The University of the West Indies at St. Augustine
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The Planning Committee for the 12th Annual SEDU Conference :
[Dr. Marlene Attzs (Chair), Prof. Dennis Pantin, Mr. Winston Rennie, Ms. Donna Ramjattan, Mr. Jason Alexander, Ms. Malini Maharaj, Mr. Vishram Rooplal &
Mr. Stephen Seepersad]
also acknowledges the support of the following :
The UWI Office of Research, Cave Hill, Barbados.
The UWI Main Library St. Augustine
(especially the Staff of Social Sciences Division)
The UWI Multi Media Production Centre
The UWI Marketing & Communications
Campus Information Technology Services (CITS)
(especially Mr. Daren Dhoray)
The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS)
and the
The Secretariat, Department of Economics
(especially Ms. Nicolette Byneal)
“Bridging the Gap between Research and Policy for Sustainable Development in Caribbean Small Island Developing States
(SIDS)”
SEDU Conference, 2009
12th annual Conference of the
UWI/Sustainable Economic Development Unit (SEDU)
March 27th & 28th, 2009
with the support of UNESCO Kingston Cluster Office for the Caribbean
9:00 am Recap Day 1 Activities
9:30 am
Policy Oriented Research in progress:
Co-Chair: Ms. Judith Wedderburn (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
- Mr. Christian Postoff, (Dept. of Mathematics an d Computer Science, UWI, St. Augustine)- “The significant role of computing-related education for interdisciplinary research and application of advanced
technologies”
-Dr. Marlene Attzs, (SEDU) – “Disasters and Sustainable Tourism Development: Exploring the Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Tourism Industry in selected Caribbean Destinations.”
- Mrs Sarah McIntosh Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) – “Developing a region-wide agenda for research and communications on climate change”
Brunch
- Mrs. Sarah McIntosh Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) - “Tools for Environmental Mainstreaming”
Ms. Simone Mungal, (Ph.D. Candidate, University College of London) – “Research and Policy: Pathways of Uptake in the Context of Sustainable Development”
- Mr. Jason Alexander, (SEDU) – “ A Feasibility Study on the use of structural mitigation to reduce the economic vulnerability of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to natural disasters.”
- Ms. Donna Ramjattan, (SEDU) – The Role pf Community Based Organizations in Poverty Reduction Efforts and Environmental Management in Soufriere, St. Lucia
1:00 pm: General Discussion
2:00 pm: Closing Remarks and End Day 2
EVENT AGENDA DAY 2
EVENT AGENDA - DAY 1
8:30 am Registration
- Welcome: Dr. Marlene Attzs
- Overview of Conference & Presentation of SEDU Strategic Plan: Prof. Dennis Pantin, Coordinator, SEDU
- Opening Address: Prof. Clement Sankat, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Campus Principal, UWI, St. Augustine
- Launch of Upgraded SEDU Website using UNESCO’s MOST Tool
Break
9:00 am: Panel Presentations & Discussion: Bridging the Gaps between Public Policy and Research
Chair: Dr Marlene Attzs
- Mr. Colin Bullock, Former Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Jamaica & currently Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, UWI, Mona.
- Mr. Aaron Moses, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Grenada.
- Mr. Navin Chandarpal, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Guyana.
- Mr. Anthony Bartholomew, Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning, Housing and the Environment, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Dr. Christopher Cox, Programme Director (Acting) Caribbean Environmental Health Institute
Lunch
1:15 am: Panel: Civil Society Panel Presentations & Discussion: The Role of Research in Civil Society Decision Making.
Chair: Mr. Winston Rennie (SEDU)
- Ms. Judy Williams, GRENCODA, Grenada
- Ms. Cecilia Babb, Caribbean Policy Development Centre, Barbados
- Mr. Dennis Jones, Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology
- Ms. Judith Wedderburn, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
3;15 pm: General Discussion
4:45: Book Launch
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