Archived Mandate

COP6 (Geneva, 2002)

• Decision VI/1 adopted the “Strategic Plan for the implementation of the Basel Convention (to 2010)”
• Decision VI/2, “Project proposals under the strategic plan for the implementation of the Basel Convention”
• Decision VI/3, “Establishment and functioning of the Basel Convention Regional Centres for Training and Technology Transfer”
• Decision VI/5, “Basel Declaration on Environmentally Sound Management”
• DecisionVI/11 on “capacity building”
• Decision VI/31, “Sustainable partnership for environmentally sound management of end-of-life mobile telephone”
• Decision VI/32, “Partnership with environmental non-governmental organizations and with the industry and business sectors”
• Decision VI/36, “Institutional arrangements”
• Decision VI/41, “Financial matters”

COP7 (Geneva, 2004)

• Decision VII/1, “Strategic Plan for the Implementation of the Basel Convention”
• Decision VII/2, “Hazardous waste minimization”
• Decision VII/3, “Basel Convention Partnership Programme”
• Decision VII/4, “Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative”
• Decision VII/5, “Small island developing States”
• Decision VII/6, “Implementation of the Environment Initiative of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development as it relates to hazardous wastes and other wastes”
• Decision VII/8, “Capacity-building for implementation of the Strategic Plan”
• Decision VII/9, “Basel Convention regional centres: report on progress”
• Decision VII/12, Work programme of the Open-ended Working Group for 2005-2006”
• Decision VII/41, “Financial matters”

COP8 (Nairobi, 2006)

• Decision VIII/2, “Creating innovative solutions through the Basel Convention for the environmentally sound management of electrical and electronic wastes”
• Decision VIII/4, Basel Convention Regional and Coordinating Centres”
• Decision VIII/5, “Basel Convention Partnership Programme”
• Decision VIII/10, “Work Programme of the Open-ended Working Group for 2007-2008”
• Decision VIII/33, “Programme and budget for the biennium 2007-2008”
• Decision VIII/34, “Resource mobilization and sustainable financing”

OEWG1 (Geneva, 2003)

• OEWG-I/1, “Decisions VI/1 and VI/2: Strategic plan for the implementation of the Basel Convention (to 2010)
• OEWG-I/14, “Decision VI/40: Follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development”

OEWG2 (Geneva, 2003)

• OEWG-II/1, “Strategic Plan for the Implementation of the Basel Convention”
• OEWG-II/3, Guidance elements for bilateral, multilateral or regional agreements or arrangements for the implementation of the Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation”
• OEWG-II/9, “Partnership with environmental non-governmental organizations and with the industry and business sectors”

OEWG3 (Geneva, 2004)

• OEWG-III/1, “Selection of project proposals under the Strategic Plan for the Implementation of the Basel Convention”
• OEWG-III/2, “Work programme for the Basel Convention Partnership Programme”
• OEWG-III/14, “Propose theme for the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties”

OEWG4 (Geneva, 2005)

• OEWG-IV/3, “Work Programme of the Open-ended Working Group for 2005-2006”
• OEWG-IV/10, “Financial matters”
• OEWG-IV/15, “Resource mobilization”

OEWG5 (Geneva, 2006)

• OEWG-V/1, “Strategic Plan for the Implementation of the Basel Convention: role and activities of the Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres”
• OEWG-V/4, “Resource mobilization”
• OEWG-V/5, “Sustainable financing”
• OEWG-V/14, “Financial matters”

OEWG6 (Geneva, 2007)

• OEWG-VI/2, “Review of the operation of the Basel Convention regional and coordination centres”
• OEWG-VI/24, “Resource mobilization and sustainable financing: review of the implementation of decision VIII/34”
• OEWG-VI/28, “Developments and obstacles in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the implementation of the Basel Convention”