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The UNDP's office in Trinidad and Tobago, known as UNDP TTMCO, serves as a multi-country office overseeing Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Trinidad & Tobago. Its approach involves integrated signature solutions that leverage digitalization, innovation, and development financing to enhance impact and scale in Trinidad and Tobago. The office collaborates with national partners at various levels to address issues such as poverty eradication, climate change (Paris Agreement), and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. Their advocacy focuses on promoting transformative change, connecting represented countries through the multi-country office to essential resources for growth, socio-economic development, and improvements in overall quality of life.

 

 

      Nature, Climate Change and Energy Transition

      The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP)

      The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) is an international facility that provides financial and technical support to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-led organizations (CBOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) to implement projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods.

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      Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+)

      Installation of 12 solar energy systems in public facilities and remote communities to promote public awareness about renewable energy by demonstrating the use of solar energy as a renewable energy alternative to fossil fuel-based electricity.

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      GEF 6 - Energy Efficiency Through The Development of Low Carbon Refrigeration and Air Condition (RAC) Technologies in Trinidad and Tobago

      The Energy Efficiency through the Development of Low-carbon RAC Technologies project is seeking to develop low-carbon refrigeration and air conditioning technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as part of a wider partnership programme between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the UNDP, in support of the country’s international commitments to combat climate change.

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      Community Flood Early Warning System Project

      To strengthen community and national capacities for generating flood early warnings and effectively planning and executing anticipatory actions to reduce loss of life, and minimize displacement and poverty.

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      The Project for Improving National Sargassum Management Capacities in the Caribbean

      This project aims to support the enhancement of the national capacity for the management of sargassum inundations by providing five (5) small island developing states in the Eastern Caribbean with equipment, expertise, and technical knowledge to collect, remove, transport, and dispose of sargassum accumulated on shore and/or in the nearshore.

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      The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net TT)

      The overall project goal is to conserve globally important biodiversity in Trinidad and Tobago by addressing the science, policy and practice of pollination and pollinator management.

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      Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) Phase-Out Management Plan- HPMP Stage (2)

      The Hydrochlorofluorocarbon Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP Stage 2) project focuses on supporting Trinidad and Tobago in capacity building, public awareness raising and regulatory adjustments necessary to meet obligations under the Montreal Protocol.

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        Governance & Rule of Law

        PACE Justice

        The Partnership of the Caribbean and the European Union on Justice (PACE Justice) is a regional programme that aims to enhance the institutional capacities of prosecutors, courts, police, and prisons in the Caribbean to manage criminal cases effectively and efficiently.

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        CariSECURE 2.0

        CariSECURE 2.0 builds upon the past work of CariSECURE, which equipped national institutions and agencies with the technology, equipment, and training to better collect and analyse crime data, in order to create evidence-informed approaches to reducing crime. CariSECURE 2.0 ventures even further, using this robust and reliable information to design programs and support policy geared towards the reduction of youth involvement in crime, whether as perpetrators or victims. The project also helps build the capacity of countries to fight trafficking in persons (TIP).

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        Supporting Trinidad and Tobago Parliament

        UNDP is working in partnership with the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago to increase its institutional capacity and improve Executive oversight.

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        Spotlight Initiative

        The Spotlight Initiative is designed to focus attention, coordinate human effort, and strategically apply resources to the implementation of a well-conceived comprehensive national programme to contribute to ending family violence and all forms of violence against women and girls in Grenada

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          Inclusive Growth and Digitalization

          The Trinidad and Tobago Digital Project

          The Ministry of Health (MoH) in 2018 requested the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to collaborate with them on an intervention at the five Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) in Trinidad and Tobago

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          UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (UNCDF)

          The Leveraging Digital Finance to Increase Resilience of ACP countries (DFS4Resilience) project is under the purview of The UNCDF Caribbean Office which currently operates in the Eastern Caribbean region (including Trinidad and Tobago).

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          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 of Aruba (GoA) and the University of Aruba (UA), seeks to establish a new SISSTEM Faculty at the University, with special focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

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          PSYCHOSOCIAL, ART AND SPORTS MODEL FOR PEACEBUILDING (PASMP)

          This Psychosocial, Art and Sports Model for Peacebuilding (PASMP) project supports young women in care who have been impacted by violent and potentially traumatic events in their lives. It builds on lessons learned from previous MHPSS projects locally.

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          Positive Deviance Pilot Project

          The Positive Deviance Pilot Project aimed to establish a cadre of youth mentors and peace ambassadors in at-risk communities to serve as role models and catalysts for change.

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          Trinidad and Tobago Resilience and Inclusive Peace Project (TRIP)

          The Trinidad and Tobago Resilience and Inclusive Peace Project (TRIP) is part of the UNDP’s violence prevention portfolio developed to address crime and recidivism in the country.

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          Primary Health Care Initiative

          The Ministry of Health (MoH) in 2018 requested the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to collaborate with them on an intervention at the five Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) in Trinidad and Tobago

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          Forensic Pathologists Project

          The objective of this project is to improve the capacity of the TTFSC by providing hands-on support to deal with the various cases, and where possible provide training to staff as required, to ensure that the TTFSC can support law enforcement agencies in a timely and professional manner.

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          Sint Maarten Food Bank

          With food insecurity expected to be among the major impacts of climate change on Small Island Developing States - UNDP is working in partnership with the Government of Sint Maarten to develop a sustainable food and agricultural sector aimed at reducing dependency on food imports and strengthening national food and nutrition security.

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            Innovation (Accelerator Lab)

            Accelerator Lab Trinidad and Tobago

            Together with partners, the Accelerator Lab analyzes challenges within the local context to identify connections and patterns in search of new avenues of work to act effectively in addressing development challenges.

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