National Spatial Development Strategy (NSDS)

Trinidad and Tobago's National Spatial Development Strategy (NSDS) aims to promote the sustainable development of physical resources, industry and infrastructure nationally. It promotes the mainstreaming of climate adaptation concerns in spatial planning, especially around coastal zones, and stronger hazard risk assessment processes. On climate mitigation the strategy underscores the need to introduce emissions reduction measures in spatial development, particularly around transport, and promotes an energy hierarchy favouring renewables. It suggests support for small-scale solar and wind energy deployment in new developments and building/site renovations.