The webinar will cover the introduction on activities to enhance effective participation in the work of the CRC and the POPRC, the intersessional work of the CRC and the process and methodology for drafting DGDs.

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The objectives of the webinar are to disseminate the content of the draft guidance document. Also, the webinar aims at highlighting areas where information exchange on chemicals under review of these scientific bodies could enhance synergies among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.

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The objective of this webinar is to share the experience gained by the Basel Convention Regional Centre for South East Asia and the participating countries, after the completion of the project. The session aims at disseminating the tools and methodologies developed in the framework of the project and at sharing lessons learned on the ESM of asbestos wastes.

Recording   14 October 2014

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This webinar aims to share progress made in the development of the technical guidelines for the ESM of POPs wastes with Parties and interested stakeholders.

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Join the Webinars on Chemicals under Review by POPRC, 6 May, and enhancing PCB inventories, 13 and 15 May 2014.

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This webinar aims at providing in depth information on the trends in patenting e-waste recycling and material recovery technologies worldwide, learning about patenting of e-waste recycling technologies and real-world applicability of patents in the commercial world.

Recording   22 May 2014

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The objective of this webinar is to present tools, including the model legislation and other legal instruments or tools as adopted by Parties to implement the Basel Convention, and to see how these could be linked or integrated with the provisions of overarching national legal frameworks that regulate hazardous chemicals and wastes, looking at the benefits of an integrated approach to hazardous chemicals and wastes legislation.

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The objective of this webinar is to assist Parties to the Basel Convention in the submission of their national reports using the new electronic reporting system.

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The webinar aims to provide information on how to become a Party to multilateral environmental agreements, in particular the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions. This will also cover processes for amendments and protocols to such agreements.

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The objective of this webinar is to inform Parties to the Basel Convention and observers on the outcomes of the first meeting of the Expert Working Group to facilitate the negotiations during the ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention and share information on progress in the EWG activities.

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Come and learn how Taiwan, province of China,  established its E-waste management system and on how rare trace materials, like gold, or bulk plastics, can be recovered and recycled from end-of-life computing equipment and more generally E-waste. This webinar will present examples of E-waste management systems complying with the PACE “Guideline”.

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Come and learn from two different USA perspectives, one from the private sector and the other one from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) on how rare trace materials, like gold, or bulky like plastics, can be recovered and recycled from E-Waste. This webinar will present an example of processes for material recovery and recycling complying with the PACE “Guideline”.

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This webinar will present a private sector experience in Asia on how rare trace materials, like gold, or bulky plastics, can be recovered and recycled from end-of-life computing equipment and other  E-wastes, as an example of processes for material recovery and recycling complying with the PACE “Guideline”.

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The objective of this webinar is to assist Parties to the Basel Convention in the submission of their national reports using the new electronic reporting system.

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Come and learn from two different USA perspectives, one from the private sector and the other one from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) on how rare trace materials, like gold, or bulky like plastics, can be recovered and recycled from E-Waste. This webinar will present an example of processes for material recovery and recycling complying with the PACE “Guideline”.

 

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A feasibility study commissioned by the Secretariat identifies cost effective, environmentally sound alternatives to the beaching method of ship recycling.

 

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This webinar will present an example of the process for material recovery and recycling in compliance with the Partnership for Action on Computer Equipment (PACE) Guideline.

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This webinar will introduce Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies for the collection and management of E-waste currently in place in Belgium and Colombia.

 

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The objectives of this webinar are to inform Parties to the Basel Convention on how to request assistance under the emergency mechanism in case of incident caused by transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and to request the support of the international community in case of incidents.

 

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The objective of the webinar is to provide an overview of the main decisions adopted during the 2013 COPs & ExCOPs.

 

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Learn how Colombia set up its EPR scheme for the take-back and management of E-waste 'from scratch', 18 April 2013, 4 pm (English).

Recording

 

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The objective of the webinar is to provide parties, observers and other stakeholders with an overview of the main issues that will be discussed during the upcoming meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions.

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Recording of the webinar on the draft framework for environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes will be made available shortly.

 

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29 January 2013, at 4 pm (session in English)
31 January 2013, at 4pm (session in Spanish)

 

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Introduction to new guidance and training materials developed to facilitate compliance with the Basel and Hong Kong Conventions, 29 November 2012, 10:00 (UTC+1)

This webinar provides an introduction to a project undertaken by the Secretariat to develop models of compliant ship recycling facilities, in consideration of the Basel and Hong Kong conventions, and the guidance and training materials developed to facilitate compliance.

 

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A webinar to enable Parties to the Basel Convention and Observers to fully participate in the negotiations of the eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group was held on 4 September 2012 beginning at 17:00 (UTC/GMT+2).

 

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Learn more about the actions of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention that was held in Cartagena, Colombia.

Presentation

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