Capacity Development for the Improved Management of 

Multilateral Environment Agreements for 

Global Environmental Benefits

Training of Trainers Workshop

Date: 21st - 23rd July, 2020

Location: Radisson Hotel, Trinidad 

The Capacity Development for Improved Management of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) for Global Environmental Benefits project aims to strengthen the ability of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GoRTT) to create, leverage and maintain synergies for the national implementation of MEAs and strengthen integrated approaches to environmental management, including meeting MEAs’ guidance and national reporting requirements to increase national and global environmental benefits.

Prior to this training of trainers workshop, the training of key groups on national obligations under the various MEAs including roles and responsibilities to implement and monitor MEAs was carried out in online sessions (due to Covid-19 restrictions) during the period 5th May to 24th June, 2020. Participants included Government Agencies, civil society organisations (CSOs), the Green Fund Executing Unit (GFEU) and private sector.

Subsequent to this training, representatives from each institution were selected to take part in the training of trainers workshop. This training session took place in person at the Radisson Hotel from 21st to 23rd July, 2020 with some persons who were not able to be there in person joining via the Zoom online platform. The training was facilitated by the consultant hired by the Ministry of Planning and Development, Dr. Floyd Homer and his colleague Mr. Kishore Lall.

This training sought to equip participants with the tools necessary to impart the knowledge garnered at the previous MEA obligations workshop to other persons within their institutions and networks, thus helping to increase integration of MEAs considerations within day to day operations. This session exposed participants to the components of learning, learning modes, personality and learning style, factors which encourage successful learning and strategies for teaching and training. 

In the end, most participants felt that they had learnt many new things about themselves, including their personality and learning style and how the learning process is more complex than they first thought. The majority expressed their satisfaction with the delivery, content and process of self-discovery, and felt that the session sufficiently equipped them with the tools to successfully share their knowledge on MEAs with their peers.