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T1 Trinidad and Tobago: State of the Environment 1998 Report
A1 Trinidad and Tobago, 
K1 water
K1 water analysis
K1 water conservation
K1 water consumption
K1 water demand
K1 water management
K1 water monitoring
K1 water protection
K1 water quality
K1 water resource
K1 water utilisation
K1 freshwater conservation
K1 freshwater degradation
K1 freshwater ecosystem
K1 freshwater monitoring
K1 freshwater pollution
K1 freshwater resource
K1 report on the state of the environment
K1 environmental assessment
K1 environmental conservation
K1 Small Island Developing States
PB Environmental Management Authority (EMA) - Trinidad and Tobago
YR 1998
FD 1998
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/9090
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/9090
NO The 1998 State of the Environment Report is the second of our annual reports  that focuses on a selected area or aspect of the environment, which the  Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has prioritised for attention. The  1997 Report dealt with Biodiversity while the focus this year is on freshwater  because of the importance of this resource to our quality of life and indeed our  very survival. Freshwater management is also critical to the sustenance of our  wildlife and ecosystems. We should be careful to note though, that in one of the  marvels of nature, our forested watersheds provide us with free water  management services by purifying water and impeding flooding in low lying  areas. We ignore these facts at our peril. Continuing deforestation is the major  cause of the annual flooding which has now become common place in Trinidad  during the wet season. This phenomenon is coupled with the paradox of  inadequate supplies of potable water for some members of the populace.    Freshwater is also a critical resource for industry. Industrial applications range  from the use of water for equipment cooling to its use as a receptacle for liquid  wastes. It is this latter use that frequently conflicts with its other use in sustaining  life. The pervasive nature of freshwater pollution from domestic sewage,  agricultural and industrial effluent, is a significant threat to the environment in  Trinidad and Tobago.
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