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Level International
Plastic types Microplastics
Funding source International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC)
Project cost 351.840,00 EUR
Period January 2020 - December 2022
Geographical area South America
Categories Environmental Monitoring
Tags mp monitoring sdg14 iaea sou latin america and the carribean
Description

Objective: To build, strengthen and maintain human and institutional capacities for the safe, peaceful and secure use of nuclear technology to support climate resilience in the Caribbean. 7 national NUTEC Project (BRA7012, BRA7014, CUB7010, BZE7004, TRI7002, CHI7014 and ECU0009) and 2 regional NUTEC Project (RLA7025 and RLA0063), support laboratories in 22 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. These projects are aimed at building capacity for microplastics monitoring in the region to support the development of policies, regulations, standards as well as SDG14. The REMARCO network coordinates regional actions and focuses its actions to implement SDG14 with other regional stakeholders (UNEP, Cartagena Convention, and IOC regional programs). This project is related to IAEA’s flagship initiative 'NUTEC' according to the Joint Working Group's Integrated Action Plan. https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/22/08/integrated-action-plan-nutec-working-group.pdf

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Knowledge Gaps

Monitoring and detection equipment

Monitoring exposure methods

Reference materials and standardization

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