WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (WED) TALKS

The Ministry of Planning and Development will be commemorating World Environment Day, not only on the internationally recognised day, June 5, but for the entire month of June as “World Environment Month”. This initiative is being conducted in collaboration with the Ministry’s environmentally oriented agencies, who will be partnering to showcase this year’s theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution,” through a range of activities during the month of June.

To this end, the Environmental Policy and Planning Division will be hosting World Environment Day Talks (WED Talks) and a Fair at the National Library and Information System (NALIS) Audio Visual Room on June 26, 2018 from 10am to 2pm. 

2018 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (WED) TALKS SPEAKERS

SPEAKER	ORGANISATION	Thematic Area
10 am – 11am
Mr. Hasmath Ali	Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Inspectorate	Pesticides and Chemical Pollution
Ms. Laurayne Lucky	Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) T&T National Section	Water Resources
Mr. Robert Nunez	Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Association	Air Conditioning and Refrigeration /Ozone
11am -12 noon
Ms. Marissa Mohammed and Mr. Kevin Thomas	CNIRD & Marine Environment Education Programme for Trinidad and Tobago (MEEPTT)	Marine Environment
Dr. Judith Gobin	University of the West Indies	Marine Environment
Dr. Floyd Homer	Coordinator – EU Environment Programme	Biodiversity
12 noon – 1 pm
Ms. Sharda Mahabir	Adopt A River Programme	River Ecosystems
Ms. Rianna Gonzales	Caribbean Youth Environmental Network Water Resources Agency	Climate Change and Water Resources
Dr. Kegan Farrick	University of the West Indies	Climate Change and Land Degradation
1 pm – 2 pm
Ms. Sian Cuffy-Young	Siel Environmental Company Managing Director	Environmental Education and Behavioural Change
Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh	EPPD	Climate Change