CETA
Communication, Education, Training and Awareness is of great concern to the governments of the Wider Caribbean Region. Effective environmental management depends on a high level of public awareness and involvement, and on the availability of appropriate skills to respond to problems and issues in a timely and efficient manner.
CETA Objectives
- Transform and improve educational systems to promote positive attitudinal and behavioural changes relating to environmental management by improving the understanding of the value, relevance and importance of marine and coastal resources;
- Develop and implement national and regional technical and managerial training programmes (focusing on “training trainers” to maximise the multiplying effect) for persons responsible for the use and management of marine and coastal resources;
- Support public awareness efforts of the media, private sector, community-based, and non-governmental organizations to demonstrate the economic value of marine and coastal resources to specific sectors and overall national development.
- To increase access to marine and coastal resources information through strengthening of CEP websites, networking mechanisms and database development;
- To disseminate information resulting from the projects and activities of CEP; and
- To assist the regional subprogrammes of CEP in matters related to communication, education, training and awareness information management through the development of tools to organise and disseminate information relevant to the implementation of the Cartagena Convention and its Protocols and support in the areas of data access, information management, (and development and maintenance of a network of expertise and knowledge).
