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 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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Requests for Clarification_BCRC_#10279_2025_007The 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
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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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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 address the sound management of chemicals and waste in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in SIDS. This ISLANDS programme covers four 4) geographical regions including the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, and is being implemented by
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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). The BCRC-Caribbean is currently executing the Caribbean Child Project (GEF 10279) which Guyana is party to. The BCRC-Caribbean is seeking a suitably qualified
read moreAssessing the Management of End-of-Life Vehicles in the Caribbean The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC – Caribbean) recently embarked on Phase II of Output 3.2 ‘To Strengthen capacity for the Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) in eleven (11) countries’, under the GEF ISLANDS 10279
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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). The BCRC-Caribbean is currently executing the Caribbean Child Project (GEF 10279) which involves nine (9) countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Guyana,
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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,
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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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