BCRC-Caribbean Hosts 12th Annual Steering Committee Meeting
The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) convened its 12th Annual Steering Committee...
Plastic Waste Education Initiative in Trinidad and Tobago Successfully Completes Pilot Testing of Educational Materials
The Basel and Stockholm Conventions Regional Centre for the Caribbean (BCRC-SCRC Caribbean), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme...
BCRC-Caribbean's 11th Annual Steering Committee Meeting
The Basel Convention - Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for the Caribbean (BCRC-SCRC Caribbean) successfully hosted its 11th Annual Steering Committee...
Digital Learning Hub News - Issue 1 - January 2026
DLH News The BCRC-Caribbean has released the first issue of the DLH News, which is a digital newsletter on the...
BCRC-Caribbean’s Closed Projects for 2025
Review and Update of the National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention for Guyana This project facilitated the implementation of...
4th Annual Project Steering Committee Meeting (GEF ISLANDS 10279, 10472, 10258)
The 4th Annual Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for the GEF ISLANDS 10279, 10472 and 10258 projects was convened from...
The Basel Convention & Illegal Traffic
What is Illegal Traffic? Article 9 of the Basel Convention provides that any transboundary movement of hazardous or other wastes...
National Reporting under the Basel Convention
Importance of National Reporting Article 13, Paragraph 3 of the Basel Convention requires Parties to report information related to their...
National Reporting under the Minamata Convention
The Reporting Obligation – Article 21 Article 21 of the Convention requires each Party to report to the COP through...
GEF ISLANDS 10279 & 10472 Project Update
What is the GEF ISLANDS Programnme? The Global Programme "Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States...
GEF 10258 – IDB ISLANDS Caribbean Incubator Facility
The Global Programme ‘Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (ISLANDS) funded by the Global Environment Facility GEF) seeks to...
Debriefing Document for Caribbean Parties to the Minamata Convention following its Sixth Conference of the Parties
Opening of the Meeting The Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention was held from...
Developing Strategies for National Chemicals Management: An International Training Programme Focusing on Preventative Chemicals Control
The BCRC-Caribbean partnered with the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for GRULAC Region in Brazil (SCRC-Brazil) to facilitate a regional virtual training programme entitled “Developing...
Launch of the Digital Learning Hub
Digital Learning Hub Officially Launched under GEF ISLANDS 10279 & 10472 The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology...
Online Courses on the The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and their Management in the Caribbean
The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) has developed a learning platform with...
Demonstration of the Environmentally Sound Management of Used Mobile Phones and Computing Equipment in Trinidad and Tobago
Waste electronic and electrical equipment, (WEEE) or e-waste, describes electrical and electronic devices that are nearing the end of their...
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Device Handover
On December 27th, 2023, the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) received an X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) device from the...
ELVs Assessment Phase Press Release
Assessing the Management of End-of-Life Vehicles in the Caribbean The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for...
Regional Standards Assessment and Validation Phase Press Release
Determining two (2) Regional Standards for Development in the Caribbean Subsequent to the launch of Output 1.4 in March 2023,...