Flooding, Food Security and Disease in Trinidad

There has been minimal, if any, information being distributed to the national community as it relates to flooding, food security, diseases (Leptospirosis, Cholera, Meningitis etc) and bacteria (Salmonella, E. Coli etc). Certainly, I am not aware of any national lessons learnt post-Tropical Storm Bret and the more recent flooding disaster towards mitigating the unsustainability and vulnerability of the local food system as it relates to preserving national food and nutrition security.

In light of the most recent Survey of Living Conditions findings, excessive rainfall and subsequent flooding of the major food producing areas of Trinidad from Sangre Grande in the north to Woodland in the south as well as a significant number of online photos and videos showing men, women, boys and girls unnecessarily (in some cases) wading in flood waters, . . .

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