UNEP-Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit
The Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) is facilitated by the Caribbean Regional Co-ordinating Unit (CAR/RCU) located in Kingston, Jamaica. Created in 1986, CAR/RCU serves as Secretariat to CEP.
The objectives of the Secretariat are to:
- Provide assistance to all countries of the region
- Strengthen national and subregional institutions
- Co-ordinate international assistance
- Stimulate technical co-operation among countries
The CEP is a sub-programme of UNEP's Regional Seas Programme, hence CAR/RCU is under the administration of the UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, however it is also directly responsible to the member Governments of the Wider Caribbean Region. Although the Contracting Parties designated UNEP as the Secretariat of the Cartagena Convention, Contracting Parties may also use Regional Activity Centres (RACs) for the coordination and implementation of activities and Regional Activity Networks (RANs) for the provision of expertise.
Staffed by nationals recruited from the states and territories participating in CEP, CAR/RCU does not conduct research itself, but serves as a focus for the collection, review and dissemination of studies, publications and the results of work performed under the aegis of the CEP. A major part of this information is generated by CEP scientific and technical studies co-ordinated by CAR/RCU staff and implemented through national and technical focal points, bodies of experts, scientific and academic institutions, regional and sub-regional institutions, and individual consultants.
CAR/RCU also organizes meetings of experts, and manages arrangements for the meetings of the Monitoring Committee and Bureau of Contracting Parties and biennial Intergovernmental Meetings. This includes the preparation of the relevant documents to be presented at these meetings such as: Draft agreements, technical and administrative reports and biennial workplans and budgets based on the advice of panels of experts and country proposals.
UNEP-CAR/RCU can be contacted at :
14-20 Port Royal Street
Kingston, JAMAICA
Tel.: (876) 922-9267-9
Fax: (876) 922-9292
E-mail: rcu@cep.unep.org
Opening hours are Monday - Thursday, 8:30am - 5:00pm Jamaica Time (Eastern Time) and 8:30am - 3:00pm on a Fridays.
Staff of the Secretariat to the CEP (UNEP-CAR/RCU) include:
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Mr. Nelson Andrade Colmenares Mrs. Coral Fernandez |
Coordinator Senior Secretary |
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AMEP |
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Mr. Christopher Corbin Mrs. Sanya Wedemier-Graham Ms. Chrishane Williams Ms. Donna Henry-Hernandez Mrs. Donna Spencer |
Programme Officer - AMEP Programme Assistant - AMEP Team Assistant- AMEP/CETA Administrative Assistant - GEF CReW Communications Specialist- GEF CReW |
cw@cep.unep.org ds@cep.unep.org |
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SPAW |
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Mrs. Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri Ms. Nishka Waite |
Programme Officer - SPAW Programme Assistant- SPAW |
nw@cep.unep.org |
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CETA |
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Mr. Christopher Corbin
Ms. Chrishane Williams |
(Interim Officer- CETA)
Team Assistant- AMEP/CETA
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ADMINISTRATION |
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Ms. Annie Muchai
Ms. Lesma Levy Mr. Victor Campbell Mrs. Corinne Allen Mr. André Dixon Ms. Sancha Foreman Mr. Tito Cover |
Fund Management Officer (FMO) Administrative Assistant- Personnel Administrative Clerk Administrative Finance Assistant Computer Information Systems Assistant Secretary - FMO Clerk/Driver |
tc@cep.unep.org |
