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The webinar will provide an introduction to national reporting under the Basel Convention and the electronic reporting system to be used for submitting the national report to the Secretariat.
Join our webinar on 19 November 2024 and learn how to complete and submit the Basel Convention national report due on 31 December 2024
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The bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions met at a joint meeting in Geneva on 5 November 2024 and agreed to the tentative schedule of work for the 2025 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties.
Tentative schedule of work of the 2025 BRS COPs now available!
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The Secretariat is collecting expressions of interest to serve on the Roster of Experts specialized in matters relevant to ENFORCE.
ENFORCE calls for expressions of interest to serve on its Roster of Experts
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National authorities from ministries, customs and the judiciary participate in the Regional Workshop on legislative frameworks, illegal traffic and trade of hazardous chemicals and waste.
10 Spanish-speaking Parties from the Latin American and Caribbean region meet in Dominican Republic
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The bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions will discuss the organization of work for their upcoming 2025 COPs at a joint meeting in Geneva on 5 and 6 November 2024.
Preparations for the 2025 BRS COPs are in full swing now!
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A Regional Workshop aiming at assisting Parties in the preparation for the implementation of the E-waste Amendments to the Basel Convention which will come into effect on 1 January 2025, is being held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 14 to 18 October 2024. The workshop is organized by the Secretariat in collaboration with the Basel and Stockholm Conventions regional centres in South Africa.
Participants gather in Johannesburg, South Africa, on World E-Waste Day
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On 3-6 September 2024, experts on the review of Annexes resume their sixth meeting in Geneva to finalize the amendments proposal on Annex IV to the Basel Convention on disposal operations.
Experts on the review of Annexes resume their sixth meeting in Geneva
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The Basel Convention COP 17 Bureau meeting took place in Geneva on 29 June 2024.
Basel Convention COP Bureau meeting report now available!
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Focal Points, Competent Authorities, and Customs Administration from the French-speaking countries gathered in Dakar, Senegal on 9 and 10 July 2024 to discuss challenges and opportunities for the implementation of the Plastic Waste Amendments to the Basel Convention with a focus on enforcement. The need to improve the national legislation and strengthen the cooperation between the environmental entities and customs were particularly highlighted as main tools to prevent and combat illegal traffic...
Participants gather during the regional workshop on enforcement of the plastic waste amendments under the Basel Convention
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The Bureau members will discuss the provisional agenda and preparations for the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention to be held in Geneva, 28 April to 9 May 2025
Basel Convention COP Bureau meets in Geneva on 29 June 2024
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On Tuesday 25 June 2024. Co-Chairs Lendita Dika (North Macedonia) and Judith Torres (Uruguay) welcomed over 360 participants to the meeting, encouraging them to engage actively and share insights to further strengthen the Basel Convention. The meeting is being held in Geneva, Switzerland from 25 to 28 June 2024.
The 14th meeting of the Basel Convention OEWG opened in Geneva 25 June 2024
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On 23 and 24 June 2024, the Committee kick started its meeting by holding ground-breaking dialogues with the 14 Basel Convention Regional Centres and a range of international partners. The Committee will resume its deliberations on 29 June to 2 July 2024.
16th meeting of the Implementation and Compliance Committee meets in Geneva
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Side events on key issues covered under the Basel Convention will be held during the lunch breaks (13:15-14:45) and in the evenings (18:15-19:45). The full schedule, with links to register online, is available here.
Schedule for Side Events during the Basel Convention OEWG-14 now available!
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Advancing sustainability and promoting a circular economy are critical imperatives for African cities to address environmental challenges while fostering economic growth. This innovative 3-day event delved into solutions for addressing e-waste challenges, including issues related to conflict mineral extraction.
Digital Solutions for a Sustainable Future
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Achievements of the SWEAP Project led by IMPEL highlighted the importance of addressing illegal traffic in hazardous and other wastes in a systemic manner with close cooperation between environmental and law enforcement authorities. Great push forward for the implementation of the Basel Convention on the ground.
The flagship the LIFE SWEAP project by IMPEL increased the effectiveness and efficiency of the enforcement actions in support of the implementation of the Basel Convention
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City representatives from Australia, Brazil, China, Lebanon and New Zealand showcase practices of zero-waste initiatives in different regions, including on involvement of communities and the youth to separate e-waste from household waste and increase its recycling, in cooperation with PACE II (The Partnership for Action on Challenges Relating to E-waste).
Zero-waste Cities Construction: A sustainable Action to Beat Waste Pollution
The session will explore how city planning, communities, academia and the youth can contribute to Zero-waste strategies in cities.
Zero-waste is a long-term goal to prevent and avoid the generation of waste, by implementing waste generation prevention and minimization strategies.
The webinar will describe how these strategies, to be successful, require the involvement of different stakeholders in cities.
The Partnership for Action on Challenges relating to E-waste (PACE II) contributed to this project, supporting community action to separate e-waste from household waste as well as awareness raising of e-waste in universities and schools, in China.
To register, click here.
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Registration is open to the upcoming session of the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership (PWP) Forum on Extended Producer Responsibility: Spotlight on e-waste. The webinar will take place on 25 March 2024.
Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership (PWP) Forum on extended producer responsibility: plastic in waste electrical & electronic equipment
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Registration is open to the upcoming webinar on “Sound management of waste containing nanomaterials” organized by the BRS Secretariat and UNITAR. The webinar will take place on 26 March 2024 at 13:00 CET.
Sound management of Waste Containing Nanomaterials
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Questionnaires have been sent to Parties, to assess their technical assistance needs, as well as abilities to offer technical assistance.
Calling all Parties to respond the BRS Secretariat with their technical assistance needs by 31 May 2024
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Registration is open to the upcoming session of the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership (PWP) Forum on Extended Producer Responsibility: Spotlight on textiles EPR. The webinar will take place on 11 March 2024.
Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership (PWP) Forum on Extended Producer Responsibility: Spotlight on textiles EPR
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The sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) concluded with adopting 15 resolutions advancing collaboration action on the triple planetary crisis.
Environmental multilateralism celebrated at UNEA-6
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Climate change and pollution often have joint sources and exert combined and mutually reinforcing pressures on the environment and human health.
Side event: Decarbonization and Detoxification: Opportunities for Integrated Actions
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The Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions will participate in the upcoming UNEA-6 to show case the contributions of the BRS conventions to tackle the triple planetary crisis and to attain the SDGs, while highlighting ongoing cooperation with UNEP.
BRS Secretariat at UNEA-6
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In a recent conversation the World Customs Organization (WCO), the BRS Secretariat and others discussed cooperation between environmental and customs authorities to support the enforcement of MEAs.
Strengthening cooperation between environment and customs
As decision-makers are gathering this week at UNEA-6 to discuss how multilateralism can help tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste, the conversation about the cooperation between environmental and customs authorities to support the enforcement of MEAs, in particular the Basel Convention to prevent and tackle the problem of illegal traffic of hazardous and other wastes is highly relevant.
This year the 8th annual meeting of Environmental Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic or in short ENFORCE was hosted by the World Customs Organization and allowed to hear voices from regions and globally about enforcement and environmental crimes challenges and opportunities. The eighth ENFORCE meeting was held back-to-back with the Green Customs Initiative Annual Partners Meeting and together these discussions fostered cooperation on a range of issues including best practices and actions undertaken to combat illegal traffic, the role of trade facilitation in promoting compliance to MEAs and enforcement issues.
See more in the Press release by WCO.
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Find out about custom codes for chemicals and wastes listed under the three Convention and how they are created.
Understanding of the role of custom codes (Harmonized System Codes) for implementing the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
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