Determining two (2) Regional Standards for Development in the Caribbean Subsequent to the launch of Output 1.4 in March 2023, The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC – Caribbean) embarked on Phase II of the activity ‘To increase capacity for the development and implementation of national and regional
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The GEF ISLANDS Programme aims to support small islands developing states (SIDS) to enter a safe chemical development pathway through strengthening their ability to control the flow of chemicals, products, and materials into their territories and to unlock resources for long term management of chemicals and wastes in SIDS. The two (2) Caribbean child projects,
read moreThe BCRC-Caribbean launched the #InspireISLANDS Photography Competition on April 3, 2023, with the theme, “The Tide Has to Turn on Plastic Waste.” This directly aligned with this year’s 50th World Environment Day celebrations on June 5, 2023, where solutions to #beatplasticpollution were spotlighted. This competition allowed Caribbean creatives to share their love and skill for
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The project entitled “Improving the Caroni Ramsar nature Reserve – Reducing the Impact of Beetham Landfill and Surroundings in Trinidad” was executed by a consortium led by the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) and comprised of TAUW bv and the Trinidad and Tobago Solid Waste Management Company
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One of the requirements for the successful and sustainable management of hazardous chemicals wastes is a robust legislative and institutional framework. The geographical and logistical limitations experienced by small island developing states in dealing with such wastes further highlight the need for suitable legislation. To this end BCRC Caribbean held a virtual Inception Workshop on
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Plastic waste has multiple origins in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including the cruise ship sector, which carries millions of passengers every year around the Caribbean. As part of the GEF ISLANDS Project in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic is taking steps to improve the management of plastics through coordination with the public and private
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The Third Meeting of the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership (PWP) Working Group was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from 23 to 25 November 2022. This meeting saw the attendance of our Director Ms. Jewel Batchasingh, as well as other national waste and chemicals management representatives from across the globe and regionally. Ms. Batchasingh
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Create a painting, drawing or digital graphic art, to show us how you can make The Bahamas mercury free! As part of the GEF 10585 – Development of Minamata Initial Assessment in The Bahamas, the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) and the Department of Planning and
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Since July 2021, the BCRC-Caribbean has been collaborating with the Suriname Waste Management Foundation (SUWAMA) on the project, Replacing single use plastic commodities in the economy of Suriname, which aims to assist Suriname in finding alternative solutions to deal with plastic at the source. This project is part of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions’ Regional
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May 27, 2022 marked the launch of the collection drive for used and end-of-life mobile phones and the mascots under the campaign entitled HELLO-Helping Electronics Live Longer! Our mascots Cellma and Cellwyn will be the faces of the advertising and awareness-raising campaign, used to encourage citizens of Trinidad and Tobago to make a change and
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