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Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention / 17 – 21 October 2011 / Cartagena, Colombia Prevention, Minimization & Recovery of Wastes. Briefing to the Permanent Missions in Geneva. Secretariat of the Basel Convention. 14 September 2011. Overview. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention / 17 – 21 October 2011 / Cartagena, Colombia
Prevention, Minimization & Recovery of Wastes
Briefing to the Permanent Missions in Geneva
Secretariat of the Basel Convention 14 September 2011
Overview
• Venue: Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre in Cartagena, Colombia
• Dates: Monday 17th to Friday 21st October (pre-meetings on 15th & 16th)
• Theme: Prevention, minimization and recovery of wastes
• Agenda and pre-session documents available at: http://www.basel.int/meetings
Overview
• COP 10 plays an important role in determining the future of the Basel Convention
• A unique opportunity to position waste management as a model area for achieving an environmentally and socially sound economy
• By so doing, COP 10 could make a concrete contribution to Rio +20
• COP may wish to adopt a Declaration related to the theme of the meeting
• Achim Steiner, USG of the UN and Executive Director of UNEP, to attend on Thursday & Friday
Host of COP 10 / Participation
• COP 10 is hosted and funded by the Government of Colombia
• Thus far, USD 400,000 has been raised for participant travel to COP 10 which will fund the travel of 84 participants
• All Parties who requested funding within the established deadlines to receive funding for one participant
• Funding received from Australia, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA
• Confirmations are already being sent out to funded participants
• To date: 300 participants are pre-registered
Pre-meetings & Registration
• Registration:– Saturday 15 October to Tuesday 18 October: 8am to 6pm – Remainder of the week: 9am to 6pm
• Preparatory meetings:Saturday 15th: – Technical guidelines
Sunday 16th: – New Strategic Framework – Informal consultation on Swiss-Indonesian Country-Led
Initiative– Bureau meeting – Meetings of Regional Groups
Opening Session
• Honourable Minister of Indonesia as President of COP 9 will preside over the Opening Session
• Welcoming statements
• Forum on Prevention, Minimization and Recovery of Wastes
• Election of officers, adoption of the agenda and organizational matters
• Statements by regional groups
Strategic issues
New Strategic Framework (NSF):• Mandate: COP 9 decision IX/3 • OEWG 7 agreed on the following elements of a
new strategic framework: vision, guiding principles, strategic goals and objectives
• The COP could adopt the elements above including:– The means of implementation– The indicators for measurement of achievement and
performance
Strategic issues
Country-Led Initiative (CLI):• Based on the COP 9 President’s statement on
the way forward on the Ban Amendment, the Governments of Indonesia and Switzerland organized a Country-Led Initiative
• Indonesia & Switzerland are to propose a draft decision including a package for the way forward
• Possibility to consider this item together with the NSF
Strategic issues
Review and strengthening of the BCRCs:
• BCRCs implemented or supported activities related to the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. Six BCRCs have been endorsed as Stockholm Convention regional centres
• COP 10 to review and possibly adopt four documents prepared by the Secretariat for strengthening of the BCRCs
• Strengthening BCRCs also addressed by the NSF and CLI
Scientific & Technical matters
Technical guidelines:• COP10 to consider and adopt technical guidelines on
the:– ESM of used tyres– ESM of mercury wastes– co-processing of hazardous waste in cement kilns
• COP10 to receive an update on the development of:– Draft technical guidelines on TBM of e-waste, in particular
regarding the distinction between waste and non-waste– PACE guidance document on ESM of used and end-of-
life computing equipment– Technical guidelines on the ESM of POPs
Scientific & Technical matters
Amendment of annexes to the Basel Convention:
• Secretariat received applications for new entries to Annex IX of the Basel Convention from three Parties
• Procedure states that these proposed entries should be transmitted through the OEWG to COP
• Possible decision: COP to ask OEWG to consider these proposals at its next meeting
Scientific & Technical matters
Classification and hazard characterization of wastes:
• Review of:– work on the guidance papers on hazardous
characteristics H10 and H11 – cooperation with the World Customs Organization and
its Harmonized System Committee
• National classification and control procedures for the import of wastes contained in Annex IX
Legal, compliance and governance matters
Implementation and Compliance Committee:
• Report of Committee on its work and proposed programme of work for 2012-13– Draft decision: review of issues of implementation and
compliance (e.g. national reporting, national legislation, notifications and illegal traffic with a proposed new partnership) and of specific submissions (proposal to amend trigger options and authority sought to use resources in the Implementation Fund)
• Election of 10 new members (two candidates to be nominated by each UN regional group)
Legal, compliance and governance matters
National legislation, enforcement and illegal traffic:
• Consideration of the report from the Secretariat on the implementation of Decision IX/23 and a possible draft decision
• Draft instruction manual for the legal profession on the prosecution of illegal traffic submitted to COP 10 for approval
Legal, compliance and governance matters
National Reporting:
• Report on progress of work and draft decision for possible adoption
Addressing Article 17(5):
• Consideration of draft decision for possible adoption on the legal interpretation of Article 17(5)
Legal, compliance and governance matters
Implementation of Decision V/32 on enlargement of the scope of the Trust Fund:
• Report of the Secretariat on discussions held during OEWG 7, including transmittal of a draft decision proposed by Cuba
Legal, compliance and governance matters
International cooperation and coordination:
• Report on the Secretariat’s international cooperation activities
• Cooperation with International Maritime Organization (IMO): Legal analysis on the application of the Basel Convention to wastes generated onboard ships
Legal, compliance and governance matters
Environmentally sound dismantling of ships:
• COP to consider whether the Hong Kong Convention establishes an equivalent level of control and enforcement as that established under the Basel Convention
• Update on the work of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO to develop guidelines to support implementation of the Hong Kong Convention
• Update on technical assistance activities
Basel Convention Partnership Programme
• Confirmation of existing partnerships and extension of partnership contacts by adoption of Partnership Work Plan, 2012-2013
• Specific partnership issues:– Possible adoption of PACE Work Plan
2012-2013
– Possible final adoption of MPPI Guidance Document
Capacity-building
• Report on implementation of strategic plan focal area activities and the Nairobi Declaration through priority waste stream pilot projects and programmes, including:– Enforcement programme in Africa– E-waste programmes in Africa and Asia– Projects on ODS and POPs, asbestos and
mercury wastes, dismantling of ships
Financial matters
Programme of Work and Budget:• Decision IX/31 calls for the preparation of the
programme budget for 2012-13 based on two alternatives: – The Executive Secretary’s assessment of the required
rate of growth of the programme budget: zero nominal growth
– Maintaining the average annual operational budget at the 2009-2011 level in real terms: zero real growth
• No consideration of new initiatives Parties may wish to establish under the NSF and/or CLI
Work programme of OEWG for 2012-2013
• COP 10 may wish to:
– adopt the work programme of the Open-ended Working Group for 2012-2013
– elect the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group for 2012-2013
Enhacing cooperation & coordination
Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions:
• At Stockholm Convention COP 5 and Rotterdam Convention COP 5, decisions SC-5/27 and RC-5/12, respectively, on enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions were taken
• COP 10 is invited to consider adopting a decision that is identical in substance to decisions SC-5/27 and RC-5/12
Other items for consideration
• Venue and date of COP 11
• Basel Waste Solutions Circle
• Publications / public information material
Establishment of Contact Groups
• Strategic way forward (New Strategic Framework, Country-Led Initiative and BCRCs)
• Programme budget
• Possible others (e.g. Technical guidelines, Environmentally sound dismantling of ships)
For further information, please visit the COP 10 website:
http://cop10.basel.int/Admin/COP10/tabid/1571/language/en-US/Default.aspx
(Accessible via the Basel Convention website)