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Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… or administrative actions that will be necessary for its implementation, and collects all relevant documentation. This … Conference of the Parties.  Notification regarding the implementation of different measures or strategies to address … Article 4, paragraph 2. If the Party wishes to notify the implementation of different measures or strategies, the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… 170 Parties to the Basel Convention. The benefits from the implementation of the Convention are widespread: it plays an … manage hazardous and household wastes, including for the implementation of the Basel Convention. The critical … health, economic development and market reform. Effective implementation of the Basel Convention can contribute towards …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

The three pillars of the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… are committed to enhancing the active promotion and implementation of more efficient strategies to achieve … by parties in the context of the Convention. While implementation of the Convention requires application of its …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

At a glance: Minamata Convention on Mercury

… technology transfer (Article 14)  The establishment of an Implementation and Compliance Committee (Article 15) 3. … 18)  Research, development and monitoring (Article 19)  Implementation plans (Article 20)  Reporting (Article 21)  … in bringing the science of mercury poisoning to policy implementation. In 2001, the Executive Director of UNEP was …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… objective. A number of obstacles prevent the practical implementation of waste minimization. The most prominent are … change global trends. Most need resources for their implementation, but everything depends on one of them: the … such an outcome often arises due to a lack of capacity for implementation. Enforce- ment strategies are the keystone for …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Notifications under the Basel Convention: national definitions of hazardous wastes and restrictions on movements of wastes

… on the Basel Convention website: http://www.basel.int/Implementation/LegalMatters/ …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… national and regional plans of action were identified for implementation, subject to the availability of resources: … Regional Plans of Action 1. Coordination of implementation through the Basel Convention Regional Centres … 5. Development of public-private partnerships for the implementation of the project. STRATEGIC APPROACH Assessment …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Main Provisions of the Stockholm Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… techniques and best environmental practices. To facilitate implementation of Article 5, Parties recognized the need for … practices and to assist decision‑making in the implementation of action plans and other actions related to … http://chm.pops.int/Implementation/BATandBEP/Guidance/tabid/3636/Default.aspx 7. …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes

… for such TBM with the aim of facilitating the effective implementation of the Convention. 1. Conditions for … The ban amendment: http://www.basel.int/Implementation/ … sound management of wastes: http://www.basel.int/Implementation/ … in hazardous and other wastes: http://www.basel.int/Implementation/ …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Institutional arrangements and the synergies process

… facilitating assistance to the Parties on request in the implementation of the Convention, ensuring the necessary … which fulfill their obligations under the Convention. The implementation of these commitments shall take into account … avail themselves of financial resources to assist in their implementation of this Convention through other bilateral, …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste