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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… - Terrestrial transportation - Building and construction b Financial institutions have been addressing environmental … and investments to less-polluting economic activities Financial regulators and institutions have an important role … matters, with an innovative civil society engagement mechanism to support its work. Pollutant release and transfer …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… significant because the Convention does not have a stable financial mechanism for capacity-building and technological transfer. … need for greater efforts to mobilize new and additional financial resources to build partnerships to meet the global …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

… both require knowledge, experienced people, facilities, financial resources and technical scientific capacities. In … present for the pathway to complete: • A chemical release mechanism; • A transport route for chemicals to migrate to an … the costs of design, operation, closure, aftercare, financial guarantees for potential damages to third parties, …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

… them from being used. Some developing countries may need financial support to dispose of these stocks and replace them … them from being used. Some developing countries may need financial support to dispose of these stocks and replace them … To achieve this goal, the Convention sets up a worldwide mechanism for monitoring POPs levels in humans and the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions have developed a mechanism that, while maintaining the legal autonomy of these … and countries with economies in transition require financial and technical assistance to comply with the … . By pooling resources, making improved use of scarce financial resources, avoiding duplication of efforts and …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… Regional Coordinating Unit (UNEP-CAR/RCU) with financial support from UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme and the … between 2011-2014 (World Shipping Council, 2014), causes financial losses for economies that depend on a thriving … stocks on a sub-regional basis through RFMOsas the primary mechanism for ensuring compliance. …
21 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Environmentally sound management of used electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) in Asia-Pacific

… of Canada, Japan, and the Netherlands have provided financial support for the implementation of the project and …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… landfills or at open dumping sites. Some countries have no mechanism for the separate collection of wastes, except for … of which are sanitary landfills. The rest, due to lack of financial re- sources and trained personnel, have opted to … management of hazardous waste is not sustainable from the financial, environmental or social standpoint. In the absence …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)

… is mounted at the same end of the kiln as the solid feed mechanism. The burner is fired with, for example, natural … the treatment and disposal option, the associated financial parameters should be identified and assessed. These …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Technical guidelines on hazardous wastes: physico-chemical treatment (d9) and biological treatment (d8)

… of staff competence, continuing provision of insurance/financial guarantees, compliance with operating procedures, …
21 Jun 2026 Document