGE BUILDING WITH LITERATURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION: Read to Rise (R2R) Green Space will be used as a mechanism by the youngest of our populations to link the identified Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within ( ... )
ad and Tobago local communities of Mayaro and Guayaguayare. R2R Green Space, funded by GEF SGP will target children ages 3 to 12 years in two schools who will participate within a creative reading and knowledge building process that will serve to promote and “actionalize” SDGs 6,7, 13, 14, 15 (which directly relate to the GEF Focal areas of climate change and biodiversity) and work with
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Trinidad and tobago
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Chemicals
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2017
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49,935.41
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Phase 6
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP6/Y2/CORE/CH/17/02 |
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Restore A Sense of I Can (RSC) is a non-profit organization with its goal “Effecting change through technology and education”. RSC was established in August 2014 and registered under the 1995 Companies Act. RSC evolved from the Corporate and ( ... )
Responsibility program of its parent company RSC International Ltd. Being an education based company, the main projects involve students at the primary and secondary school level.
Activities include:
1. Collection of used ICT equipment.
2. Refurbishment and donation of these equipment.
3. Offer training and support in technology and related issues especially e-waste management.
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Trinidad and tobago
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CapDev
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2017
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50,000.00
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OP6 - Y3 (Jul17 - Jun 18)
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP6/Y3/CORE/CD/17/06 |
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The lack of environmental stewardship among the youth in Trinidad and Tobago is a major problem, contributing to the following socio-environmental effects:
minimal youth leadership involved in alleviation of environmental issues; and long-term ( ... )
uation of gaps in proactive environmental stewardship and environmental degradation.
For this project, SHIFT! Caribbean is specifically targeting youth residents in five children’s homes in east, west, central and south Trinidad. Based on face to face interviews with administrators of these homes, SHIFT! Caribbean identified that these particular young persons have been unable to access
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Trinidad and tobago
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Biodiversity
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2016
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23,900.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y5/STAR/BD/15/09 |
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The Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) is the leading youth environment and development network in the region responsible for creating an appropriate space for young people to participate in the design, development, implementation and ( ... )
ion of new, progressive, equitable, innovative and sustainable environmental, economic and social development policies and programmes across the wider Caribbean. CYEN Trinidad and Tobago Chapter has been accepted to be a partner in the WASA Adopt-A-River (AAR) Programme in which our focus revolves around water management issues in the Arima watershed in Trinidad and the Courland watershed in
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Trinidad and tobago
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Biodiversity
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2016
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49,939.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y5/STAR/BD/15/07 |
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Arts-in-Action (AiA) is an applied creative arts company that uses the creative and
performing arts to address the educational and developmental concerns of
communities and educational institutions within the Caribbean.
The mainstay of ( ... )
n-Action’s work is located within the primary and secondary
schools. In its 21 year history, AiA has successfully partnered on environmental projects
with Rotary Club (Tidy T&T), BPTT Spirit of Community Awards, and more recently
with Cropper Foundation.
There is a disconnect between the education of our young people and the knowledge
lodged in traditional festival practices; knowledge
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Trinidad and tobago
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2016
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4,845.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y5/STAR/CC/16/03 |
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In Trinidad and Tobago, current waste management practices for vegetative cuttings face issues of environmental and economic sustainability. The vast majority of vegetative cuttings generated by agencies such as CPEP, households, and agriculture end ( ... )
ny number of landfills or burned.
This practice results in the production of greenhouse gases, exacerbates landfill fires and reduces air quality, furthermore it is a waste of valuable organic material. In addition, communities involved in CEPEP face uncertain livelihoods, as their employment is dependent on the government’s ability to support these programmes financially.
Finally,
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Trinidad and tobago
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Community Based Adaptation
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2016
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20,024.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SIDS-CBA/16/04 |
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In June 2015, the Digicel Foundation embarked on the first cycle of this much needed project- ‘Preparing You’. This disaster preparedness project focused on and targeted persons with special needs i.e. persons with intellectual disabilities. ( ... )
rget groups were recruited from schools, homes and institutions that cater to persons with special needs. Approximately two hundred and fifty (250) persons benefited from this nine-month intervention which was successful in effecting a number of changes regarding disaster planning for persons with special needs.
As a nation prone to tropical and natural disasters, one of the priority items on
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Trinidad and tobago
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Chemicals
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2016
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7,715.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y5/STAR/CH/15/10 |
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Success Laventille Lions Club was established to empower volunteers to serve the community of Success Laventille, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through the spirit of Lionism. The Club has been ( ... )
projects in the Success Laventille and Beetham area since 1992 and completed a collection of plastic bottle project with primary schools in the area in 2014.
The main stakeholders will be the primary school children and women in the community of Success Laventille. The community through the schools and persons involved in the activities of the community centre will be involved in the
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Trinidad and tobago
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Chemicals
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2016
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49,922.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y5/STAR/CH/15/08 |
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The current play park facility at the University School has been in existence for over two decades and has adequately served many students that have passed through the corridors of the school. As a result of its lengthy existence and high level of ( ... )
the wear and tear on the equipment and area has resulted in a general dilapidation of the equipment and though still functional it is in need of upgrade as it is not the safest environment for the children.
In today's society, with the current emphasis and need for the preservation of our environment and the wise use of resources, the school’s administration along with The Parent-
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Trinidad and tobago
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Biodiversity
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2016
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49,992.29
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y5/STAR/BD/16/01 |
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Cocoa in the central range of Trinidad was once a very lucrative and key national economic activity but it has declined significantly since the middle of the 20th century with the huge rise in global oil prices in 1973 and the rapid expansion of the ( ... )
um sector. The Santa Maria estate was in fact a large, thriving cocoa estate consisting of over 200 hectares of cultivated cocoa plants. The crippling effects of the Dutch Disease from the high wages in the Oil Sector led to the abandonment of the cocoa production and it is only in the last 20 years or so the estate has been sold off into parcels whose owners have since joined together into a
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Trinidad and tobago
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Biodiversity
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2016
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40,797.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/STAR/BD/16/01 - recoded |
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North East Tobago is of both national and global conservation relevance, as identified through the consultative development and implementation of the partly GEF-funded “Improved Forest and Protected Area Management (IFPAM)” project. Several key ( ... )
nts, reports and the Trinidad and Tobago Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Draft Policy Framework clearly indicate that effective co-management and civil society participation are two of the most important components of successful management of natural resources in this area. The ICZM Draft Policy also lists issues identified by stakeholders in the coastal zone as “lack of education,
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Trinidad and tobago
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Land Degradation
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2016
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49,413.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y5/STAR/LD/16/02 |
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The main mission of the Paramin Development Committee (PDC) is to encourage, promote and foster educational, social and cultural activities in the Village of Paramin. Since the idea inception for this project the PDC has partnered with Vetiver TT, a ( ... )
ompany led by Jonathan Barcant who is the T&T representative of non-profit The Vetiver Network International (TVNI), whose mission is to promote education of the Vetiver System (VS) and its use as an environmental and affordable tool to overcome many land and water based challenges and an organic ‘glue’ for sustainable development.
Please refer to Figure 1 in Appendix A.
With the PDC’s
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Trinidad and tobago
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Community Based Adaptation
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2015
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SIDS-CBA/15/05 |
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Climate variability and change are expected to have negative impacts on the Caribbean. Rising temperature and humidity will have severe impacts on the fruiting and flowering of food crops and trees and introduce new pests and diseases such as ( ... )
gunya that can affect the productivity of the workforce. Rural communities that are heavily dependent on the natural resources for the livelihoods will therefore be heavily impacted by climate variability and change. Brasso Seco is one such community located in north in Trinidad.
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) will pilot a project in Brasso Seco to assist the Brasso Seco
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Trinidad and tobago
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CapDev
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2015
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28,656.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y4/STAR/CD/15/02 |
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CSR Network was established as an NGO in 2011 to support the development of the NGO sector in Trinidad and Tobago and the greater Caribbean. The main focus of the network has been to find a way to bring NGOs and donors together. This is undertaken ( ... )
h donor mapping, donor-donee matching, NGO training and capacity building and an online portal still under development.
The CSR Network is well placed to implement this training given the experience and credibility established by its founding Director, Melanie Richards through her work with CSR Solutions Limited, together with demonstrated support for the NGO sector through voluntary service
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Trinidad and tobago
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CapDev
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2015
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48,400.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y4/STAR/CD/15/03 |
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The 2015 Knowledge Fair is a two-day event catalysing new opportunities to create a more
sustainable future, while showcasing the contributions and best practices of the GEF SGP UNDP
grantees in addressing environmental challenges at the community ( ... )
Coinciding with the run up to World Environment Day 2015, the event seeks to bring together a
gathering of dynamic cross sector leaders to examine the effect of our daily actions on climate
change, to highlight the impact of climate change on our daily lives (food and water shortages,
increased poverty, coastal flooding) and to explore and unlock ground-breaking and innovative
solutions for
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Trinidad and tobago
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Biodiversity
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2015
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49,266.67
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Phase 5
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Project Number: TRI/SGP/OP5/Y4/STAR/BD/14/03 |
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PROJECT SUMMARY - THE MODEL UN (MUN)
True to the spirit of the United Nations, founded in 1945, MUNs strive to foster a constructive forum for young people to have open dialogue on complex global issues, including international peace and security ( ... )
onomic and social progress. MUN stresses the in-depth examination and resolution of pressing issues, emphasizing process over product.
During the conference, high school students learn the importance of balancing sovereign interests with the needs of the international community, while also learning about the powers and limitations of international negotiation. Delegates must preserve their
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