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Regional meetings
- Latin America and Caribbean regional meeting on SAICM, Panama City (preceded by UNEP workshops), Panama City, Panama, 14-16 February 2008
- Latin American and Caribbean regional coordinating committee meeting, Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago, 11-13 June 2008
- Latin American and Caribbean regional consultation on current international chemicals management issues, Viña del Mar , Chile, 17-19 December 2008
- Caribbean workshop on SAICM and related chemicals and hazardous waste instruments, Bridgetown, Barbados, 10-13 March 2009
- Latin American and Caribbean Regional Coordinating Committee Meeting, Santiago, Chile, 15-16 November 2009
- Second Latin American and Caribbean regional meeting on SAICM, UNEP mercury consultation and associated workshops, Kingston, Jamaica, 8-13 March 2010
Regional coordination arrangements
The SAICM regional focal point for Latin America and the Caribbean is Ms. Gillian Guthrie (Jamaica). The region is represented by the Governments of Barbados and Venezuela on the Executive Board of the SAICM Quick Start Programme (QSP). Terms of reference for the regional focal point and representatives on the QSP Executive Board were agreed at the region’s first meeting, held in Panama City from 14 to 16 February 2008. The region also agreed at its first meeting on terms of reference for a regional coordinating committee, whose members met for the first time in Port of Spain from 11 to 13 June 2008.
Regional QSP projects
Stakeholders in the region are participating in the SAICM QSP projects.