The Small intersessional working group (SIWG) on the technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of waste batteries was established pursuant decision BC-15/11. The group has been entrusted to undertake several activities leading to the preparation and updating of technical guidelines on waste batteries. The mandate of the group was extended by decision BC-16/6.
- The SIWG is open in nature and consists of members nominated by Parties from the five regional groups of the United Nations and is open to observers;
- The SIWG shall call upon additional experts as needed, subject to the availability of resources;
- The working language of the group shall be English and the group shall otherwise organize its working modalities according to the rules of procedure of the Basel Convention;
- The SIWG organizes informal online meetings and/or face-to-face meetings, as applicable and necessary.
Members of the SIWG
Parties
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Name
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Country
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Ms. Marisol Diaz Rivera
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Argentina
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Mr. Andrea Celso
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Argentina
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Ms. Irina Talamoni
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Argentina
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Mr. Jason Dunn
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Australia
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Ms. Belinda Evans
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Australia
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Mr. Mohamed Jafar Mezal
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Bahrain
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Ms. Hilgers
Sylvie
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Belgium
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Van Nieuwenhove Catherine
|
Belgium
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Ms. Fernanda
Balestro
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Brazil
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Ms. Ellen Roseane
Pozzebom
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Brazil
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Ms. Amelie Dugas
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Canada
|
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Ms. Julie Croteau
|
Canada
|
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Mr. Christopher Mariano
|
Canada
|
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Mr. HE Yi
|
China
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Ms. Nana Zhao
|
China
|
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Ms. DING He
|
China
|
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Mr. WANG Zhaolong
|
China
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Mr. Qingyin Dong
|
China
|
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Mr. LI Jinhui
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China - co-lead
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Mr. Thomas Gnamessou
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Côte d’Ivoire
|
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Mr. Chiel Berends
|
European Commission co-lead
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Mr. Yorg Aerts
|
European Commission
|
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Mr. Gael De Rotalier
|
European Commission
|
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Mr. Michael Ernst
|
Germany
|
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Mr. Axel Strobelt
|
Germany
|
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Mr. Georg Surkau
|
Germany
|
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Ms. Juliane Koch-Jugl
|
Germany
|
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Mr. Ruhollah
Abdi
|
Iran
|
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Ms. Vivienne Ahern
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Ireland
|
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Mr. Hideki Kamitatara
|
Japan
|
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Mr. Hiroto
Shida
|
Japan
|
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Mr. Keijiro Tomoda
|
Japan
|
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Ms. Mayumi
Tamiya
|
Japan
|
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Mr. Ichita Komori
|
Japan
|
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Mr. Kosuke
Asano
|
Japan
|
|
Mr. Motoharu
Yatani
|
Japan
|
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Dr. Farida Were
|
Kenya
|
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Ms. Mazriah Ayu Abu Bakar
|
Malaysia
|
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Ms. Donna Peterson
|
New Zealand
|
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Mr. Ole Thomas
Thommesen
|
Norway
|
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Mr. Seung-Whee RHEE
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Republic of Korea
|
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Mr. Vladimir Rudenko
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Russian Federation
|
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Ms. Kseniia
Kirillova
|
Russian Federation
|
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Ms. Anastasia Belenko
|
Russian Federation
|
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Mr. Aleksei
Basov
|
Russian Federation
|
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Ms. Elena Eremina
|
Russian Federation
|
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Mr. Artur Es Hin
|
Russian Federation
|
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Mr. Alexey Tretyakov
|
Russian Federation
|
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Ms. Svetlana Radionova
|
Russian Federation
|
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Ms. Tatiana Kuznetzova
|
Russian Federation
|
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Mr. Nawaf Bilasi
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Ms. Sharon Mogomotsi
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South Africa
|
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Mr. TDA Gamage
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Sri Lanka
|
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Mr. Y.A.
Nuwan Buddika
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Ms. Helge Ziolkowski
|
Sweden
|
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Mr. Salim Hamad Bakar
|
Tanzania
|
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Mr. Onesmo
K. Ndinga
|
Tanzania
|
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Ms. Trisha Beejai
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Mr. Chris King
|
UK
|
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Mr. Bernard Gaffney
|
UK
|
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Mr. Peter Chesney
|
UK
|
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Ms. Judith Torres
|
Uruguay - co-lead
|
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Mr. Alphinos Rugara
|
Zimbabwe
|
Observers
|
Name
|
Organization
|
|
Mr. Atilio
Savino
|
Association
for the Study of Solid Waste (ARS)
|
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Mr. Marcelo Rosso
|
Association
for the Study of Solid Waste (ARS)
|
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Mr. Carlos Zaim
|
ABRBAT - Brazil batteries producers association
|
|
Mr. Farid Ahmed
|
ACE Green Recycling
|
|
Mr. Anirudh Mathur
|
ACE Green Recycling
|
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Ms. Katharine Hole
|
Australian Battery Recyclers Initiative
|
|
Ms. Lisa Crosby
|
BAN
|
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Mr. Jim Puckett
|
BAN
|
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Mr. Alberto Capra
|
Basel Convention Regional Centre - Argentina
|
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Ms. Leila Devia
|
Basel Convention Regional Centre - Argentina
|
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Ms. Michaela Bonafina
|
Basel Convention Regional Centre - Argentina
|
|
Mr. Roger Miksad
|
Battery Council International
|
|
Mr. Federico Zanotti
|
Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) |
|
Mr. Raj Rathamano
|
Canada
|
|
Mr. Gilbert KUEPOUO
|
CREPD
|
|
Mr. Hemsing Hurrynag
|
DION -NGO
|
|
Mr. Patricia Whiting
|
Electronics recycling
expert
|
|
Ms. Veronica Plazinic
|
EuRIC
|
|
Mr. Rene Schroeder
|
EUROBAT
|
|
Mr. Maxime Castes
|
EUROBAT
|
|
Mr. Paolo Campanella
|
FEAD
|
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Mr. Steve Wong
|
Fukutomi Recycling
|
|
Ms. Lilian Corra
|
GAHP
|
|
Ms. Lien De Brouckere
|
GAIA (No-burn)
|
|
Mr. Andrew N. Rollinson
|
GAIA (Blushful
Earth)
|
|
Ms. Inga Petersen
|
Global Battery Alliance (GBA)
|
|
Mr. Rick Goss
|
Green Cognition
|
|
Mr. Mario Champagne
|
H2 Compliance
|
|
Mr. Alain Heidelberger
|
HWE
|
|
Mr. Nicolas Humez
|
HWE
|
|
Mr. Steve Binks
|
ILA
|
|
Mr. Sara Brosche
|
IPEN
|
|
Mr.
Tadesse Amera
|
IPEN
|
|
Mr. Lee Bell
|
IPEN
|
|
Mr. Adam Shaffer
|
ISRI
|
|
Mr. Chris Cleet
|
ITI
|
|
Mr. Davide Ceruti
|
ITI
|
|
Mr. Paul Hagen
|
ITI
|
|
Ms. Kristyn
Rankin
|
ITI
|
|
Mr. Armando Vazquez
|
ITI
|
|
Mr. Jordi Prats
|
ITI
|
|
Mr. Kavickumar Muruganathan
|
Microsoft
|
|
Mr. Joseph Debougbeto
|
NGO - La grande puissance de Dieu
|
|
Mr. Perry Gottesfeld
|
NGO - Occupational
Knowledge International
|
|
Mr. Andreas Manhart
|
Oeko-Institut
|
|
Mr. Drew McCartor
|
Pure Earth
|
|
Ms. Carmen Gloria Ide
|
RECIMAT
|
|
Mr. Antonio Carracedo
|
RECIMAT
|
|
Ms. Jean Cox-Kearns
|
TES-AMM
|
|
Mr. Alvin Piadasa
|
TES-AMM
|
|
Mr. Joao Avelar
|
TES-AMM
|
|
Ms. Patricia Schroeder
|
Urban Elements
|
|
Mr. Daniel Lowrey
|
U.S.-EPA
|
|
Ms. Lia Yohannes
|
U.S.-EPA
|
|
Mr. Elias Hanna
|
U.S.-EPA
|
|
Ms. So-Jung Youn
|
U.S. Department
of State
|
|
Mr. Siegfried Moeslein
|
WV Metalle
|
|
Mr. Rainer Buchholz
|
WV Metalle
|