Christopher Corbin
Christopher Corbin – United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is a Programme Officer within the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) based at UNEP's Caribbean Regional Seas Programme (CEP) in Kingston, Jamaica.
He is responsible for the sub-programme for the Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution (AMEP) and coordinates the development and implementation of national and regional projects and activities for two legally binding regional Agreements. These are the Protocols on Oil Spills and Land Based Sources of Marine Pollution respectively. These protocols form part of the only regional binding Convention for the Protection and Development of the Wider Caribbean Region – the Cartagena Convention for which the Jamaica-based office is also the Secretariat.
Articles by this Author
Anguilla, Jamaica and Barbados Students Take Home Prizes at Award Ceremony for 2011 Wider Caribbean LBS Protocol Collage Competition
- By Christopher Corbin
- Published 03-Oct-11
- Environment/Energy
- Unrated
Students from Anguilla, Jamaica
and Barbados went to the head of the class today, placing first, second and
third in the 2011 Wider Caribbean LBS Protocol Collage Competition, organized
by UNEP’s Caribbean Environment Programme (UNEP-CEP).
Caribbean Pollution Experts Recommend Increased Cooperation between Environmental and Maritime Sectors
- By Christopher Corbin
- Published 04-Jun-10
- Environment/Energy
- Unrated
June 4, 2010 --In the wake of the Gulf of Mexico Oil spill, and as environmental agencies commemorate World Environment Day on June 5th, a regional call has been made for increased collaboration between the environment and maritime sectors to reduce land and marine-based pollution of the Caribbean Sea at a meeting of pollution experts in Panama.