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Proceedings of the Workshop on Adopting, Applying and Operating Environmentally Sound Technologies for Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment for the Wider Caribbean Region

The Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR), or the "Cartagena Convention," is the only binding regional environmental treaty for the WCR. The Cartagena Convention, presently has 20 States that are Contracting Parties out of the 28 States in the Region. The Convention is a framework convention and calls upon its Contracting Parties to develop protocols and other agreements to facilitate the Convention’s effective implementation. The Convention and its Protocols constitute a legal commitment by these countries to protect, develop and manage their common waters, individually and jointly.

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