The Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (ISLANDS) Programme seeks to address the sound management of chemicals and waste in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This ISLANDS Programme covers four (4) geographical regions including the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Islands, and Atlantic Ocean Islands, and is being implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) is currently executing two (2) Caribbean Child projects (GEF 10279 and GEF 10472) which involve twelve (12) countries – Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
The overarching goal of the ISLANDS Programme is the sound management of chemicals and wastes in SIDS. Component 3 aims to ensure that material loops are closed, and the recovery and recycling of materials are enabled. Output 3.3 specifically aims to improve the management of plastics, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC) through the life-cycle approach and coordination with the public and private sectors. Activity 3.3.2 under this Output will assess the material flow of plastic wastes, including PVC from selected sectors in six (6) participating project countries (The Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago), and demonstrate the environmentally sound management (ESM) options for same.
In this regard, the BCRC-Caribbean, as the executing agency for the GEF 10279 and 10472 Projects, is seeking to recruit an individual Consultant which is a suitably qualified and experienced to assess the material flow of PVC wastes from selected sectors in the six (6) participating project countries and identify ESM options for same.
Open to: Regional and International Experts
Consultancy Duration: Eighteen (18) months
Expected Consultancy start date: January 2025
Language: The proposal, including all supporting documentation, shall be written in English
Deadline to submit proposals: 11:59 pm (GMT – 4) on Sunday 13th October, 2024
Please note that on September 12th, 2024, the Terms of Reference was updated and reissued following clarification on the need for an individual consultant.
Applications must be sent to submissions@bcrc-caribbean.org. The subject of the email should clearly state the consultancy for which you are bidding in accordance with the following template:
BCRC_ISLANDS+2023_004_V03_PVC_Name of Consultant
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