About the ACP MEAs
The programme on capacity building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries resulted from a partnership between the European Commission (EC), the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Secretariat), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The aim of this Programme is to empower key stakeholders to address environmental challenges and to reap the benefits of improved environmental management at the national and regional levels. Learn more
This project assesses the implementation of key Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), focusing on three biodiversity MEAs (CBD, CITES, CMS) and four chemicals MEAs (Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Minamata). It highlights critical environmental data gaps, identifies data sources, and proposes a monitoring framework for evaluating MEA implementation. Following the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework in 2022, this evaluation is timely and crucial for policy development. The report is based on literature reviews and virtual stakeholder consultations and offers recommendations for improving MEA implementation across Caribbean SIDS. Learn more
https://youtu.be/hXXWdKttNWA?si=Wv2dVoDUcrE1UkJoTeshia JnBaptiste, Project Coordinator - MEAs in ACP Phase III Project discusses Biodiversity
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity will hold a sub-regional dialogue and workshop to discuss national biodiversity strategies and action plans. The event will be held at the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana, 15 - 19 April 2024. Representatives of indigenous peoples, youth, non-governmental organisations, regional and international organisations, local communities, and key sectors including agriculture and fisheries will participate in the dialogue and workshop. Teshia JnBaptiste, Project Coordinator - MEAs in ACP Phase III Project, Directorate of Economic Integration, Innovation and Development, CARICOM Secretariat, provides an insight into the event.
Hon. Vickram Bharrat, Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources at the Opening of Biodiversity Workshop
The Hon. Vickram Bharrat, Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources said that Guyana can be used as a model of how to create balance between the extraction of natural resources and the preservation of its biodiversity. The Minister was at the time delivering the feature address at the opening of a sub-regional Biodiversity Dialogue and Workshop that the CARICOM Secretariat and the Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity held at the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown, from 15-19 April 2024, to discuss national strategies and action plans on biodiversity
https://youtu.be/1h_h9GTdtc0?si=61vVfsIrexpLpZ4zhttps://youtu.be/wgpWvRuGmwkMessage by the CARICOM Secretariat on the Occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2023
https://youtu.be/cSTRY3c8vyUBest Practices on Handling, Storage, Safety of Mercury Added Products
https://youtu.be/u46JYY4zzBkClean-up of household mercury spills. See interactive version here
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Publications/ Fact Sheets / Briefs
[foogallery id="31608" limit="6"]EU- OACP MEAS PHASE 1, 2 & 3 Publications ...
- CARICOM Customs Handbook on MEAs
- CARICOM mainstreaming guidelines
- CARICOM MEA negotiations guidance brief #1 - Intro to MEAs
- CARICOM MEA negotiations guidance brief #2 - preparing for negotiations
- CARICOM MEA negotiations guidance brief #3 - MEA negotiations language
- CARICOM MEA negotiations guidance brief #4 - Negotiations follow-up
- Training Manual on Climate Responsibility and Participation in Carbon Offset Programmes for the Caribbean Hotel Sector (final)
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