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CUBA AND "SMALL ISLANDS VOICE"

CUBA AND "SMALL ISLANDS VOICE". Eng. Ileana Saborit Izaguirre St. Vincent and the Granadines July 2005. CUBAN ARCHIPELAGO. Highest elevation (m) 1974 Mayor river length (km.) 370 Relative Humidity (%) 81 Average temperature (ºC) 25 Average precipitations (mm) 1375.

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CUBA AND "SMALL ISLANDS VOICE"

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  1. CUBA AND "SMALL ISLANDS VOICE" Eng. Ileana Saborit Izaguirre St. Vincent and the Granadines July 2005

  2. CUBAN ARCHIPELAGO Highest elevation (m) 1974 Mayor river length (km.) 370 Relative Humidity (%) 81 Average temperature (ºC)25 Average precipitations (mm) 1375 • Population 11 1236.70,5 inhabitants • Surface area in km2 110 860 km2 • Adjacent Keys 4195 • Length of the coastal zone km.: North South • BigIsland : 3209 2537

  3. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION IN CUBA. OUTSTANDING ISSUES: 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

  4. MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY, 1997 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.

  5. CITMA –ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE • 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.

  6. ÜNational Group for the Coastal Zone • ÜNational Commission of Chemical Products • Bodies for the Integrated Attention of the Mountain Regions • Group Ministry of Economy and Planning- CITMA • ÜSubgroup of Trade and Environment • ÜTechnical Committee of Standards • ÜNational Group for Environmental Indicators • ÜNational Group for Biological Diversity • National Group on Climate • National Council for Watersheds

  7. INSTRUMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN CUBA • Environmental Planning • Environmental Legislation • Environmental Impact Assessment • Environmental license • State Environmental Inspection • Scientific 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

  8. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS EXPERIENCES: • GEF-UNDP - SABANA-CAMAGUEY ECOSYSTEM (biodiversity and sustainable development) • BODIES FOR THE INTEGRATED ATTENTION OF THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS • GEO - CITIES

  9. Cuba Exclusive Economic Zone VILLA CLARA Marine shelf CIEGO DE ÁVILA Keys CAMAGÜEY Watershed Area of the project zone : 75 000 km² Length of the project zone : 465 km Number of keys: 2 517 Surface of the archipelago: 22 814.5 km² Land area : 19 400.7 km² Total key area: 3 413.8 km² STUDY AREA

  10. RESULTS •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

  11. BODIES FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS 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.

  12. GEO IN CUBA. CITMA and other institutions have supported UNEP in the elaboration of diverse environmental reports as: •GEO Cuba •GEO LAC •GEO Juvenile •GEO Cities.

  13. 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

  14. COMMUNICATION PROGRAMME CONTRIBUTION Objectives 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. 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.

  15. Specialists Children and Youth Workerss Other public PUBLICS

  16. TEMATIC CORES Scientific and Innovative Culture Environmental Culture Informational Culture

  17. TOOLS AND MEDIA FOR THE PROGRAMME OF SOCIAL COMUNICATION SOCIAL: • Magazines, handbooks and books • Recreationaland divulgationInstitutions. Stand of CITMA in ExpoCuba, National Museum of Natural History, Museum of the History of Science, National Zoo, National Aquarium, among others. • Meetings, contests, awards, etc. • Electronic publications. Websites, Informative Portals (general, specialized and territorial), bulletins and magazines, etc. • 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.

  18. OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND MEDIA • Printed press • Radio • Television • Films • Videos • Editorials • Graphic Propaganda. Super graphics, Posters, etc. • Other institutions • Meetings and Conferences

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

  20. CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES 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).

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