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The second meeting of the small intersessional working group on the improvement of the functioning of the prior informed consent procedure under the Basel Convention is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, 27 – 29 November 2025.
Experts gather to discuss further options for improving the functioning of the prior informed consent procedure
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On 24-26 November 2025, experts on the review of Annexes resume their seventh meeting in Geneva to continue to develop draft recommendations on the review of Annexes I and III, which define the categories of wastes to be controlled and their hazardous characteristics.
Experts on the review of Annexes to the Basel Convention resume their seventh meeting in Geneva
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Parties to the Basel Convention can now submit their 2024 national reports through the electronic reporting system. Ensure timely compliance and contribute to global efforts in managing hazardous waste responsibly.
Electronic reporting system for Basel Convention national reporting now open
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The event will provide updates on the work on ESM of mercury wastes under the Basel Convention and present training tools on the coordinated implementation of the Basel and the Minamata conventions regarding mercury waste thresholds under the Minamata Convention.
Join us at the Minamata Convention COP-6 Knowledge Lab on Mercury Wastes Management in countries: Latest advances and experience in protecting human health and the environment
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The objective of this webinar is to 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. The webinar will also provide information on new questions of the national reporting questionnaires and new features of the ERS. The webinar is primarily intended for newly-designated focal points for the Basel Convention.
Introduction to national reporting under the Basel Convention
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Read the advance English version of the report of the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention.
COP-17 meeting report now available
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Join us in this Webinar to learn more about the advantages of using international standards to manage e-waste. The leading ICT experts at the International Telecommunication Union have been working closely with its diverse memberships to develop international standards (i.e. ITU-T Recommendations) that support the sustainable management of e-waste.
E-waste Challenge MOOC live event: Reducing E-waste by design, the role of International Standards for E-waste Management, ITU
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This webinar will open a series of live lectures in the occasion of the third re-launch of the E-waste Challenge Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). This MOOC was initially launched in 2016, the third version was launched on the FutureLearn platform, in September 2025. The E-waste Challenge MOOC includes five courses which can be taken independently or all together.
E-waste Challenge MOOC live event: Critical materials, e-waste recycling and climate change, KU Leuven
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Come and learn about children health and exposure to e-waste, celebrate with us International E-waste Day 2025! Primitive recycling techniques such as burning cables for retaining the inherent copper expose both adult and child workers as well as their families to a range of hazardous substances.
E-waste Challenge MOOC live event: E-waste and children health, WHO
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View the decisions adopted at the COP-17.
Outcomes of the COP-17 to the Basel Convention are now available
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We invite you to be a part of the second day of the ministerial interactive discussions where outcomes on the sub-themes pollution, circularity, and implementation will be presented and discussed, available in six languages.
Watch the Ministerial Interactive Plenary of the High-Level Segment - 1 May at 10:00 - 13:00 CET
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Be part of the global conversation on pollution, circularity, and implementation. Watch the Opening Ceremony discussions on YouTube, available in six languages.
Watch the Opening Plenary of the High-Level Segment - 30 April at 15:00 - 16:00 CET
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The Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions are now underway from 28 April to 9 May.
Join the global effort to make the invisible visible. Explore our daily video highlights and photo gallery in the BRS COPs 2025 Newsroom.
The 2025 BRS COPs Have Officially Begun!
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Discover the inspiring topics that will be explored this year to Make Visible the Invisible in the environmentally sound management of chemicals and waste, and join the discussions!
The schedule of side events during the 2025 BRS COPs is now available!
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All meeting documents for the 2025 BRS COPs are now available in the 6 UN languages.
Basel Convention COP 17 meeting documents available
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Two training sessions of potential chairs for meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions were held in Geneva from 3 to 7 February 2025.
In preparation for the 2025 BRS COPs potential chairs trained!
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The third call to submit proposals for pilot projects under the Plastic Waste Partnership is now open, with a submission deadline of 30 April 2025. Project proposals can receive funding ranging from USD 50,000 to USD 500,000.
Third call to submit pilot project proposals under the PWP is now open!
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The proposed programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2026-2027 to be considered by the 2025 BRS COPs are now available.
Proposed budgets for the biennium 2026-2027 now available
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On 1 January 2025 the E-Waste amendments to the Basel Convention became effective, thus making all transboundary movements of
e-wastes, whether hazardous or not, subject to the prior informed consent (PIC) procedure.
E-waste Amendments to the Basel Convention became effective on 1 January 2025
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The BRS Secretariat is proud to share with you some of the key highlights in the year of 2024.
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The invitation letters for the 2025 meetings of the conferences of the Parties, as well as the high-level segment have been sent out to Parties. Information is available on the 2025 COPs webpages.
Invitation letters to the 2025 BRS COPs have been sent out
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On International Mountain Day, we celebrate the vital role mountains play in our lives and renew our commitment to protecting these precious ecosystems. Over the past year, we have made progress in tackling plastics waste in mountain areas in the context of our project "plastic waste in the remote and mountainous area”.
Join us in celebrating International Mountain Day
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The second meeting of the small intersessional working group on the electronic approaches to the notification and movement documents of the Basel Convention is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, 3 – 4 December 2024. The outcomes of the meeting will be submitted for consideration by COP 17 in April-May 2025.
Experts meet in Geneva, Switzerland to advance the work on the electronic approaches to the notification and movement documents of the Basel Convention
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The national reporting questionnaire for 2023, due by 31 December 2024, is now available online!
Countdown to the deadline for national reporting
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The Fair is an interactive event that will be held from 30 April to 2 May 2025, at the Geneva International Conference Centre and will focus on the theme selected for the 2025 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the three conventions “Make Visible the Invisible: sound management of chemicals and waste”.
Applications for requesting exhibition booths for the “Make Visible the Invisible Fair” during the 2025 BRS COPs are now open!
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