October 2019 – BCRC Caribbean

October 31, 2019 in Main Menu, Our Projects

Projects

The BCRC-Caribbean supports its 14 member countries and other Caribbean Nations that request its assistance with fulfilling their obligations to the chemicals and waste management cluster of global multilateral agreements.

October 23, 2019 in Conventions, SAICM

SAICM

The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is a policy framework to promote global chemical safety through its overall objective of achieving the sound management of chemicals throughout their

October 23, 2019 in GEF ISLANDS, Our Projects

GEF ISLANDS

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) experience unique challenges with managing chemicals and waste due to their limited land mass, high population densities, limited resources, unique biodiversity, high risk of exposure

October 23, 2019 in Our Projects, Persistent Organic Pollutants

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are a group of toxic organic chemicals commonly found in some household products and chemicals, industrial chemicals and waste disposal sites and which have negative effects

October 22, 2019 in Main Menu

Resources

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October 22, 2019 in Conventions, Minamata

Minamata

Mercury is a highly toxic element and is considered one of the top ten (10) chemicals of major public health concern according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Mercury is

October 22, 2019 in Conventions, Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm Convention Overview Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are chemicals that are characterised by their ability to remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in

October 22, 2019 in Conventions, Rotterdam

Rotterdam

The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention) was developed in response to growing global production and trade

October 22, 2019 in Basel, Conventions

Basel

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention), is the most comprehensive global legal instrument on the transboundary movement and environmentally

October 21, 2019 in Uncategorized

Prior Informed Consent Procedure (Rotterdam Convention)

The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean Region (BCRC-Caribbean) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure

Monthly Archives: October

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