The red hazard diamonds found on products such as cleaners, adhesives and insect sprays are GHS hazard pictograms — part of a globally harmonised system for classifying and communicating chemical hazards. Here’s how to decode them, understand the hazards and use the information on chemical labels to help keep yourself and your home safe.
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The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) convened its 12th Annual Steering Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. The BCRC-Caribbean team participated in person, while national focal points from the fifteen (15) Caribbean Parties to the Basel Convention joined virtually.
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The Elimination of Hazardous Chemicals from Supply Chains Integrated Programme in Trinidad and Tobago, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), seeks to influence a shift in the Carnival Fashion Design Sector toward locally sourced, sustainable materials and pollution-free approaches, while building circular and transparent supply chains. This Integrated Programme is one of eight child projects under the GEF
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The BCRC-Caribbean is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced individual to work with us as a National Project Assistant (NPA) in Belize, to support the National Working Group (NWG) and Project Focal Points of Belize with the national execution of the GEF ISLANDS 10279 Project and related ISLANDS Programme activities (including the GEF 10258, 10266 and
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The Basel and Stockholm Conventions Regional Centre for the Caribbean (BCRC-SCRC Caribbean), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Secretariat), and with funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), has successfully completed the pilot testing of its Plastic Waste Education Initiative
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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 Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean, and is being funded by the
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The Basel Convention – Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for the Caribbean (BCRC-SCRC Caribbean) successfully hosted its 11th Annual Steering Committee Meeting on Wednesday January 28, 2026. The Steering Committee is a vital governance body comprised of national focal points from fifteen (15) Contracting Caribbean Parties to the Basel Convention. This meeting sought to: Provide strategic
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DLH News The BCRC-Caribbean has released the first issue of the DLH News, which is a digital newsletter on the Digital Learning Hub developed under the GEF ISLANDS 10279 and 10472 Child Projects. To read Issue 1 of the DLH News, please click the download button below:
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Review and Update of the National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention for Guyana This project facilitated the implementation of the Stockholm Convention in Guyana through the review, update, and transmission of Guyana’s National Implementation Plan (NIP) to the Stockholm Convention Secretariat. Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
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The 4th Annual Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for the GEF ISLANDS 10279, 10472 and 10258 projects was convened from Tuesday 18 November to Thursday 20 November, 2025. The meeting took place via hybrid modality and representatives from each implementing agency (UNEP, FAO, IDB) and the funding agency (GEF), as well as eleven of the
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