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Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice

Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the
Basel Convention (OEWG-9)

16-19 September 2014 | Geneva, Switzerland

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Highlights for Tuesday, 16 September 2014
The ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG-9) of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, 16 September.

In the morning, parties discussed several strategic issues, including the follow-up to the Cartagena Declaration on the Prevention, Minimization and Recovery of Hazardous Wastes with the OEWG establishing a “Friends of the Co-Chair” group to develop a roadmap for action on the Cartagena Declaration. On technical issues, delegates considered technical guidelines for persistent organic pollutants (POPs), mercury, electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) and established a contact group to further consider these guidelines.

In the afternoon, the OEWG discussed several agenda items. Parties established a “Friends of the Co-Chair” group to consider the outstanding issue of whether non-functional used electronic and electrical equipment should normally be considered waste (paragraph 26(b) of the technical guidelines on e-waste). Delegates considered the item on providing further legal clarity, establishing a contact group to encourage in-depth discussion. The OEWG also adopted a decision on the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment.

In the evening, the contact groups on technical issues and legal matters met.
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Room view during the plenary
Opening Plenary
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View of the dais during the opening plenary
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Co-Chair Magda Gosk, Poland
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Kerstin Stendahl, Executive Secretary ad interim of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Henrik Hallgrim Eriksen, Norway
Gabi Eigenmann, Switzerland
Ilze Donina, Latvia, speaking on behalf of the EU
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Sachiko Tsukahara, Japan
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Henry Williams, Liberia on behalf of the African Group
Abel Shafei Mohamed Osman, Egypt
Angela Patricia Rivera Galvis, Colombia
Peter Wessman, European Commission
Noluzuko Zukie Gwayi, South Africa
Maria Rojas, Mexico
Alberto Santos Capra, Argentina
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Joost Meyer, Chile
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Ross Bartley, Bureau of International Recycling
Francis Kihumba, Kenya
M A Hannan, Bangladesh
Xia Ying Xian, China
Participants Networking
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Reception hosted by Switzerland
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Funding for coverage of this meeting has been provided by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention, and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
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Meeting resources

*OEWG 9 Website *OEWG 9 Documents
*OEWG 9 Provisional Agenda *OEWG 9 Tentative Schedule for the Meeting
*Work Programme of the OEWG for 2014–2015


IISD RS resources

*IISD RS Coverage of the Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP11), Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP6), Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP6) and Second simultaneous extraordinary meetings of the three conferences of the Parties to the three conventions (ExCOPs2), 28 April - 10 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

*IISD RS coverage of BC COP10, 17-21 October 2011, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

*IISD RS Coverage of the Simultaneous Extraordinary meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (ExCOPs), and Eleventh Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GCSS-11/GMEF), 22-26 February 2010, Bali, Indonesia

*IISD RS coverage of BC COP9, 23-27 June 2008, Bali, Indonesia

*IISD RS coverage of BC COP8, 27 November - 1 December 2006, Nairobi, Kenya

*IISD RS archive of meetings of the Basel Convention

*CHEMICALS-L - A news and announcement list on chemicals and wastes news and policy developments

*Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Addressing Chemicals and Wastes Policy

*Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
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