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 - Thursdat, 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:
 Name |
Position |
email address |
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Mr. Nelson Andrade Colmenares Ms. Coral Portillo |
Coordinator Senior Secretary |
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AMEP |
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Mr. Christopher Corbin Mr. Alexandre Cooman Ms. Nadia-Deen Ferguson Ms. Donna Henry-Hernandez |
Programme Officer - AMEP GEF Pesticide Project Manager Associate P.O. - AMEP Administrative Assistant - GEF PP |
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SPAW |
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Mrs. Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri |
Programme Officer - SPAW |
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CETA |
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Ms. Heidi Savelli-Soderberg Mrs. Neipha Stewart Mr. Ron Wade-Megghross |
Programme Officer - CETA Bilingual Secretary - CETA Web Assistant |
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WW2BW |
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Mr. Franklin McDonald |
WW2BW Coordinator |
rcu@cep.unep.org |
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ADMINISTRATION |
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Ms. Kumiko Yatagai Ms. Lesma Levy Mr. Leroy Smith Ms. Corinne Allen Mr. Rodney Alert Ms. Denise Blackstock Mr. Tito Cover |
Fund Management Officer (FMO) Administrative Assistant Senior Clerk Finance Assistant Computer Information Systems Assistant Secretary - FMO Clerk/Driver |
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