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The GEF IWEco Project will convene its 6th Regional Steering Committee Meeting from 18th - 20th July 2022 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Further details are available on the GEF IWEco website: https://www.iweco.org/node/428.
The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address the many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action, the Conference will seek to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.
In 2021, the Cartagena Convention Secretariat celebrated 35 years since the entry into force of the Convention. A video was commissioned to commemorate this milestone achievement and highlight the importance and benefit of the Convention and its Protocols to the governments and peoples of the Wider Caribbean.
Risk Forum- Resilience to Climate Change in Small Island Developing States In the Caribbean Through Integration of Engineered and Nature-Based Solutions
The Cartagena Convention Secretariat will participate in a three-day forum in Barbados in June 2022 which will bring together experts from the Caribbean territories of the USA and CARICOM countries.
Objectives
The objectives of the 22nd annual meeting is to launch the new Regional Seas Strategic Directions 2022 – 2025 and kickstart its implementation.
The meeting will also deliberate on
The 10th Ordinary Steering Committee Meeting of the Regional Activity Center/ Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Information and Training Center for the Wider Caribbean Region (RAC/REMPEITC‐Caribe) will convene on May 18-19, 2022 at the Renaissance Curacao Resort and Casino in Willemstad, Curacao.
The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) has partnered with the GEF CReW+ Project, UNEP – Cartagena Convention Secretariat and the Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP), the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), and Caribbean WaterNet (Cap-Net) to build capacity and drive regional reforms for Integrated Wastewater Management.
The Ridge to Reef Integrated Management Project of the Mesoamerican Reef ecoregion- MAR2R/CCAD/WWF-GEF, the UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat and Mesoamerican Reef Fund -MAR Fund will host a virtual launch of the Manual for the ecological restoration of mangroves in the Mesoamerican Region and the Wider Caribbean.
Date: December 1, 2021
Through the generous support of the Nippon Foundation, the World Maritime University WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute is implementing, the "Closing the Circle" Programme: Exploring challenges and advancing potential solutions to marine debris, sargassum threats and marine spatial planning (MSP) in Small Island Developing States with a particular focus on the Eastern Caribbean region.
A TALANOA session on how effective the role of women, youth and communities are, in the implementation of the regional multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) addressing Waste.
The expert panel will contribute to the TALANOA as follows:
We present different experiences of small-scale decentralized treatment and reuse systems in Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Lecturer: Gustavo Heredia, Water and sanitation specialist
To register, please visit: https://academy.gefcrew.org/en/available-courses/33-session-5?date=2021-09-30-09-00
Time: 9:00am (GMT-6)
Platform: MS Teams
We will analyze different experiences in the field of collective treatment and reuse systems in agricultural and industrial applications at the urban level.
This session will present different experiences in Latin American countries:
Case 1: Brazil (Aquapolo Grande).
Case 2: Chile (Mapocho)
Case 3: Mexico (Lake Patzcuaro)
Case 4: Dominican Republic (La Vega)
Lecturer: Gustavo Heredia, Water and Sanitation Specialist
The treatment and reuse of wastewater generates a series of costs, but also opportunities and benefits. This session will present financial models and tools for cost determination, quantification of benefits and different business models to ensure the socioeconomic and environmental sustainability of the projects.
During the session participants will learn about:
The Nineteenth Intergovernmental Meeting on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and Sixteenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region is scheduled for July 28-30, 2021. Due to the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat will host this meeting virtually.
The Eleventh Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region is scheduled for July 27, 2021. Due to the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat will host this meeting virtually.
Photo Credit: Visualhunt
Fifth Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS) in the Wider Caribbean is scheduled for July 26, 2021.
Due to the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat will host this meeting virtually.
A meeting of National Focal Points to facilitate informal negotiations on specific elements of the COP agenda, paving the way for decision-making at the COP
This side event addresses challenges, solutions, and opportunities behind the spread of Sargassum across the Tropical Atlantic. The event also introduces the Sargassum Information Hub (https://sargassumhub.org/) and the UNEP – Cartagena Convention White Paper on Sargassum.
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Conversatorio en línea Proyectos Piloto de Ciencia Ciudadana de la red colaborativa CaMPAM
Fecha: Mayo 4, 2021
Hora: 10:00 Hrs Tiempo del Este 15:00 hrs (GMT)
Audiencia:
Público en general en la Región del Gran Caribe
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CEP was established in 1981 as part of the Regional Seas Programme in recognition of the importance and value of the Wider Caribbean Region’s fragile and vulnerable coastal and marine ecosystems including endemic plants and animals.