Trinidad and Tobago

Currently engaged in educating and empowering communities in flood prone areas to reduce risks from natural disasters, particularly from flooding. Focus on Early Warning Systems, Evacuation Planning and health risks. Need to deepen work on land restoration to prevent erosion and involve the community in land development including reafforestation. Currently engaged in the St Helena and Kelly Villages communities in Trinidad and Tobago. Key challenges include key challenges include the flood prone communities have resigned themselves to being constantly flooded during the rainy season, therefore one of the greatest challenges is to empower and motivate them to become engaged in the proces of land restoration.