b'Strategic Partnerships(contd)Securing the health and wellbeing2, 2019. The theme for the session was EqualityTheDepartmentofLifeSciences,Facultyof of our athletesfor All in the Administration of Justice: Lessons forScienceandTechnology,signedaMemorandum The Faculty of Sport forged a new partnership withEnhancing Judicial Integrity.ofAgreement(MOU)withTheOceanFoundation the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) on Decemberfor the Enhancing Capacity for Ocean Acidification 4, 2019.This requires The UWI Sports MedicineDr.KarenCarpenter,HeadoftheInstituteforMonitoring and Mitigation for Pacific Islands, Latin Clinictoprovidemedical,strengthtrainingandGenderandDevelopmentStudies,MonaUnitAmerica and the Caribbean. MOUs were also signed conditioningandphysiotherapymanagementof(IGDS MU), made a presentation to the Joint Selectwith The National Environment and Planning Agency theathletesfromtheJCA,whiletheJCAwouldCommittee on the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act in(NEPA) to facilitate:upgrade facilities at The UWI Mona Bowl. In a similarParliament on July 2, 2020.The Institute was amongFST Exploratory and Pre-Feasibility Studiespartnership,themedical/rehabilitationservicesseveralorganizationsthatwereinvitedtomakeon the Products and Potential Products from provided to the Jamaica Scorpions during the T20a presentation to comment on the Bill. The IGDSSargassum by the Sargassum Researchtournament season resulted in increased revenuesMUisconsistentlyrecruitedtofacilitategenderCluster;for The UWI Sports Medicine clinic. mainstreamingrelatedtrainingandinformationDetermination of the Breeding Season for92 sharingingovernmentagenciesandcorporateQueen Conch; 93entities. Some of the linkages that were maintainedRehabilitation of the Winns Morass Parcel AAdvocacyinthepastyearincludetheJamaicanNationalMangroves in Trelawny;Group, The Parenting Commission of Jamaica, theEcological assessment of the Hope and Human Rights and Justice USPeaceCorpsinJamaica,JamaicaEmployersYallahs River.The Faculty of Law UWI Rights Advocacy ProjectFederationandinternationalbodiessuchasthe (U-RAP)heldawell-attendedpubliceventonCommonwealthFoundationandtheInternationalParticipants in Global Change November2,2019atTheUWIOpenCampus,Labour Organisation. InApril2020,TheMinistryofForeignAffairsand BelizeCity,underthethemeLivingGood:AForeignTradeofJamaicadesignatedTheUWI, ConversationabouttherighttodignifiedlivesMona and the National Commission on Science and andjustcommunities.TheeventwasstagedinSustainable DevelopmentTechnology(NCST)astheNationalFocalPoints association with Promoting Empowerment ThroughtotheInter-AmericanInstitute(IAI)forJamaica. Awareness for Les/Bi Women (PETAL), U-RAP, theProtecting Jamaicas Marine ResourcesTwo(2)currentUWIstaffmembers(Professor Belize Assembly for Persons with Diverse AbilitiesIn its continued effort to encourage and facilitate theMichaelTaylor,Dean,FacultyofScienceand (BAPDA), the Belize Family Life Association (BFLA),safe use of Jamaicas marine resources, membersTechnology and Dr. Tannecia Stephenson, Head of Empower Yourself Belize Movement (EYBM), PeopleoftheDiscoveryBayMarineLaboratory(DBML)Physics) were appointed to serve as the designated OpposingWomenAbuse(POWA),TheUWIOpenpartneredwiththeJamaicaSocialInvestmentrepresentatives from Jamaica to the IAI. The IAI is a Campus,BelizeNationalLibraryOurCircle,andFund (JSIF) to train 152 Pre-University Students asregional intergovernmental institution that promotes the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UniBAM).Emergency First Responders, Skin Divers and Boatscientific research and capacity building related to U-RAP also led a Plenary session at the BiennialHandlers.EightindividualsweretrainedasPADIglobalchangeissuesthroughouttheAmericasto Conference of the Caribbean Association of JudicialOpen Water Scuba Divers and nine patients wereinformdecision-makers.Itcurrentlyhasnineteen Officers (CAJO), held in Belize City on Novemberprovided with Hyperbaric Treatment.(19) parties (nations) in the Americas. ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 Realigning our Resources with Resilience and Resourcefulness'