National Programmes of Action (NPAs) for pollution prevention promote integrated approaches to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment from land based activities and sources of pollution. They support the goals of the UN Environment's Global Programme of Action (GPA) for the protection of the coastal and marine environment.
Raise awareness and understanding of the value, benefits and vulnerability of coastal and marine environments.
Barbados, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Belize, Mexico, Suriname and the Dominican Republic are countries that we have worked with to develop their NPAs. To view these National Programmes of Actions, kindly click on the links below.
Nutrients are essential for sustainable development and unite many of our concerns concerning areas such as energy, water and food security, human health, and the environment. Improved management of nutrients would simultaneously make contributions toward meeting existing global commitments for improving/protecting water, air, soil, climate and biodiversity, with consequent contribution to food and energy security, and net social and economic benefits.
During the 2015-2016 biennium, we initiated a programme to strengthen the development and implementation of National Programmes of Action (NPAs) for the protection of the marine environment from land-based activities in the Wider Caribbean Region. Through collaboration with the LBS RACs and under the Global Partnership for Nutrient Management (GPNM), the Caribbean Platform for Nutrient Management (CPNM) was launched.
Strengthening of the regional partnership.
Development/implementation of an Ecosystem Based Adaptation (EBA) sub-project for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf (UNDP/GEF CLME+).