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Remarks By Dr. Indarjit Ramdass, Executive Director, Environmental Protection Agency, Guyana, At The Caribbean Regional Needs Prioritisation Workshop – Capacity Building Related To Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAS) In African, Caribbean And Paci
Madame Chair Dr. Greene Ms. Recio Mr. Barnwell Representatives of International Organisations Members of the Media Special Invitees Good morning all. It is my pleasure to welcome you – those visiting as well as our local colleagues to this workshop. I understand that for the coming days, this forum would be addressing needs prioritization as they relate to Multilateral…
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Legal Drafting A Challenge To Caribbean In Implementing MEAs
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Regional stakeholders, on Tuesday, placed on the discussion table, several critical challenges affecting the Caribbean’s capacity to meet their obligations in implementing Multi-lateral Environment Agreements (MEAs). Chief among the inhibiting factors, according to the participants, was the lack of required legislative framework and regulatory mechanisms to create the enabling environment for several countries to…
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PREPARATORY MEETING FOR CARICOM-CANADA TRADE TALKS ON FRIDAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada begin preparations for the negotiation of a Trade and Development Agreement on Friday 11 September in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Senator the Honourable Mariano Browne, Minister of Trade and Industry and Minister in the Ministry of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago, who is the CARICOM Ministerial…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES STAFF MEMBERS TO LEAD “WELLNESS REVOLUTION” CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES STAFF MEMBERS TO LEAD “WELLNESS REVOLUTION”
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, on Tuesday September 8, 2009 charged the members of staff of the CARICOM Secretariat to take the lead in the “wellness revolution,” as activities intensified for the September 12 observance of the Second Caribbean Wellness Day under the theme Love that Body. “The entire region is…
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CARICOM TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE MEETS IN GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat,Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Task Force on Climate Change and Development is holding its Second Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana to continue the Region’s preparation for the impending 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) set for Copenhagen, Denmark in December. Chaired by Dr Edward Greene,…
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CARICOM To Boost Capacity Of ACPCountries to Implement Multilateral Agreements
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat with the assistance of the European Commission (EC), is seeking to build the capacity of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, to comply with the implementation of Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). This is expected to boost those countries’ management of their environment and natural resources. The multi-million dollar four-year…
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Welcome And Opening Remarks By Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-general, Human And Social Development, Caribbean Community Secretariat, At The Launch Of The Caribbean Regional Needs Prioritisation Workshop – Capacity Building Related To Multilateral
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General of the CARIFORUM Member States who because of conflicting obligations could not be here today. I bring you greetings in his name and on behalf of CARIFORUM, which comprises six small island developing and low lying coastal states, each with distinct characteristics, but all being apart of the family…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS. MARIA E. RECIO, REPRESENTATIVE, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME (UNEP) REGIONAL OFFICE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL NEEDS PRIORITISATION WORKSHOP – CAPACITY BUILDING RELATED TO MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS (MEAS) IN AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) COUNTRIES, 8-10 SEPTEMBER 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is pleased to welcome you to this Regional Needs Prioritization Workshop within the Programme on Capacity-building related to Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries project. This project is supported by the European Community and implemented by UNEP. Therefore, UNEP and the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are called…
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CARICOM LAUNCHES CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT RELATED TO MEAs FOR CARIFORUM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in tandem with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched the Caribbean Component of a four-year project designed to build capacity for CARIFORUM countries in complying with the implementation of Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). Speaking at the launch, which took place at the Guyana International Convention Centre in…
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“MAKE EVERYDAY A WELLNESS DAY” – CARICOM ASG, DR. EDWARD GREENE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Second Caribbean Wellness Day was launched on Thursday September 3, 2009 at the headquarters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, with several countries indicating their preparedness for the September 12 observance, under the theme: Love that Body. The observance of Caribbean Wellness Day on the second Saturday in September was one…
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