At its thirteenth meeting held from 21 to 23 February 2023 in Geneva, the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG-13) considered further activities that could be conducted under the Basel Convention in response to developments in scientific knowledge and environmental information and health impacts related to plastic waste as a source of land pollution, marine plastic litter and microplastics (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.13/6, UNEP/CHW/OEWG.13/INF/11).
The OEWG-13 invited Parties and others to submit to the Secretariat, by 31 March 2023, comments on the draft document on possible further activities that could be conducted under the Convention in response to developments in scientific knowledge and environmental information and health impacts related to plastic waste as a source of land pollution, marine plastic litter and microplastics UNEP/CHW/OEWG.13/INF/11 for consideration at COP-16. The submissions will be compiled on this page.