Programme of work for 2026-2027 of the Working Group of the Partnership for Action on Challenges relating to E-waste (PACE II)

The programme of work for 2026-2027 of the partnership was adopted in decision BC-17/19 Part I and it includes the following activities:

Activities Timeline Expected Outputs

Guidance documents

2026–2027

Finalise the draft guidance documents on the environmentally sound repair and refurbishment of used and waste equipment of television screens, audio and video equipment and the environmentally sound management of their waste, and on the environmentally sound repair and refurbishment of used and waste refrigerators and cooling and heating equipment and the environmentally sound management of their waste, to be considered by the Conference of the Parties.

Pilot projects

2026–2027

(a) Pilot projects to test PACE and MPPI guidance documents and guidelines, to test relevant documents developed by the expert working group on ESM, and on inventories of e-waste streams, as covered by the scope of the terms of reference of the Partnership and related awareness-raising programmes;
(b) Pilot projects on the ESM of waste equipment and the environmentally sound refurbishment and repair of used equipment, as covered by the scope of the terms of reference of the Partnership, by mobilizing technical expertise, where available, as a follow-up activity to workshops and dissemination activities organized for and in cooperation with various stakeholders (e.g. schools, teachers, national authorities, economic operators in , manufacturers and importers etc.).

Dissemination activities

2026–2027

(a) MPPI and PACE guidelines are translated into additional national languages;
(b) Workshops and other training and awareness-raising activities on the ESM of waste equipment and the environmentally sound refurbishment and repair of used equipment as covered by the scope of the terms of reference of the Partnership, including on data gathering for the ESM of such e-waste and in cooperation with Partnership’s stakeholders.

Preparation of a draft programme of work for the next biennium (2028–2029)

2026–2027

Draft programme of work for 2028–2029.