The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Programme hosted the Global Workshop on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs): Delivering Climate Action and Sustainable Development which was held in Brussels, Belgium during the period 13-14 June, 2016.
Trinidad and Tobago was represented at the Global Workshop by Mrs. Beverly Khan, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning and Development and Mr. Javed Lakhan, Environmental Policy Analyst, Environmental Policy and Planning Division of the Ministry of Planning and Development.
Trinidad and Tobago was represented at the Global Workshop by Mrs. Beverly Khan, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning and Development and Mr. Javed Lakhan, Environmental Policy Analyst, Environmental Policy and Planning Division of the Ministry of Planning and Development.
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DPS Khan at the head table (second from the left) participating as a panelist on one of the discussions at the Workshop
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- formulate a framework for comprehensive NDC implementation;
- sharing of experiences between countries with respect to planning and implementing activities to achieve goals set out under NDCs;
- discussing technical and institutional issues related to implementation and how to address them and;
- elaborate on the ways NDCs could not only deliver on countries’ commitments to the Paris Agreement but also be a driving factor toward meeting the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The meeting proved very fruitful, facilitated the conceptualisation of some concrete first steps to drive achievement of NDC goals in Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the first steps identified included increasing public awareness and seeking to create high level political champions within various ministries to ensure that climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emission components are considered at all levels of country planning.
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