The
Sustainable Economic Development Unit (SEDU) was launched
on October 19th 1996. SEDU’s mission is “to
conduct empirical and theoretical research and facilitate
interdisciplinary work on the most promising policies
for Sustainable Economic Development in Small Island Developing
States (SIDS)”.
The approach of the unit is policy oriented, its focus
is on the wider Caribbean region, and its aim is to contribute
to the understanding of sustainable development through
rigorous, regional research and the dissemination of such
research results. In fulfillment of this mission, our
core areas of research are:
• Determination of Priority Areas in the Promotion
of Sustainable Economic Development in SIDS;
•
Sustainable Tourism in Small Islands;
•
Sustainable Human Development/Sustainable Livelihoods;
• Community Participation in Project Evaluation
and Decision-making;
•
Economic Valuation;
•
Social, Environmental and SD Impact Assessment;
•
Policy Instruments for Sustainable Economic Development;
•
Vulnerability and the Adaptation to Natural Disasters
and Climate Change in SIDS; and
•
Trade and the Environment.
SEDU is coordinated by Professor Dennis Pantin (Dennis.Pantin@sta.uwi.edu), Head Department of Economics, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. Other core members of the SEDU team are:
• Winston Rennie, Economist & Senior Research Associate
Email: safkashc@cablenett.net
Research Interests: The Role of Civil Society in Sustainable Development Processes; The Reform of the Provision of Utility Services in Developing Countries, and Economic Valuation.
• Marlene Attzs, Economist & Deputy Coordinator
Email: Marlene.Attzs@sta.uwi.edu or mattzs@hotmail.com
Research Interests: Economic Development, Economics of Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Tourism, and the Role of Civil Society in Sustainable Development Processes.
• Justin Ram, Economist & Research Associate
Email: justinram@hotmail.com
Research Interests: Natural Resource Economics, Economic Valuation, Transport Economics and Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Jason Alexander, Teaching Assistant/Graduate Research Assistant
Email: Jason.Alexander@sta.uwi.edu
Research Interests: Disaster Risk Management, Alternative Renewable Energy, Climate Change
• Donna Ramjattan, Graduate Research Assistant
Email: Donna.Ramjattan@sta.uwi.edu or donnadevika@yahoo.com
Research Interests: Poverty, Environment, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Role of Civil Society in Sustainable Development Processes
• Petal Thomas, Graduate Research Assistant
Email: Petal.Thomas@sta.uwi.edu
Research Interests: Sustainable Tourism, Environmental Economics
• Malini Maharaj, Graduate Research Assistant
Email: malini.maharaj@sta.uwi.edu
Research Interests: Trade and the Environment
