NEW YORK, August 15, 2010 - Grenada’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Dessima Williams has praised the contributions of Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean countries to the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
Dr. Williams, who is also chair of AOSIS, made the comment during a meeting on Friday with a delegation from Trinidad and Tobago which included Environment Minister, Dr. Roodal Moonilal.
The representatives from the two CARICOM countries met for more than one hour and discussed a range of issues including alternative sources of energy and sustainable development in the context of climate change.
“We agreed that worldwide, economic production and consumption sectors are moving toward an energy mix that still uses conventional energy but that more and more includes a higher percentage of renewable energy such as wind, solar and biogas,” said Ambassador Williams.
The Grenada diplomat endorsed the interest of Trinidad and Tobago that more focus should be placed on promoting innovative job creation programmes in the sustainability sector.
Ambassador Williams solicited support for the upcoming Mexico-AOSIS meeting on Adaptation Financing in Climate Change which is due to be held in Grenada.
The Minister is part of a Trinidad and Tobago’s delegation visit to New York which is headed by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
Photo: L-R Mr. Eden Charles, Legal Consul (Trinidad); Ambassador Dessima Williams, (Grenada); Minister Roodal Moonilal, Mrs. Cherri-Ann Millard-White (charge d Affairs); and Ms. Ruyana Roberts, First Secretary.
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