ABSTRACT
Trinidad and Tobago is located in the extreme south of the Caribbean, a position, which implies that the country is safe from the impacts of hurricanes and tropical cyclones. Adequate preparation can reduce and even prevent the impacts of hurricanes and tropical cyclones. Both the population and the natural and built environment are vulnerable to the impacts of hurricanes and Tropical Storms. Storm damage management should involve a quick assessment to determine the extent of the damage, the need and potential for salvage, and woodland management efforts to return the woodland to a productive status. The potential for salvaging the damaged woodland parallels the marketability of non damaged forests in Wisconsin. Traditional storm water management design has been focused on collecting storm water in piped networks and transporting it off site as quickly as possible, either directly to a stream or river, to a large storm water management facility, to a combined sewer system flowing to a wastewater treatment plant.
