Decision Step 4: Choose Regional Development Goals, RDGs
Why is decision step four important?
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Selected tools to implement step 4.
- Strategic development planning pathway and commitment for results matrix.
Key Decision Points.
- Examine the inter and intra-regional nature of environmental, social or other problems
- Ensure that, where necessary, focus area programs are aligned with one or more regional development goals.
Summary of Main Considerations
Defining regional development goals for balanced development
- The Regional Development Goals focus on defining inter-regional and intra-regional linkages and interactions in issues related to education, health and wellness, environmental sustainability, tourism, and other areas.
- Regional Development Goals ensure balanced development across all three Development Planning Regions in Tobago.
Tobago’s development will be guided by twelve (12) Regional Development Goals (RDGs).
Regional Development Goals
| 1. | Regional Development Goal A: Promote sustainable regional population growth |
| 2. | Regional Development Goal B: Promote sustainable regional economic growth |
| 3. | Regional Development Goal C: Promote affordable housing solutions and options in line with regional social and economic demographic trends, available resources, and resource distribution. |
| 4. | Regional Development Goal D: Promote efficient movement of people, goods, and services across development regions. |
| 5. | Regional Development Goal E: Manage key watersheds and freshwater ecosystems to procure maximum surface and groundwater capture and yield. |
| 6. | Regional Development Goal F: Preserve and create networks of passive and active open spaces in urban and suburban centers and livable village communities. |
| 7. | Regional Development Goal G: Promote sustainable regional land use. |
| 8. | Regional Development Goal H: Promote responsible stewardship and intergenerational ownership of land. |
| 9. | Regional Development Goal I: Promote sustainable regional agriculture systems. |
| 10. | Regional Development Goal J: Align post-secondary training with the regional demands for skills in the public and private sectors |
| 11. | Regional Development Goal K: Promote regional small, medium-sized, and large business growth. |
| 12. | Regional Development Goal L: Promote balanced development of sustainable civic infrastructure, e.g., schools, health facilities, other public buildings, water and sewage infrastructure, etc. |
