Bureau of the OEWG

The Conference of the Parties elects the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group in accordance with Rule 26 of the rules of procedure of the Basel Convention.

The Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group is composed of 5 Officers: two co-chairs, one with technical and one with legal/implementation expertise, two vice-chairs, one with technical and one with legal/implementation expertise and one rapporteur, having due regard to the principle of geographical representation.(decision BC-VI/36)

Members of the Bureau

Members of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group for the biennium 2020-2021

The members of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group for the biennium 2020-2021 are as follows:

Co-Chairs:

• Ms. Stina Andersson (Sweden) (Technical)
• Ms. Gillian Guthrie (Jamaica) (Legal)

Vice-Chairs:

• Mr. Zaigham Abbas (Pakistan) (Technical)
• Ms. Kristine Vardanashvili (Georgia) (Legal)

Rapporteur:

• Ms. Hlobisile Sikhosana (Eswatini)

List of members of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group
 

Bureau Members, 2020 - 2021 (OEWG.12)
Bureau Members, 2018 - 2019 (OEWG.11)
Bureau Members, 2016 - 2017 (OEWG.10)
Bureau Members, 2014 - 2015 (OEWG.9)
Bureau Members, 2012 - 2013 (OEWG.8)
Bureau Members, 2009 - 2011 (OEWG.7)
Bureau Members, 2007 - 2008 (OEWG.6)

Meetings of the Bureau

• Note on the agreement by the Bureau of the twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG-12) for organizing OEWG-12 (9 July 2020)
• Online meeting of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the preparation of the twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (2 July 2020)
• Online meeting of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the preparation of the twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (23 June 2020)
• Online meeting of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the preparation of the twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, 22 to 25 June 2020 (10 June 2020)
• Online meeting of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the preparation of the twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, 22 to 25 June 2020 (5 June 2020)
• Online meeting of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the preparation of the twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, 22 to 25 June 2020 (9 April 2020)
• Teleconference of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the preparation of the twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, 22 to 25 June 2020 (4 March 2020)
• Teleconference of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the preparation of the eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, 3 to 6 September 2018 (19 June 2018)
• Teleconference of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the preparation of the tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, 30 May to 2 June 2016 (29 April 2016)
• Teleconference of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the preparation of the ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, 16 to 19 September 2014 (4 September 2014)
• Teleconference of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group on the preparation of the eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, 25 to 28 September 2012 (3 September 2012)

Coordination and cooperation among subsidiary bodies

• Coordination among the experts of the subsidiary bodies: experts’ contact information