CCAP and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Launch the Recycle Organics-Caribbean Program

CCAP will provide technical assistance to support Belize, Grenada, Guyana and St. Lucia in reducing GHG emissions within the waste sector

WASHINGTON, D.C. – CCAP is pleased to announce that it will be partnering with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for the new Recycle Organics-Caribbean program. The project will build on the existing Reciclo Orgánicos-Latin America program —which supports six countries throughout the region — to support an additional four Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to reduce methane emissions within the waste sector over a four-year period. The countries involved in this project are Belize, Grenada, Guyana and St. Lucia.

“CCAP is honored to have the opportunity to help these countries achieve their climate goals through our continued work in the waste sector,” said CCAP Executive Director Allison Bender-Corbett. “The initial Reciclo Orgánicos program that took place in Chile was a huge success, and we hope to build off of that momentum and extend the benefits of reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions to more countries within the LAC region, with a particular focus on SIDS that are typical