Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

The twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Basel Convention, seventh meeting of the COP to the Rotterdam Convention, and seventh meeting of the COP to the Stockholm Convention will convene back-to-back from 4 to 15 May 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meetings will include joint sessions of the COPs on issues that are on the agendas of at least two of the three conventions, including technical assistance, financial resources and mechanisms, and programmes of work and budgets.

Substantive issues to be addressed during the meetings include, inter alia, the listing of new chemicals under the Stockholm and Rotterdam conventions, adoption of technical guidelines under the Basel Convention, and financial and technical support for implementation of all three conventions. A ‘Friends of the President’ group is expected to convene to work on compliance under the Stockholm and Rotterdam conventions.