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Sargassum Innovation Challenge

UNDP Country Offices in Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados are implementing the Project for Improving National Sargassum Management Capabilities in the Caribbean, which will run from 2022 to 2025. Sponsored by the Government of Japan, the project will invest USD12.3 million in the region to bolster efforts to collect, remove and dispose of sargassum. Under the project, five participating countries – Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago – will benefit from the provision of equipment, expertise and technical assistance to deal with sargassum seaweed.

United Nations Development Programme Reinforces Commitment to Caribbean Sustainability with Assistant Secretary General's Visit to Trinidad & Tobago

Ms. Michelle Muschett, the UN's Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, made a significant impact during her inaugural visit to Trinidad and Tobago. In addition to attending a special UN Country Team meeting, she explored crucial themes vital to the region's progress.
Ms. Muschett lauded the UN's close partnership with the Government, recognizing their proactive approach to building strong working relationships. She underscored the importance of aligning with Government priorities as they collaborate to realize the Agenda 2030 goals.

SUSTAINABLE ISLAND SOLUTIONS THROUGH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (SISSTEM)

The Sustainable Island Solutions through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (SISSTEM) programme, a joint initiative by the Government (GoA) and the University of Aruba (UA), seeks to establish a new SISSTEM Faculty at the University, with a special focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

The key objective of the programme is to enable the UA to deliver tertiary-level educational programs, as well as a research offer with a focus on STEM. The academic and curricular component of the SISSTEM programme is currently being developed by the UA in collaboration with the KU Leuven University in Belgium.

Introducing Mr Ugo Blanco Resident Representative

We are delighted to welcome Mr. Ugo Blanco, the newly-appointed Resident Representative of the UNDP Multi-Country Office for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

What We Do

United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations’ lead agency on international development. UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We help countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships, and institutions so they can sustain their progress.

UNDP’s office in Trinidad and Tobago (UNDP TTMCO) is a multi-country office, with responsibilities for Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten as well as Trinidad & Tobago. We work with a wide variety of national partners across all levels of society, supporting countries and communities as they work to eradicate poverty, implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. We advocate for transformative change, connecting the countries that we represent through the multi-country office to the resources they need to drive growth, and socio-economic development and create the changes that can help improve the quality of life for everyone.

Through our Multi-Country Office, we focus on policy and knowledge advisory services that facilitate managing climate change, environmental conservation and protection, sustainable energy management, disaster prevention and management, inclusive growth and promoting the rule of law and good governance.

Our Strategic Plan 2022-2025 introduces the evolution of #NextGenUNDP into #FutureSmartUNDP. More than a mantra, it is our new benchmark for success in the future of development. Building on UNDP’s 50 years of expertise across 170 countries, this new approach allows us to focus and prioritize where country demands are greatest. By working together in this way, we aim to expand people’s choices for a fairer, sustainable future, with people and planet in balance.

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3.7 %

of the population in Trinidad and Tobago, are vulnerable to multidimensional poverty according to the 2019 Human Development Report.

1067

serious criminal offences were committed by those 21 years and under, according to Trinidad and Tobago Police statistics for 2017.

22B

US Dollars annually by 2050 - is the projected cost of inaction towards addressing climate change in the Caribbean.