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The Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the Basel Convention 23-27 June 2008 in Bali, Indonesia |
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Highlights for Tuesday, 24 June 2008
On Tuesday, 24 June 2008, COP9 to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal convened for its second day. Delegates gathered in the morning in the COW to continue consideration of the implementation of decisions adopted by COP8, including cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and financial matters.
During the afternoon, delegates addressed the strategic plan, the process of evaluation of the effectiveness of the Convention and a number of legal issues.
Contact groups on technical matters, BCRCs and ship dismantling convened throughout the day and in the evening. The finance and work programme contact group met in the afternoon.
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| The dias of the Committee of the Whole. |
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Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Joint Working Group (AHJWG) on Enhancing Cooperation and Coordination between the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Osvaldo Álvarez (Chile), Kerstin Stendhal (Finland), and Yue Ruisheng (China), presented the recommendation of the AHJWG to the COW during the morning session. |
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| Participants listening to presentations in the COW. |
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| Jacqueline Alvarez, Uruguay | Henrik Eriksen, Norway | Barry Reville, Australia |
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| R.H. Khwaja, India | Dessalegne Mesfin, Ethiopia | Franz Perrez, Switzerland |
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| Various information stands. | |
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Daily Web Coverage
23 June | 24 June | 25 June | 26 June | 27 June
- IISD RS coverage of the Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 27 November-1 December 2006, Nairobi, Kenya - http://enb.iisd.org/basel/cop8/
- IISD RS coverage of the Fifth Session of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (OEWG5), 3-7 April 2006, Geneva, Switzerland - http://enb.iisd.org/basel/oewg5/
- IISD RS coverage of the Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 25-29 October 2004, Geneva, Switzerland - http://enb.iisd.org/basel/cop7/
- IISD RS coverage of the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP6) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 9-14 December 2002, Geneva, Switzerland - http://enb.iisd.org/basel/cop6/
- IISD RS coverage of the Fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 6-10 December 1999, Basel, Switzerland - http://enb.iisd.org/basel/cop5/
- A Brief Introduction to the Basel Convention - http://enb.iisd.org/process/chemical_management-baselintro.htm
- IISD RS "Linkages" archive of Basel Convention meetings - http://enb.iisd.org/process/chemical_management.htm#basel
- Linkages Update - http://enb.iisd.org/email/linkagesupdate.htm
- MEA Bulletin - http://enb.iisd.org/email/mea-l/
- Basel Convention - http://www.basel.int/
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