The new text includes the plastic waste amendments made at the 2019 Meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP-14).
The new call for proposals will be presented and discussed during these Basel Convention online meetings.
The OEWG-12 online segment takes place on 1 and 3 September 2020. For more details, including working documents in the 6 UN languages, see the tentative schedule of work
The information sessions will introduce participants to the work of the Plastic Waste Partnership and the call for proposals for pilot projects that was issued under the Partnership on 24 July.
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Preparations for the 2021 Meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP-15) are discussed by the Basel Convention’s COP Bureau, during their online meeting on 25-26 June 2020.
The 14th meeting of the Basel Convention’s Implementation and Compliance Committee, online from 29 June to 3 July, will initiate its work with the consideration of 8 specific submissions from Parties.