Eng. Ileana Saborit Izaguirre

St. Vincent and the Granadines

July 2005

Highest elevation (m)Highest elevation (m) 1974 1974

Mayor river length (km.) Mayor river length (km.) 370 370

Relative Humidity (%)Relative Humidity (%) 81 81

Average temperature (ºC)Average temperature (ºC) 2525

Average precipitations (mm)Average precipitations (mm) 1375 1375

CUBAN ARCHIPELAGO

•PopulationPopulation 11 1236.70,5 inhabitants 11 1236.70,5 inhabitants•Surface area in kmSurface area in km2 2 110 860 km110 860 km22 •Adjacent Keys 4195Adjacent Keys 4195•Length of the coastal zone km.: North SouthLength of the coastal zone km.: North South

BigBig Island : 3209 2537Island : 3209 2537

1960 Academy of Science of Cuba

1992 Modification of the Constitution of the Republic.

1993 National Program for Environment and Development (Cuban Agenda 21)

1994 Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment

1997 National Environmental Strategy

1997 Law 81 of the Environment

Soil degradation (erosion, insufficient drainage, salinization, acidity, compact soils).

       Deterioration of sanitation and of environmental conditions in human settlements.         Inland and sea water pollution.

  Deforestation.

      Loss of biological diversity.

•Direction of the Environment

•Environmental Agency.

•Office for Environmental regulation

and Nuclear Safety

•Provincial Units. + Specialists in

Municipalities.

•Structures in charge of the

environment in every Ministry.

 

National Group for the Coastal Zone

National Commission of Chemical Products

Bodies for the Integrated Attention of the

Mountain Regions

Group Ministry of Economy and Planning-

CITMA

Subgroup of Trade and Environment

Technical Committee of Standards

National Group for Environmental Indicators

National Group for Biological Diversity

National Group on Climate

  National Council for Watersheds

Environmental PlanningEnvironmental LegislationEnvironmental Impact AssessmentEnvironmental licenseState Environmental InspectionScientific Research and Technological Innovation

Environmental Education and awareness Economic Regulatory Instruments Environmental indicators for Decision Making

Processes International Environmental Policy National System of protected Areas

EXPERIENCES :

• GEF-UNDP - SABANA-CAMAGUEY ECOSYSTEM (biodiversity and sustainable development)

• BODIES FOR THE INTEGRATED ATTENTION OF THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS

• GEO - CITIES

Area of the project zone : 75 000 km²Area of the project zone : 75 000 km²

Length of the project zone : 465 kmLength of the project zone : 465 km

Number of keys: 2 517Number of keys: 2 517

Surface of the archipelago: 22 814.5 km² Surface of the archipelago: 22 814.5 km²

Land area : 19 400.7 km² Land area : 19 400.7 km²

Total key area: 3 413.8 km²Total key area: 3 413.8 km²

CAMAGÜEY

CIEGO DE ÁVILA

VILLA CLARA

Watershed

Exclusive Economic Zone

Keys

Marine shelf

Cuba

•Elaboration of promotional publications

•Permanent spaces on the protection of coastal resources on the local radio stations

•Publication of educational materials for decision makers and public in general

•Artistic, cultural and participatory activities in all the provinces

•Popular participatory activities in the communities.

•Increased capacity for early warning of environmental problems

•Increased integration of the environmental dimension in development plans

Created in June 1995

Contribute to reach higher levels of technical innovation and environmental management in the mountain

regions.

Achieve an increase of the quality, quantity and sustainability of the production, making a rational

use of natural resources.

CITMA and other institutions have

supported UNEP in the elaboration of

diverse environmental reports as:

 

•GEO Cuba

•GEO LAC

•GEO Juvenile

•GEO Cities.

2002-2004 GEO Havana City report.

2004- Cuban implementation GEO/21 Local Agenda Coordinated by CITMA and Cuban Planning Institute. HOLGUÍN

SANTA CLARA

CIENFUEGOS

Objectives

Improve the ways and procedures for the coordination of the work on social communication of CITMA with the rest of the national agencies involved in the development of an integral culture for our population.

Contribute to de development of a scientific,

environmental, innovative and informational

culture of the documentary administration,

property rights and new technologies, as part

of this integral culture of our population.

 

Make visible the results of science,

technological innovation and environmental

protection, as well as the actors involved.

 

Specialists

Children and Youth

Workerss

Other public

Scientific and Innovative Culture

Environmental Culture

Informational Culture

1. Magazines, handbooks and books 2. Recreational and divulgation Institutions. Stand of

CITMA in ExpoCuba, National Museum of Natural History, Museum of the History of Science, National Zoo, National Aquarium, among others.

3. Meetings, contests, awards, etc.4. Electronic publications. Websites, Informative Portals

(general, specialized and territorial), bulletins and magazines, etc.

5. Among the electronic publications of CITMA, informative portals represent the principal tool of the programme of social communication for the location of the contents in the web.

 

• Printed press• Radio• Television• Films• Videos• Editorials• Graphic Propaganda. Super graphics, Posters,

etc.• Other institutions• Meetings and Conferences

Agreement of Scientific Collaboration between CITMA and the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television

Establish the necessary synergies between all the spheres of competence of the environmental system. Redesign the Voices project based on the communication strategy of CITMA. Keep giving special support to the realization of the Programmes already existing such as Educative Round Tables, Courses of “University for All”, among others.

Maintain the presence of news related to science and the environment in the principal informative of the Cuban radio and television.

Continue using communication media (press, meetings, magazines, internet, among others).