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Switzerland, the BRS Secretariat, and the Geneva Environment Network, co-host a special event in the UN Palais des Nations, 22 March 2019 at 16:00, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention’s adoption.
30 years of the Basel Convention celebrated by International Geneva
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With thanks to Norway and Switzerland for funding support, African countries come together in Nairobi, 18 to 20 March, to prepare for the 2019 Triple COPs.
Regional preparations for Triple COPs continue with African meeting in Nairobi, Kenya
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Aiming to make the invisible, visible, this special 8-issue newspaper is brought to you by the BRS Secretariat, Minamata Convention, SAICM, and UN Environment (Chemicals & Waste) Branch.
Read the Invisible News, which is proving popular at UNEA-4
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A speech by the UNEA President on day one, and an informal gathering of dignatories and stakeholders in day two, mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention’s adoption.
UN Environment Assembly marks 30 years of the Basel Convention
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The Secretariat participated in more than 10 events, submitted numerous background documents, and staged 2 exhibitions throughout the 4th UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, 11 to 15 March.
BRS Secretariat contributed to UNEA-4 in promoting sound management of chemicals and wastes
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All working documents for the 2019 COPs, and most information documents, are now available online.
Clean Planet, Healthy People: All pre-session working documents now online
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With people everywhere marking World Wildlife Day on 3 March, read the new BRS Press Release on the impact of chemicals and waste on our planet’s fauna.
Scientists predict collapse of wildlife populations due to pollution from chemicals and waste
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A must-read for all those interested in, or working towards, the sound management of chemicals and waste.
The latest BRS Newsletter is now online: all the news for a Clean Planet, Healthy People
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BRS Secretariat, UN Environment and the UN Office at Geneva urge international Geneva to minimize single-use plastics.
UN agencies in Geneva join forces to reduce, re-use, recycle & refuse
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The report of the joint meeting of the COPs bureaux, held in Geneva from 15 to 16 November 2018, is now available online.
As preparation for the 2019 Triple COPs, the outcomes of the Joint Bureaux meeting are now online
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BRS Secretariat joins forces with Geneva Environment Network and the governments of France, Gabon & Norway to further explore options for tackling marine litter.
Plastic waste again in the spotlight as Geneva hosts High Level Dialogue on 14 February
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Meet the BRS Science & Technical Assistance Branch, which has female staff from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, & Latin America, all working for a Clean Planet & Healthy People.
BRS Secretariat marks International Day of Women & Girls in Science
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Read the new BRS Blog to find out how the COPs will contribute to a clean planet and healthy people.
The 2019 Triple COPs are coming!
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Pre-session documents for the 2019 COPs, including the proposed programmes of work and budgets for the conventions for 2020-2021, are now available.
First batch of pre-session documents, including budget documents for consideration by the COPs, now online
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Apply for space at the Information Fair, 2 to 4 May, to showcase products, processes or partnerships which improve implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions.
Chemicals and waste “Information Fair” at the 2019 BRS Triple COPs
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Regional preparatory meetings for the 2019 COPs will be held throughout March 2019, jointly with meetings on the Minamata Convention & SAICM. Invitation letters for the meetings have been sent out.
Four joint regional meetings to help Parties prepare for the 2019 Triple COPs
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In Geneva on International Mountains Day, experts urge greater efforts to beat plastic pollution upstream, since Mountains Matter.
Read the BRS Press Release on Plastics in the Mountains
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The Barcelona and BRS conventions strengthen their cooperation to support the Mediterranean Action Plan and tackle marine plastic litter, at a signing event on 7 December 2018.
Side event in Geneva marks conventions joining forces to beat plastic pollution
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Preventing, detecting & acting against the illegal transboundary movements of hazardous & other wastes is a crucial element in the global waste challenge.
BRS opens Illegal Traffic meeting in China: Read the keynote on the Operation Demeter IV initiative
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Important meeting assesses how to improve governance for tackling marine plastic pollution.
Beat Marine Plastic Pollution: UN experts meet in Geneva to examine options
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The objectives of this webinar are to provide an overview of the electronic reporting system of the Basel Convention and enhance understanding of the reporting obligations under the Basel Convention. It is primarily intended for newly-designated focal points for the Basel Convention.
Electronic reporting system of the Basel Convention - an overview
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Basel and Stockholm Convention Regional Centre’s roundtable meeting brings together participants from 7 Asian countries to discuss better approaches to chemicals and waste management.
Life-Cycle Approach to chemicals and waste in the spotlight in Beijing, China
Beijing, China, 27-28 November 2018
The BRS Secretariat, together with the Basel and Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in China, organized a regional roundtable in Beijing from 27 to 28 November on the life-cycle approach for the sound management of hazardous chemicals and wastes. The roundtable, attended by 20 representatives from seven Asian countries, was organized within the framework of a project on the life-cycle approach being implemented by BCRC China.
Recognizing the need to better understand the socioeconomic aspects of phasing out or reducing the use/production of specific hazardous chemicals, the workshop participants were introduced to the concept of life-cycle assessment and its practical application in China and the pilot country of Sri Lanka. Each country participant shared national experiences of implementing the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, highlighting in many cases the need for strengthened capacities for the sound management of hazardous chemicals and waste, including through the application of the life-cycle approach. The roundtable culminated in a group exercise whereby the participants considered the application of the LCA methodology with respect to POPs of concern in their countries.
For further information please contact Susan Wingfield: susan.wingfield@brsmeas.org.
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Vanuatu has become the 187th Party to the Basel Convention, with entry into force on 14 January 2019.
Progress to beat pollution as yet another country accedes to the Basel Convention
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The bureaux will meet on 15 and 16 November 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss preparations for the 2019 triple COPs.
Joint meeting of the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
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ICC-13 concludes Cabo Verde, Eritrea, Libya, Guinea-Bissau, Oman and Turkmenistan have overcome their difficulties in implementing obligations to transmit national reports or designate country contacts.
Basel Convention implementation and compliance progress as 6 countries resolve their compliance difficulties
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