WORLD URBAN FORUM 3: LOCALIZING THE MILLENNIUM

WORLD URBAN FORUM 3:
LOCALIZING THE MILLENNIUM
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
IN THREE CARIBBEAN CITIES: PORT-OF
SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; CASTRIES,
ST. LUCIA AND GEORGETOWN, GUYANA.
VANCOUVER, CANADA
PRESENTED BY:
DR. KERRY SUMESAR-RAI
19TH June 2006
THE PORT-OF-SPAIN
EXPERIENCE
PROJECT STARTUP
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On 10th March 2006 the University of
the West Indies (UWI) team met with:
His Worship the Mayor of Port-ofSpain, Alderman Murchison Brown
and
The Chief Executive Officer, Port-ofSpain City Corporation
The meeting was held at City Hall,
Knox Street, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
• The UWI team comprised of:
• Dr. Bishnu Ragoonath, Coordinator of
the Project and
• Dr. Kerry Sumesar-Rai, Local
Consultant- Port-of-Spain.
• The UWI team prior to this had met with
Ms. Winifred David, Regional
Consultant to discuss the project.
• This meeting took place on the UWI
campus.
Brief on Port-of-Spain
• Port-of-Spain is the capital city of the twin
island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
• It is one of the larger cities in the Anglophone Caribbean.
• It is also scenic with the foothills of the
Northern Range and the communities of
Belmont, Cascade and Laventille forming
its northern and eastern backdrop.
• To the south and west is the Gulf of Paria.
Location of Trinidad and Tobago
• Trinidad and Tobago consist of two main
islands, with Trinidad by far being the
larger of the two.
• They are located in the southern
Caribbean just about 7 to 9 miles of the
western coast of Venezuela.
• The islands were initially inhabited by
Amerindians, but were colonised by
Spain and then captured by Great Britain.
Location of Port-of-Spain
• Port-of-Spain is located on the northwestern part of the island in a sheltered
bay.
• It has a natural harbour and occupies
all the flat areas of an otherwise hilly
northern terrain.
• The city mushroomed as time went by
and is mainly unplanned.
• It covers and area of approximately
13.45 km²
• It has a resident population of about
49,000 people and a transit population
of about 300,000 on working days.
• The population density is about
3,650/km
• The City itself is scenic and it enjoys a
tropical climate.
• Daily temperatures vary between 29
degrees Celsius to 34 degrees Celsius.
CONSULTATIONS
• The main consultation took place on 5th
April 2006 at the Normandie Hotel (north
of the city center) involving members of
government ministries, the City
Corporation and civil society.
• Before this consultation attempts were
made to sensitize key stakeholders:
– 14th March 2006; Councillors and key
Managers of the City Corporation.
– 1st April 2006 a briefing was scheduled
for stakeholders from the communities.
WHAT WAS EXPECTED TO BE
ACHIEVED FROM THE FIRST
LARGE CONSULTATION?
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Presentation of the MDGs
Selection of MDGs for action
Identification of Targets
Agreement on Indicators
• Information for establishment
of BASELINE
• Information for the
development of City Profile in
the context of the baseline and
indicators.
PROCEDURE
• Plenary sessions- work as an individual
then as a group.
• Each individual then group examined the
items before him/her/them and formulated
a position.
• Groups selected:
– A time keeper
– A presenter
– A coordinator
PROCEDURE
• Read the list of eight MGD goals.
• Identified the priority of each Goal
• Examined the targets that were at the
side of the Goals.
• Determined the Targets they felt were
necessary
• Determined the indicators they wanted:
added or deleted as necessary.
Process for localising MDGs
• Add locally-relevant indicators.
• Identify data sources and collect the
baseline data.
• Use the results to prepare the MDG City
profile.
• Use the results in identifying priorities,
formulating the action plan and setting
localized targets.
STATUS OF THE
EXERCISE
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POST MAIN CONSULTATION
• THE ACTIVITIES WE PURSUED SINCE
THEN WERE:
• ATTEMPT TO HAVE FOCUS GROUPS
MEETINGS
• COLLECT DATA FROM: Central
Statistical Office; The Ministry of Social
Development; The North-West Regional
Health Authority.
The focus groups meetings have
not been very successful as only
a few members of the
communities attended.
RECENT INITIATIVES
• We met with a representative from the
United Nations Resident
Representative Office (Trinidad) who
gave some information.
• We are attempting to get a meeting with
the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Planning.
• We continue to try to get information
on Port-of-Spain, but it is very difficult.
THANK YOU