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IiEnvironmental,Economic and SocialWell-beingfor today and tomorrowJune 2012 Ministry of Planning and the EconomyiiiiiiiiiiPrefaceThis document entitled Working for Sustainable Development in Trinidad and Tobago comes at an opportune time in the nation s developmental journey as we seek to create a more resilient and prosperous nation that adheres to the fundamental principles of Sustainable Development . As a Small Island Development State (SIDS) which has traditionally depended on our natural resource base, we are extremely vulnerable to external economic shocks. Additionally, the land space of our twin island republic is relatively limited and planning for future built Development must therefore be sensitive to our fragile ecosystems and long term sustainability concerns. Development that is Sustainable and environmentally sound will mitigate challenges that, as a small island state, we inevitably face.
Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro (Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development), June 2012, will become the third installment in a suite of policy related documents guiding government policy in Trinidad and Tobago. The other two (2) being the Manifesto 2010 and the Medium Term Policy Framework (MTPF) 2011 to 2014.
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