Development of a National Action Programme (NAP):
The purpose of the NAP is to identify the factors contributing to desertification/land degradation and practical measures necessary to combat these factors. The NAP is required, inter alia, to:
- Specify the respective roles of government, local communities and land users
- Incorporate long-term strategies to combat desertification/land degradation and be integrated with national policies for sustainable development
- Provide for effective participation at the local, national and regional levels of non-governmental organizations and local populations
- Require regular review of, and progress reports on, their implementation
Trinidad and Tobago has developed a draft NAP which is currently subject to a final round of public consultations. Click for more.
