April 2023

This workshop was hosted by the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network Trinidad & Tobago (BES-Net TT). It aimed to equip persons with relevant knowledge and skills in key aspects of insect pollinator sampling that will build local capacity for identification and conservation of pollinator species in Trinidad and Tobago. One executive member and one general member attended.

This event was hosted by The Trinidad & Tobago Solid Waste Management Company Limited (SWMCOL) on 28th September 2022. It aimed to facilitate stakeholder discussions to encourage and sustain innovation in the Waste Management Sector, required for transitioning from landfilling to resource maximization.Two executive members attended, and one member co-presented on the topic ‘Steelpan as an Eco-innovation’ with SWMCOL.

The Caribbean Region’s second Agri Investment Forum and Expo was held at Queens Park Savannah, Trinidad and Tobago, from Friday 19th – Sunday 21st August 2022, under the theme ‘Transforming Agriculture through Innovation and Investment.The Agri-Investment Expo was a village style exhibition that featured more than 300 exhibitors from across the Agriculture Sector with a widely educational, interactive and engaging display of products, attractions and technological advancements. One executive member attended the Expo on Sunday 21st August 2022.

This event was funded by Massy Wood, with coordination assistance from Advisors Next Door, the Sustainability Institute of Trinidad and Tobago and the International Coastal Clean-up Trinidad and Tobago (ICCTT). A total of 550 pounds of trash was collected in this exercise.

CYEN TT was engaged by Sagicor and the International Coastal Clean Trinidad & Tobago (ICCTT) Up to assist with a beach clean-up that took place on the 6th of August 2022 at Foreshore, Port of Spain.

Two members of the Executive built their capacity to assist CYEN in TT to better advocate for solutions to environmental issues in the Caribbean.

Members of CYEN in Trinidad and Tobago and The Carbon Sync at their Climate Justice Awareness Week visit to St. Joseph’s Convent, St. Joseph in June 2022. From left to right: Nyoka Morris, Projects Director, Priya Ramjohn, Fundraising and Financial Management Director, Samayaa Seepaul, Administrative Assistant, Kaveer Phillip, Founder and Director of The Carbon Sync, Mikella Hosein, Deputy National Coordinator in Trinidad and Tobago, Vianney-Marie Williams, Marketing and Communication Director. Members of CYEN in Trinidad and Tobago, The Carbon Sync and St. Joseph’s Convent, St. Joseph Environmental Club with moringa seedlings, distributed during the Climate Justice Awareness Week in June 2022. Samayaa Seepaul, Administrative Assistant, CYEN in TT, speaks to members of the St. Joseph’s Convent, St. Joseph Environmental Club about climate justice.

Various national consultations were held by the Ministry of Planning and Development on the updating of the National Climate Change Policy of Trinidad and Tobago.Three members attended the Youth Stakeholder Consultation on 21st June 2022 while two members attended the General Stakeholder Consultation on 12th July to provide input on the proposed amendments. From left to right: Deputy National Coordinator in Trinidad and Tobago, Mikella Hosein, and National Coordinator in Trinidad and Tobago, Anand Mahabir, representing CYEN at a stakeholder consultation on the update of the National Climate Change Policy for Trinidad and Tobago (2011) in July 2022. From left to right: Priya Ramjohn – Fundraising and Financial Management Director, Samayaa Seepau – Administrative Assistant and Vianney-Marie Williams – Marketing and Communication Director, attend a stakeholder consultation on the update of the National Climate Change Policy for Trinidad and Tobago (2011) in June 2022.

In preparation for the Conference of the Parties to the PISLM, two members advocated for and presented on the CYEN TT’s behalf on youth issues and involvement in sustainable land management at PISLM High Level Meeting on Friday 22nd April, 2022. The British High Commissioner at the NGO Consultation with members of several other NGOs, including Event Coordinator for CYEN in T&T, Nyoka Morris.