Building Capacity

Decision BC-10/3: Section G (extract)

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BC-10/3: Indonesian-Swiss country-led initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention

G. Building capacity

The Conference of the Parties,

Recognizing that some of the proposals set out in the present decision may require additional funding, expertise and technology transfer,

Recognizing also that the objective of the Basel Convention contributes towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals,

  1. Encourages parties to endeavour to ensure that the management of waste is considered in the preparation and implementation of development strategies and that waste management is recognized as part of attaining the Millennium Development Goals regarding environmental sustainability;
  2. Encourages the Secretariat to forge links with high-profile initiatives on matters such as climate change and human health, in particular taking into account resolution WHA.63.25 adopted by the World Health Assembly, and to continue to explore the possibilities for using the synergies process and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management for that purpose;
  3. Encourages the Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres to specify and quantify the needs for capacity-building for different parties, including capacity needed to improve national reporting to monitor implementation;
  4. Encourages the Secretariat, the Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres and parties to take action to secure political and public engagement with the work of the Convention;
  5. To that end, invites the World Health Organization, building on its earlier studies on health and environment, to initiate a study of the impact on human health of failures to manage wastes in an environmentally sound manner and to use the outcome of that study to demonstrate the importance of the Convention’s work;
  6. Encourages the Secretariat to continue to exercise its advocacy role to promote and stimulate the inclusion of hazardous waste issues and implementation into the work programmes and processes of other international entities, including United Nations entities;
  7. Encourages the Secretariat, the Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres and parties to seek further collaboration with other agencies, non-governmental organizations and the private sector;
  8. Encourages the Secretariat and the Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres to seek out and mobilize relevant expertise in other international and regional organizations.