Basel Convention Regional Centres for Training and Technology Transfer (BCRCs)
The Centre actively participated in the important activities such as:
- Capacity building to promote synergies on the coordinated implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in Belarus, Moldova and the Republic of Macedonia Cover.pdf | Publication.pdf
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Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Basel Convention, Geneva, Switzerland, 4 - 15 May 2015
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The third meeting of the Expert Working Group on Environmentally Sound Management (ESM), Konstanz, Germany, 21 - 23 January 2015
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Participation at Colloquium on 20 Years German Focal Point to the Basel Convention, Dessau, Germany, 9 -10 October 2014
- The side event organised by PACE working group - information about the realisation of the PACE Pilot project
- Informal meeting of the members to the ENFORCE at the OEWG 9, Geneva, 17 September 2014
- Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG)9, Geneva, 16-19 September 2014
- Regional workshop to promote synergies on the coordinated implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, Minsk, Belarus, 30 June 2014
- 7th Physical Meeting of the PACE Working Group promotes environmentally sound management of end-of-life computing equipment, Jakarta, Indonesia, 29-31 May 2014
- The second meeting of the expert working group on Environmentally Sound Management, Jakarta, Indonesia, 29-31 May 2014
- Steering Committee meeting for the Capacity Building for E-Waste Management in Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, 2 April 2014
- Mediterranean Regional Workshop on Environmental Sound Management of Used Lead Acid Batteries, Bratislava, Slovakia, March 18.-19, 2014
- Training seminar on the UNEP Toolkit for identification and quantification of mercury releases, Pretoria, South Africa, 9-13 December 2013
- National workshop to strengthen national capacities for the coordinated implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, Skopje, Macedonia, December 2013
- 1st Physical meeting of the Environmental Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic (ENFORCE) working group, 18-19 November, Bangkok
- TAIEX Multicountry workshop on national reporting and Extended Producer Responsibility, Bratislava, Slovakia, October 20-21, 2013
- 6th Physical Meeting of Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment (PACE), Johannesburg , South Africa, 23 - 25 September 2013
- 5th Central and Eastern European regional meeting on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and related consultations, Skopje, Macedonia FYR, 23 - 26 September 2013
- TAIEX Multicountry Workshop on Management of Ships Dismantling and Related Hazardous Waste, Bratislava, Slovakia, April 15-16, 2013
- Regional workshop on Waste Framework Directive and its implementation into national legislation, December 2012, Bratislava
- Final workshop for the PPP project on used oils management in FYRoM, October 2012, Ohrid
- Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG)8, Geneva, September 2012
- Final workshop for the E-waste project in Moldova, September 2012
- Regional workshop on prosecution of illegal traffic of hazardous and other wastes, June 2012, Bratislava
- Fifth Physical meeting of the Partnership for Action on the Computing Equipment (PACE), May 2012, El Salvador
- Regional TAIEX workshop on environmentally sound management of the waste from electrical and electronic equipment and presentation of PACE, March 2012, Bratislava
- Regional Awareness Raising workshop on Enhancing Cooperation and Coordination for the Implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in Central and Eastern European Countries, Bratislava, Slovakia, November 2-4, 2011
- Kick off workshop for the E-waste project in Moldova, October 2011
- Regional Workshop on Waste Classification, Inventory and National Reporting, June 2011, Bratislava
- Fourth Physical meeting of the Partnership for Action on the Computing Equipment (PACE), June 2011, Washington D.C.
- 2nd Meeting of the Environment and Nature related crimes and professional training organised by SECI (Southeast European Cooperation Initiative), March 2011, Budapest
- Second Physical meeting for preparation of the New Strategic Framework for the Basel Convention 2012 – 2021
- Third Physical meeting of the Partnership for Action on the Computing Equipment (PACE), December 2010, Beijing
- Regional Awareness Raising workshop on Enhancing Cooperation and Coordination for the Implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in Central and Eastern European Countries, November 2010, Bratislava
- Joint Consultation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions with the Basel and Stockholm Conventions Regional Centres and FAO and UNEP Regional Offices, September 2010, Barcelona
- Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG)7, Geneva, May 2010
- Second Physical Meeting of the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment (PACE), February 2010, Bonn
- Consultative Meeting for the Development of the New Strategic Framework, December 7 - 8, 2009, Geneva
- Regional Training Workshop on PCB and POPs wastes, Bratislava, December 1-4, 2009
- Joint Workshop of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions Regional and Sub regional Centres, September 30 – October 2, 2009, Geneva
- First Physical Meeting of the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment, May 18-19, 2009, Geneva
- Regional workshop on Assessment of the waste from electric and electronic equipment in the South Eastern Countries of the Mediterranean, March 2009, Ankara
- Mediterranean Workshop on used lubricant oils: collection and treatment; Barcelona, Spain, November 2008
- 2nd Central and Eastern European (CEE) regional meeting on SAICM and associated workshops; Bucharest, Romania, September 2008
- OSCE meeting on Assessment of Legislation and Enforcement Procedures in Ukraine
project "Capacity building for Combating Illegal WasteTransportation to eastern Europe", Kiev March 2008 - Open-Ended Working Group 6, Geneva, September 2007
- Conference of the Parties (COP3) of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Dakar , 30 April - 4 May 2007
- Central and Eastern Europe regional meeting on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), Riga , December 2006
- Conference of Parties (COP8) to the Basel Convention, Nairobi , November 2006
- EU-JUSSCANNZ Regional Meeting on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), Barcelona , November 2006
- Workshop on PCB waste management, Skopje , November 2006
- Transboundary shipment of dangerous chemicals, Bucharest , July 2006
- Open-Ended Working Group 5, Geneva , April 2006
- Workshop on the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Kishinev , Republic of Moldova , November 2005
- Open-Ended Working Group 4, Geneva , July 2005
- Central and Eastern European regional consultation on the strategic approach to international chemicals management, Ljubljana , May 2005
- The 16th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, on Substances that deplete the Ozone layer, Prague, Czech Republic, November 2004/Conference to the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, Prague, November2004
- Conference of Parties (COP7) to the Basel Convention, Geneva , October 2004
- Open-Ended Working Group 3, Geneva , April 2004
- Regional Workshop on the Co-ordinated Implementation of the Basel , Rotterdam , Stockholm Conventions held in Riga , April, 2004
- WTO Regional Seminar on Trade and Environment for CEE held in Budapest , December 2003
- Regional Training Workshop on the Monitoring and Control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes in the context of the Basel Convention in the Balkans held in Sarajevo , October, 2003
- Open-Ended Working Group 2, Geneva , October 2003
- IMPEL Conference, Prague , June 2003
- 7th International HCH Pesticides Forum in Kiev , June 2003, which worked out the Declaration on the establishment of the programme action for the environmentally sound management of obsolete pesticides and other stocks of unwanted persistent organic pollutants for ECA countries
- Open-Ended Working Group1, Geneva , April, 2003
- Regional Workshop for the Implementation of Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Kiev, Ukraine, November 2002
In time from 2000 until June 2007 the B CRC organized other 7 training workshops in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the Basel Convention in Geneva.
Fore mentioned training workshops were focused on the obligations and steps needed for ratification and implementation of the Stockholm Convention on POPs and the Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC), on strengthening of co-operation based on Chemical and Hazardous Wastes Conventions, on comparative analysis of international waste lists on control systems and on the different international waste lists and control systems for transport of hazardous wastes currently in force, on preparation of a regional approach for the Environmentally Sound Management of POPs wastes, on obtained knowledge on cleaner production and waste minimization in Central and Eastern Europe, promoting ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for damage resulting from transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal, on Waste lubricating oil management and on Illegal traffic and on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and on the environmentally sound management of used and end-of-life mobile phones according to Basel Convention guidelines, on waste and environmentally sound management of hazardous healthcare waste focused also on waste containing mercury.
In time from 1997 until 2000 the BCRC held 9 training courses on both legal/institutional and technical aspects of implementing the Convention. Many training courses were accompanied by on-site study tours.
From 1997 until 2006 the Basel Convention Regional Centre managed and realized eight projects.
The centre has also undertaken case studies and issued Newsletters, which have been disseminated to all countries in the region, made available at the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and at other meetings of the Secretariat of the Basel Convention.
The Centre has recently organized workshops:
- MultiCountry – Workshop on Single Use Plastics, Bratislava, Slovakia, December 10-11, 2019
- Third meeting of the expert working group on the review of Annexes to the Basel Convention,
Bratislava, Slovakia from 05.-08 November 2019 - Expert meeting on Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practices (BEP), and on the “Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Releases of Dioxins, Furans and Other Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants under the Stockholm Convention”; Bratislava, Slovakia, September 17-19, 2019
- MultiCountry - Workshop on management of waste electric and electronic equipment and PACE, Bratislava, Slovakia, June 06.-07, 2019
- Global Training Workshop on Chairing Meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, Bratislava, Slovakia, February 12-14, 2019