The Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded Programme, Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (ISLANDS), supports efforts to strengthen the environmentally sound management of chemicals and waste. The BCRC-Caribbean serves as the executing agency for the Caribbean projects, working with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of
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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 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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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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Digital Learning Hub Officially Launched under GEF ISLANDS 10279 & 10472 The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC–Caribbean) has officially launched its Digital Learning Hub on October 21 2025, marking an important milestone in expanding access to environmental training and knowledge transfer across the region. This platform was
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Upcoming Events Enable JavaScript for search and calendar navigation.No upcoming events are currently scheduled. News 3 Nov Our News/Events 5th Annual Project Steering Committee Meeting: GEF ISLANDS 10279, 10472 and 10258 The Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded Programme, Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (ISLANDS), supports efforts… Read more 14 Sep
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