New brs project launched on plastic waste in mountainous and remote areas. Its aim is to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes and other wastes based on their origin andor composition and their characteristics. Meetings of the conferences of the parties to the basel. Iisd reporting services, through its earth negotiations bulletin meeting coverage, has provided daily web coverage and daily reports from the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the basel, rotterdam and stockholm conventions brs cop. Secretariat of the basel convention office address. Viii11 environmentally sound management of ship dismantling.
By its decision bc10 11, the conference of the parties to the basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal adopted a work programme for the committee for administering the mechanism for promoting implementation and compliance of the basel convention for the period 201220. Fifth conference of the parties cop 5 to the basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal. Ship dismantling, also commonly referred to as ship recycling, is an inherently sustainable activity, the benefits of which are felt at the global level. The fourteenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention bc cop 14. Final report of the basel convention s cop 14 is now online. Report of the conference of the parties to the basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal on the work of its twelfth meeting. Eleventh meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention. The cop should urge parties to also apply batbep guidelines to source categories listed in annex c of the convention, particularly those listed among esm technologies in the basel technical guidelines. You can find meeting documents and other information about the cop 9 on this page. The 14th meeting of the conference of the parties cop to basel convention cop 14 was held along with the 9th meeting of the cop to rotterdam convention and the 9th meeting of the cop to stockholm convention in geneva, switzerland, from 29 april to 10 may 2019.
Conference of the parties to the basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of. The basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal, usually known as the basel convention, is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries. Environmentally sound management of ship dismantling the conference of the parties, recalling decision vii26, noting that forecasts of tonnage to be dismantled in the near future call for appropriate action from the international community, that the international maritime organization is developing a new. Since 20, the secretariats of the basel, rotterdam and stockholm conventions, three international environmental agreements, are merged into a single secretariat, known as brs meas, serving the three conventions. Liability addressed in international law in the field of the environment. According to the framework agreed in the 11 th meeting of the openended working group oew g11 of the basel convention held from september 3 to 6, 2018 in geneva and the outcomes from the cop 14 include. Its aim is to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous chemicals and wastes. It encourages countries to ratify and give effect to the provisions of the asbestos convention, 1986, and the occupational cancer convention, 1974. It also indicates that the asbestos convention, 1986 no. At its eleventh meeting, the cop adopted decision bc118, which sets out the. The earth negotiations bulletins multimedia coverage of the montreal protocol mop 11 and vienna convention cop 5. Cop conference of the parties ddt 1,1,1trichloro2,2bis4chlorophenylethane.
Instruction manual for the legal profession on the prosecution of illegal traffic415. Environmentally sound management of ship dismantling. Cop 9 of the basel convention june 2008 and cops 4 of the rotterdam october 2008 and stockholm conventions may 2009, respectively, adopted the socalled synergies decisions providing for greater cooperation and coordination among the three conventions. For a complete list of cop and oewg decisions related to ship dismantling. Iisd reporting services, through its earth negotiations bulletin enb meeting coverage, provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis from the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the basel, rotterdam and stockholm conventions brs cop, in html and pdf. State of import means a party to which a transboundary movement of hazardous wastes or. Basel convention cop15, rotterdam convention cop10. A proposal to set up a new partnership on plastic wastes. The sdg knowledge hub summary of the 2017 chemicals triple cop is here.
Use the pulldown menus below to view past enb dailies from basel cop 5, in all 3. Decisions oewg 11 8 and oewg 11 7 are reproduced in the annex to the present paper. Cop 10 tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity nagoya, aichi prefecture, japan, 18 29 october 2010. Introduction to the 12th conference of parties to the convention for cooperation in the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal environment of the atlantic coast of the west, central and southern africa region abidjan convention. Main outcomes of bc cop 11 juliette voinov kohler secretariat of the basel convention juliette. Basel convention on the control of transboundary movements. Being parties to the basel convention on the control of. Protocol on liability and compensation for damage resulting from transboundary movements of hazardous. Cop will also have before it any relevant decisions of the fourth meeting of the united nations environment assembly taking place in march 2019. The sdg knowledge hub summary of the 2019 chemicals triple cop is here. The 14th meeting of the cop to the basel convention, the ninth meeting of the cop to the rotterdam convention and the ninth meeting of the cop to the stockholm convention will convene backtoback in 2019. Fourteenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention. Capacitybuilding for implementation of the strategic plan the conference of the parties, recalling its decision vi 11 on capacitybuilding and its decision v5 on the regional centres for training and technology transfer, welcoming the specific activities carried out bythe basel convention regional centres and parties in close cooperation with the secretariat of the basel convention to.
The cop should urge parties to also apply the batbep guidelines to source categories listed in annex c of the convention, particularly those listed among environmentally sound management esm technologies in the basel general technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting. The convention on biological diversity cbd, known informally as the biodiversity convention, is a multilateral treaty. Requests the secretariat to report on the implementation of the present decision to the openended working group at its ninth meeting and to the conference of the parties at its twelfth meeting. Meeting documents of the fourteenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention bc cop 14, the ninth meeting of the conference of the parties to the rotterdam convention rc cop 9 and the ninth meeting of the conference of the parties to the stockholm convention sc cop 9. The second conference of the parties to the bamako convention. Strategic plan for the implementation of the basel convention to 2010. The advance version of the official meeting report of cop3 unepmc cop. In addition, iisd reporting services will produce a summary and analysis of brs cop on tuesday, 19. The 14th meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention bc cop 14, the 9th meeting of the conference of the parties to the rotterdam convention rc cop 9 and the 9th meeting of the conference of the parties to the stockholm convention sc cop 9 will be held back to back from 29 april to 10 may 2019, in geneva. Cop 11 eleventh meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity hyderabad, india, 8 19 october 2012. The 15th meeting of the cop to the basel convention, the tenth meeting of the cop to the rotterdam convention and the tenth meeting of the cop to the stockholm convention will convene backtoback in 2021.
International mountains day 2019 marked by a special event in geneva on 11 december. You can find meeting documents and other information about the cop14 on this page. At its eleventh meeting, the conference of the parties to the basel convention elected a new bureau and members of subsidiary bodies under the convention. The basel convention, which entered into force on 5 may 1992, stipulates that any transboundary. Fifth conference of the parties cop 5 to the basel convention on the control of transboundary movements. Conference of the parties to the rotterdam convention, decision rc411 of 31 october. Cop 10 in 2011 is expected to adopt a new strategic framework for the period 2011 to 2021, defining the fundamental aims and. Further work on the guidance to improve the implementation of paragraph 11 of. The basel convention secretariatthe basel convention at a glance the secretariat services the convention by providing logistical and substantive support to the parties in accordance with mandates provided by the convention and the cop to facilitate the implementation of the convention. Download the complete document in word or pdf format by clicking on the icons.
In its decision bc141, on the strategic framework for the implementation of the basel convention for 20122021, the conference of the parties to the basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal welcomed the work. The bamako convention may be regarded as an agreement falling within the scope of article 11 of the basel convention, which provides, amongst other things, that parties may enter into. The fifteenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention bc cop 15, the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the rotterdam convention rc cop 10 and the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the stockholm convention sc cop 10 will be. The ninth meeting of the conference of the parties to the stockholm convention cop 9. You can find meeting documents and other information about the cop 14 on this page. Treaty text decisions from the first conference of parties origin the bamako convention is a response to article 11 of the basel convention which encourages parties to enter into bilateral, multilateral and regional agreements on hazardous waste to help achieve the objectives of the convention. Cop 9 in 2008 to identify a way to enable the entry into force of the ban. Updates on the developments under the basel convention impel. Basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of. The report of the eleventh meeting of the oewg is available on the website of the basel convention.
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