Online, 20 August 2020
Highlights: The Small Grant Programme on Plastic Waste is implemented as “Component 1: Small Grant Programme of the Regional Centres to build the capacities of Parties in addressing plastic waste through the implementation of the Basel Convention” of the project “Further actions to address plastic waste under the Basel Convention” (BRS-Norad-2), funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). Following the launch of the BRS-Norad-2 project in January 2020, the Secretariat, in consultation with Norad, prepared the modalities for projects on plastic waste under the Small Grant Programme of the Basel Convention and Stockholm Convention Regional Centres.
The Steering Committee of the SGP on Plastic Waste is established in accordance with paragraph 9 of the modalities and is responsible for the following tasks:
- Review the screening of project proposals prepared by the Secretariat and provide recommendations on the selection of projects to be funded;
- Taking into account the information provided by the Secretariat, monitor the implementation of projects under SGP and provide guidance as necessary.
After consultation with the Committee, the Secretariat will select projects to be funded taking into account the recommendations of the Committee and the availability of funding.
On 15 April 2020, the Secretariat published a call for proposals for the first round of projects and invited Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres and Stockholm Convention regional and subregional centres to apply before 15 July 2020. The Secretariat received a total of 53 submissions and performed the completeness and eligibility check applying the following criteria set out in appendix II to the modalities. Pending confirmation of the endorsement and other issues, as of 29 July 2020, 44 proposals submitted by the regional centers passed the completeness and eligibility check. The Secretariat reviewed the 44 proposals, and prepared a report on the screening of project proposals.
The Steering Committee, at its first meeting on 11 August 2020, reviewed the report on the screening of project proposals prepared by the Secretariat and provided recommendations on the selection of projects to be funded. The recommendations are set out in annexes I and II to the report of the meeting.
Working language: English
Organizer: Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Meeting objectives: To review the report on the screening of project proposals for Small Grant Programme on Plastic Waste prepared by the Secretariat and provide recommendations on the selection of projects to be funded.
Target audience: Members of the Steering Committee of Small Grant Programme on Plastic Waste