Past activities of BCRC

The Centre has recently organised:

Multicounty Training Workshop on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes, Bratislava, Slovakia, 26. - 27. November 2015
The expert meeting on Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practices (BEP) and the Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Releases of Dioxins, Furans and Other Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants under the Stockholm Convention (Toolkit), Bratislava, Slovakia, 29 September – 01 October 2015
Regional preparatory meeting for the 2015 meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions for the Central and Eastern European region and a workshop to support the ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, Bratislava, Slovakia, 7-10 April 2015
Global workshop on updating national implementation plans under the Stockholm Convention, Bratislava, Slovakia, 17-19 February 2015

The Centre actively participated in the following areas of activities:

Participation in ENFORCE working group (Environmental Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic)
Participation in PACE working group (Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment)
Participation on SAICM regional meetings (Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management)
Participation in working group for preparation of New Strategic Framework (NSF)
Development of a Management System for Waste/Used Oils in FYRoM
Project on Assessment of Electronic, Electric Equipments (EEEW) in Mediterranean region in cooperation with UNEP/MAP (two projects)
Organisation of regional workshops for Central and Eastern European countries

Activities organized by BCRC in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the Basel Convention:

Regional preparatory meeting for the 2015 meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions for the Central and Eastern European region and a workshop to support the ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, Bratislava, Slovakia, 7-10 April 2015
Global workshop on updating national implementation plans under the Stockholm Convention, Bratislava, Slovakia, 17-19 February 2015
TAIEX Workshop on Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Waste, Bratislava, Slovakia, December 11-12, 2014
TAIEX Multicountry workshop on national reporting and Extended Producer Responsibility, Bratislava, Slovakia, October 20-21, 2013
TAIEX Multicountry Workshop on Management of Ships Dismantling and Related Hazardous Waste, Bratislava, Slovakia, April 15-16, 2013
Preparation of the Business Plan for 2012-2013
Study visit for Moldavian experts aimed at E-waste treatment facilities in Slovakia, June 2012
Regional TAIEX workshop on environmentally sound management of the waste from electrical and electronic equipment and presentation of PACE; March 2012 Bratislava
Study visit for Macedonian experts in Slovakia aimed at different facilities for waste treatment, February 2012
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
Regional workshop on Waste Classification, Inventory and National Reporting, Bratislava, Slovakia, June 27-28, 2011
Regional workshop on environmentally sound management of waste, Bratislava, Slovakia, October 22-23, 2009
Regional Training Workshop on POPs and PCB wastes, December 1 - 4, 2009
Sub regional workshop aimed on Criteria and procedures for acceptance of waste at landfills regarding the relevant EU legislation, Bratislava, Slovakia, June 10-12, 2009
The 20^th regional workshop on assessment of the Waste of Electronic and Electrical Equipment in the South Eastern Countries of the Mediterranean, Ankara, Turkey, March 2009
The 19^th Regional workshop on Environmentally Sound Management on pesticides and waste containing POPs and PCB, Bratislava, Slovakia, May 2008
The 18^th Regional Workshop on Waste and Healthcare Waste Management, Bratislava, Slovakia, October 2007
The 17^th Regional Workshop on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Bratislava, Slovakia, June 2007
The 16^th Regional Workshop on Illegal Traffic, Bratislava, Slovakia, October 2006
The 15^th Workshop on Waste Lubricating Oil Management, Bratislava, the Slovak Republic, April 2006
The 14^th Regional Workshop aimed at Promoting Ratification of the Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Warsaw , Poland , January 2006
The 13^th Workshop of the Basel Convention Regional Centre in Bratislava on Preparation of a Regional Approach for the Environmentally Sound Management of POPs as Wastes in Selected Central and Eastern European Countries, Bratislava, Slovakia, May 2004
The 12^th Training Workshop of the Basel Convention Regional Centre in Bratislava on Strengthening of Co-operation Based on Chemical and Hazardous Wastes Conventions, Prague, Czech Republic, March 2004
The 11^th Training Workshop of the Basel Convention Regional Centre in Bratislava “Cleaner production - Waste Minimization in Central and Eastern Europe”, Bratislava, Slovakia, November 2003
The 10^th Workshop of the Basel Convention Regional Centre in Bratislava on Comparative Analysis of International Wastes Lists and Control Systems, Bratislava, Slovakia, June 2002
Sub-regional workshop for Implementation of Stockholm Convention on POPs, Bratislava, Slovakia, April 2002

Past activities organized by BCRC from 1997 to 2000:

Implementation of the Basel Ban Amendment (March 2000)
(Danish Project)
Control of the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes (May 1999)
(Visit to the Slovak-Austrian border check point)
Methods of Waste Disposal with Focus on Incineration (November 1998)
Cleaner Production and Waste Minimization (September 1998)
Public Awareness Programmes - Implementation of Public Awareness Programmes on Prevention and Handling with Hazardous Wastes through Campaigns at the National, Regional and Local Level (June 1998)
Enforcement of the Basel Convention Principles - Risks Connected with Transborder Shipments of Hazardous Waste (March 1998)
The Information Management Systems on Waste (December 1997)
Identification of hazardous wastes – inventory (stocktaking), classification and evaluation of hazardous characteristics (October 1997)
Implementation of the Basel Convention into the national legislations: legal and institutional aspects for implementation of the Basel Convention including principles of hazardous wastes transport and prevention (June 1997)

The Centre actively participated in the following activities:

The third meeting of the Expert Working Group on Environmentally Sound Management (ESM), Konstanz, Germany, 21 - 23 January 2015
TAIEX Workshop on Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Waste, Bratislava, Slovakia, December 11-12, 2014
Annual joint meeting of Directors of the regional centres under the Basel and Stockholm Conventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 27 - 28 November 2014
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 Environmentally 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
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
Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG)8, Geneva, September 2012
5th 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 Workshop on Waste Classification, Inventory and National Reporting, June 2011, Bratislava
4th 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
2nd Physical meeting for preparation of the New Strategic Framework for the Basel Convention 2012 – 2021
3rd 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
2nd 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
1st 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
Workshop on used lubricant oils: Collection and treatment, Spain, Barcelona, November 2008
2^nd Central and Eastern European Regional Meeting on SAICM and associated UNEP Workshops, Romania, Bucharest, September, 2008
Capacity building for combating illegal waste transportation in Eastern Europe, Assessment of legislation and enforcement procedures in Ukraine, OSCE project, Ukraine, 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 16^th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, on Substances that deplete the Ozone layer, Prague, Czech Republic, November 2004
Conference of Parties (COP7) to the Basel Convention, Geneva , October 2004
Open-Ended Working Group 3, Geneva, Switzerland, April 2004
Regional Workshop on the Co-ordinated Implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm Conventions held in Riga, Latvia, April 2004
WTO Regional Seminar on Trade and Environment for CEE, Budapest, Hungary, 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, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 2003
Open-Ended Working Group 2, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2003
IMPEL Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2003
7^th International HCH Pesticides Forum, 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, Kiev, Ukraine, June 2003
Open-Ended Working Group 1, Geneva, Switzerland, 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

You are here

Past activities of BCRC

The Centre has recently organised:

The Centre actively participated in the following areas of activities:

Activities organized by BCRC in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the Basel Convention:

Past activities organized by BCRC from 1997 to 2000:

The Centre actively participated in the following activities: