Strengthened National Capacities for Evidence Based Decision Making for Marine Pollution Reduction and Climate Change through the Use of Nuclear and Isotopic Techniques

Objective: To support the sustainable environmental management of Belize through pollution reduction and by building adaptation and resilience to climate change. 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