Institute for Gender and Development Studies


 

IGDS Engagement and Expertise in
Agro-Ecology, Conservation and the Environment

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CONTENTS

 

Publications

2011. McFee, Deborah. Water for Life Manual and Resource Pack. 2011. This is a module-based compilation of interactive sessions coming out of the work of the Water for Life initiative

 

Graduate Student Research | Thesis

2018. Adaeze Greenidge, MSc. Resistance, Representation and "Madness": A Feminist Analysis of Trinidad's Earth People. Supervisor: Dr. Levi Gahman and Dr Sue Ann Barratt

2018. Aleeya Ramballi, MSc. Ecofeminist Approaches to Agriculture. Supervisor: Dr. Gabrielle Hosein

2018. Sasha Sahadeo, MSc. Women, Gender Equality and Permaculture: A Critical Analysis for Sustainable Development. Supervisor: Dr. Gabrielle Hosein

2015. Merisa Thompson, PhD in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. On the Farm and Out at Sea: The Gendered Relations of Power in Two Trinidadian Food Complexes. Supervisor: Dr. Gabrielle Hosein

 

Research Projects

2014. Empowering Rural Women Through Improving Livelihoods in Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), in consultation with IGDS SAU.

2012. Adaptation of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Systems to Climate Change in the Caribbean (ARaWaC) or Climate Change in Water Resources Adaptation Metrics (ICeCReAM)
Led by Dr. Adrian Cashman, Water Resources Management, CERMES – UWI Cave Hill Campus submitted a grant application on - Adaptation of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Systems to Climate Change in the Caribbean – to the Canadian International Development and Research Centre (IDRC) under a Research Programme for Sustainable Development. The IGDS SAU helped in data collection issues within the communities in bringing a gender lens to the data collection process and the analysis and also assisted in the crafting and undertaking of the community outreach of the project. The Action took place in three overlapping stages over a total 36 months with research taken place in Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, and Grenada (Carriacou). 

2011–2012. Environment and Citizenship in the Caribbean- Dr Piya Pangsapa
This study aimed to provide an empirical assessment of whether awareness of injustices generates greater responsibility through civic engagement and competing ideas of citizenship; assess the impact of diverse cultural backgrounds on environmental and ecological citizenship and examine the links between environmental justice and citizenship in this rapidly changing region, investigate the kinds of resistance networks emerging throughout the region, and analyse the effectiveness of the work of social movements and civil society groups.

 

Conferences | Symposia | Public Fora

2012. Lunchtime Seminar Series “MDG Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability ‘Thoughts on Gender and Ensuring Environmental Sustainability”- Rosemary Lall, UNDP Programme Specialist. 

2012. Professor Rhoda Reddock Plenary Speaker, ‘Do We Need Gender Analysis in Natural Hazard Mitigation?’, Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS) 18th Annual MeeYng and Conference, Bridgetown, Barbados, 2 to 4 November.

2012. Dr Piya Pangsapa presentation, ‘Unpacking Environment and Citizenship in the Caribbean’ (and M J Smith), on the panel, “Toward Citizen Participation: Mobilization, Civic Organization, and Civil Society,” of the 36th Annual Conference of the Society for Caribbean Studies, Rewley House & Kellogg College, University of Oxford UK, July 4 – July 6 2012.

2012. Dr. Piya Pangsapa submitted an abstract on Unpacking Environment and Citizenship in Caribbean Small-Island Nations to the 37th Annual Caribbean Studies Association Conference 2012 in Guadeloupe; proposal accepted, May 28 – June 1 2012. Accepted in February 2012.

2012. Merisa Thompson, IGDS PhD student, gave a presentation titled, ‘Mapping the Caribbean in the Global Food System' at the 37th Annual Caribbean Studies Association Conference, 28 May 28 – 1 June 2012 in Le Gosier, Guadeloupe.

 

Outreach | Workshops

2018. Shrimp By-Catch Project Orientation Workshops, Focus Groups and Recall Sessions for research participants. IGDS lead Dr Deborah McFee and Renee Covier

2016. IGDS / Women Gender Water Network (WGWN) Water Education Manual Review Workshop. Workshop convened with Stakeholders from the Education and Environment sectors. The Water Education Manual was a compilation of the modules of the Water for Life Camp. Workshop objectives:

  • To provide a clear plan of action for the dissemination of the Water Manual
  • To identify key partner organizations in the process
  • To finalize the content of the Disaster Preparedness module

2016. Two-day Regional Workshop to Develop a Programme of Work and Build Public Policy for Rural Women in Agriculture in the Caribbean hosted by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2016 in collaboration with the UWI-IGDS, UN Women and the Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL). Workshop Objectives:

  • To validate the findings of the country assessments of the countries for which Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) have been completed with FAO;
  • To determine the key elements of a sub-regional programme on gender in the Caribbean, including public policies which need to be developed and implemented to address the main issues;
  • To identify areas for joint programming with other agencies; and
  • To develop a Concept Note (under FAO’s Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP)) for the formulation and implementation of a regional project on gender mainstreaming in FAO’s work on food and nutrition security in the Caribbean.

2013. IGDS / Women Gender Water Network (WGWN)  participated in the GEF SGP UNDP Knowledge Fair. GEF SGP UNDP in commemoration of World Environment Day (WED) hosted the first ever GEF SGP UNDP Knowledge Fair in Trinidad and Tobago; held at UTT's Academy for the Performing Arts in Port of Spain with complementary events. 

2012. IGDS / WGWN Outreach and Research Desk convened Workshop for instructors of the Water for Life Camp at the IGDS Seminar Room. July 10-12. 

2012. IGDS / WGWN post camp ‘Children Teaching Children’ Workshop was facilitated at the Icacos Primary School. The children who attended the 2011 Icacos Vacation Water Camp developed an interactive session for their fellow students and parents entitled, ‘Climate Change, My Community and Me’ as part of an all-day workshop. Included in the workshop was a performance by Ms Samantha Pierre of Charez Theatre Company.

2012. World Water Day, March 22, 2012, the IGDS/WGWN held a two-hour Children Education Workshop at the Matelot Primary School in collaboration with the Charez Theatre Company. The theme of the Workshop was Water and Food Security in keeping with the year’s theme for World Water Day.

Women, Gender, Water Network (WGWN) The project was launched in September 2009 and three Water for Life Vacation Camps were organized in the rural communities of Biche, Matelot and Icacos over the July- August period in 2010. The overall aim of the project is the successful delivery of gender sensitive, educational interventions to improve water safety and water quality in water-scarce communities in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

2009–2011. Water for Life: The Trinidad and Tobago Initiative: A Model for Community Participation. Partner Organizations: Royal Bank of Canada, Texas A&M University, University of East Anglia, Global Water Partnership (Caribbean) and the Women Gender and Water Network.

 

Networks

Women Gender Water Network (WGWN) is a group of scholars in the fields of life sciences, history, chemistry, engineering, planning, gender studies, etc., as well as representatives from governmental and non-governmental organisations and community members from Trinidad and Tobago

Additional information: In 2009-2010, the WGWN’s research and involvement focused on issues surrounding rainwater harvesting and sustainable water use and management. The Network collaborated with the Institute of Public Health and Water Research out of Texas A&M University and a number of local institutions and organisations (including the Environmental Management Authority, Global Water Partnership Caribbean and the Water Resources Agency of the Water and Sewerage Authority, among others) in the conduct of the Royal Bank of Canada Blue Water Sponsored, Water for Life: Trinidad and Tobago Initiative Project which involves the training of community residents as Community Water Champions in all aspects of water, water use, management, sanitation and hygiene.

Out of this experience the WGWN in collaboration with its partners developed and conducted the first ever Children Vacation Water Camp Programme in 2010. The camps, were delivered in three communities – Matelot, Biche and Icacos. They were attended by some 115 campers between the ages of 7 and 12 years and created an interactive educational environment for the children to learn about water cycle, and sustainable water use, conservation and management. Based on the success of the camps, the WGWN will conduct the camps again in 2011 and will develop the Children, Gender and Water Research and Outreach. The aims are to: influence our future decision-makers; increase water education; promote behavioural change among the children; empower children to be responsible; and influence the way water is used and managed at home, school and within communities. Gendered water use and management is seen as a key component in this process.

 

Professional | Public Service

2012. Dr Piya Pangsapa, Head of Department (HOD), IGDS- Working Group Member CARIBSAVE Climate Change Risk Atlas (CCCRA): Livelihoods, Gender, Poverty and Development component. 
* * The CARIBSAVE Partnership: Protecting and Enhancing the Livelihoods, Environments and Economies of the Caribbean Basin, University of Oxford and the CCCCC (Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre)

2012. Dr Piya Pangsapa- Advisor Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Programme 

2012. Dr Piya Pangsapa- Member on the Board of Directors, Caribbean Women in Forestry (CAWFOR)

 

Awards

2012. The Children's Water Vacation Camp 2011 won the Atlantic LNG CEO's Sustainability Award in the category of Corporate Social Responsibility on Saturday, April 14th 2012. The children’s vacation camp was one of the 48 projects nominated and the winner out of the three final projects in its category. Lead by Deborah McFee, Keizel Kydd and Fredricka Deare.

 

 

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