{"id":8283,"date":"2024-02-05T15:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/?p=8283"},"modified":"2024-02-05T15:56:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:56:39","slug":"caricom-regional-roundtable-towards-an-effective-equitable-and-sustainable-treaty-on-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/2024\/02\/05\/caricom-regional-roundtable-towards-an-effective-equitable-and-sustainable-treaty-on-plastic-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"CARICOM REGIONAL ROUNDTABLE \u2013 Towards an effective, equitable and sustainable treaty on plastic pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Caricom regional roundtable meeting was organized and sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL). This forum of highly qualified technicians met and deliberated in a two-days session from 18th to 19th January in Antigua.<\/p>\n<p>The welcome and opening speech were delivered by Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation and the Environment. In his remarks the Minister reminded the participants to be adamant, clear and precise about what needs required for the region. Additionally, he impressed upon them to be concise on ways forward, the approach\/strategies and hopeful tangible outcomes\/solutions in regards to PLASTIC POLLUTION and the associated problems such as environmental and detrimental\/fatal health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Minister Joseph advised the participants to be steadfast and assertive as the region prepares to participate in the upcoming Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee meetings (INC). The next meeting, INC4 is scheduled to be held in Ottawa, Canada during April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Participants attended included:<\/p>\n<p>NAME\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0AFFILIATION<\/p>\n<p>Anama Solofa\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Samoa<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Mai\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Department of the Environment, Belize<\/p>\n<p>Daniela Garcia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ecuador<\/p>\n<p>Jonopia Fernander\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Department of Environmental Planning &amp; Protection, Bahamas<\/p>\n<p>Kareem Sabir\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana<\/p>\n<p>Kemraj Parsram\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Environmental Protection Department, Guyana<\/p>\n<p>Marise Warner\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 International Law Consultant, Trinidad &amp; Tobago<\/p>\n<p>Philip Pile\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Environmental Protection Department, Barbados<\/p>\n<p>Safiya Sawney\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment Renewable Energy, Grenada<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Clayton\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cartagena Convention Secretariat &amp; Caribbean Environment Program \u2013 UNEP, Jamaica<\/p>\n<p>Tushara Maharaj\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ministry of Planning and Development, Trinidad &amp; Tobago<\/p>\n<p>Asha Challenger\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Permanent Mission of Antigua &amp; Barbuda to the UN, New York<\/p>\n<p>Jasiel Murphy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ministry of Health, Environment and Climate Change, Antigua<\/p>\n<p>Indira James-Henry\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Antigua<\/p>\n<p>Linroy Christian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Department of Analytical Services, Antigua<\/p>\n<p>Kiara Ireland\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Antigua<\/p>\n<p>Maria Alejandra Gonzalez\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)<\/p>\n<p>Nadia Balducci\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)<\/p>\n<p>Torbjorn Graff Hugo\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Topics that were presented and discussed included:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Nuts and bolts of treaty negotiations<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 The present status after INC 3 on plastic pollution treaty development<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 INC 4 &amp; 5<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Revised Zero Draft<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Ensuring effective treaty-implementation<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Risk and opportunities ahead<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Next steps \u2013 the role of the Caribbean countries<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 CARICOM INC focal points internal coordination meeting<\/p>\n<p>The CARICOM member states recognized the need for improved cooperation and coordination ahead of the next meeting of the INC and discussed modalities for the development of common positions. The meeting was seen as a timely venture and provided an opportunity for member states to advance the positions of the Caribbean region in the context of the overall negotiations towards the establishment of a new Plastics Treaty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/12ca311b-a8d3-4bfc-8c85-18080ad2ef99.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8286\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/12ca311b-a8d3-4bfc-8c85-18080ad2ef99-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/e829c586-f8cb-4f6c-981f-49bba146a49d.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8290\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/e829c586-f8cb-4f6c-981f-49bba146a49d-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/580df7d0-7f58-4e2a-af58-1cf1215c8846.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8289\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/580df7d0-7f58-4e2a-af58-1cf1215c8846-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/f8b220b3-9773-4cc8-879b-a64e87b7c322.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8288\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/f8b220b3-9773-4cc8-879b-a64e87b7c322-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/aaca2fd5-38e2-4855-8c4f-3edfea1df6da.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8291\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/aaca2fd5-38e2-4855-8c4f-3edfea1df6da-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/71df69ff-065f-487e-b12e-bb5523593e57-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8285\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/71df69ff-065f-487e-b12e-bb5523593e57-1-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/f6839896-5598-4a60-aefd-5941f09e255a.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8287\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/f6839896-5598-4a60-aefd-5941f09e255a-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/f2c55689-143b-46ab-942c-f34868c12797.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8284\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/f2c55689-143b-46ab-942c-f34868c12797-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Caricom regional roundtable meeting was organized and sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Norwegian Academy of International Law (NAIL). 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