Regional Hybrid Training Workshop on the Submission of Notifications of Final Regulatory Action (FRAs) under the Rotterdam Convention
2025-03-17 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre
The BCRC-Caribbean is hosting the Regional Hybrid Training Workshop on the Submission of Notifications of Final Regulatory Action (FRAs) under the Rotterdam Convention under the project ‘Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries Project: Technical Assistance to support Caribbean Countries with Assessment of Existing Legislative Frameworks, International Guidelines and Training on the Introduction of New Chemicals on the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions’, on March 17, 2025.

Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 2025 Conference of Parties (COPs) for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions, for the Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) in Trinidad and Tobago, 2025
2025-03-18 - 2025-03-20 | Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre
The GRULAC Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 2025 BRS COPs will be hosted in Trinidad and Tobago, by the BCRC-Caribbean in collaboration with the BRS Secretariat. Attendees from thirty-one (31) Parties to the Conventions in the GRULAC Region are expected to attend. The meeting will span three (3) days from March 18 – 20, 2025 at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. This meeting will enable Parties to prepare for the 2025 BRS COPs, discuss pertinent matters and identify regional priorities and challenges to achieving the goals of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.
Travel Information
Visa Requirements
All participants should determine whether or not a visa or any formal document is required for entry into Trinidad and Tobago. It is the responsibility of the attendee to obtain their visa. However, if assistance is needed, the BCRC-Caribbean can lend support by providing the necessary supporting documentation. Please note that the BCRC-Caribbean will be doing visa waivers for the required countries.
Travel
Travel for funded participants will be arranged by the BCRC-Caribbean through A’s Travel Service Ltd. Participants are advised that the most direct and economical route from their location to Trinidad and Tobago will be reserved and sent by Ms. Karen Persad via e-mail for confirmation. Upon receipt, please review the travel details to confirm that all information is correct. Following written confirmation, flights will be booked by the travel agency. Any adjustment to the flight arrangements (including upgrades and/or
change of flights) following your confirmation and our booking of the flight will be the responsibility of the participant.
Hotel Accommodation
Funded Participants
Participants funded by the BCRC-Caribbean will be provided with pre-paid accommodation at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Telephone: 1-868-624-3211
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For additional information please click: Logistics Note – GRULAC

Regional Hybrid Training Workshop on the Environmentally Sound Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants
2025-03-21 09:00 - 16:30 | Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre
The Regional Hybrid Training Workshop on the Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) will be hosted in Trinidad and Tobago, by the BCRC Caribbean on March 21, 2025, at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. This workshop falls under the programme Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (CARICOM ACP MEAs). The purpose of this workshop is to provide an overview of the techniques for the ESM of POPs within the Caribbean context, and to share case studies of best practices for the ESM of POPs within the Caribbean.

GEF ISLANDS 10279 - Regional Training Sessions on Biopesticide and Pesticide Registration
2025-03-24 - 2025-03-28 | Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre
As executing agency for the GEF ISLANDS 10279 Child Project in the Caribbean, the BCRC-Caribbean is hosting Regional Training Workshops under Outputs 1.5 (Development of a Biopesticides Training Manual and Regional Training Programme on Biopesticides in the Caribbean) and 1.2 (Development of a Sustainable Training Programme on Pesticides Registration in the Caribbean) from March 24th to March 28th, 2025.

Meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in 2025
2025-04-28 - 2025-05-09 | Geneva International Conference Centre, 17 rue de Varembé, Geneva, Switzerland
From April 28 to May 9, 2025, the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention and the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention will be held consecutively at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG). This year’s theme is “Make visible the invisible: Sound management of chemicals and wastes”.
Registration
Parties are invited to transmit credentials for their registered representatives. A model form of credentials is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish on the meetings’ credentials webpage.
Travel Information
Visa Requirements
It is the responsibility of each participant to apply for the required visa. Visas must be obtained prior to arrival. Please note that a Schengen visa is required even for transiting through Schengen zone European Countries. It is strongly recommended that visa applications be made with sufficient time in advance, so that a Schengen visa can be issued.
Ground transportation
As it relates to ground transportation to the CICG, participants are advised that the main railway station (Geneve Cornavin) is located two (2) kilometres away. The CICG and Geneve Cornavin are connected via tramway, buses and taxis. CICG can be reached from the main railway station by taking bus number 5 (alight at either the Vermont stop or the Varembé stop), bus number 8 (alight at the International Telecommunications Union stop) or tram number 13 or 15 in the direction of Nations (alight at Sismondi). The main entrance for CICG is on Level 0.
Website: click here
For additional information please click: 2025 BRS COPs Briefing Document for Caribbean Parties
