Sub-programme for the 2017–2018 Biennium: Workplan and Budget for the Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution

This workplan and budget document outlines ongoing and proposed projects under the Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution sub-programme of the Secretariat to the Cartagena Convention for the 2017–2018 biennium. It defines the objective of preventing, reducing and controlling pollution from land and marine-based sources in the Wider Caribbean Region to support implementation of the relevant Protocols. The document details programme coordination arrangements, expected accomplishments, indicators of achievement and alignment with sustainable development targets. It describes major projects financed by the Global Environment Facility, including wastewater, ecosystem and marine litter initiatives, as well as regional monitoring, nutrient management and national action activities, and presents the associated biennial budget allocations and funding sources.