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Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (COP10)
17-21 October 2011 | Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
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Highlights for Friday, 21 October 2011
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On Friday, 21 October 2011, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal convened for its final day.
During the morning, delegates heard addresses from UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner and Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, Frank Pearl, on the theme of the meeting "Prevention, minimization and recovery of wastes."
Turning their attention to the adoption of decisions, delegates adopted decisions on the new strategic framework and the country-led initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention. The latter decision means an additional 17 ratifications of the 1995 Ban Amendment are required for the Amendment to enter into force. COP10 also adopted decisions on the budget, and on technical matters.
Delegates then elected bureau members for COP11. Franz Perrez (Switzerland) was elected as COP11 President, along with Yocasta Valenzuela (Dominican Republic), James Mulolo (Zambia), Abdul Mohsin Al-Mahmood (Bahrain), and Andrzej Jagusiewicz (Poland) as Vice-Presidents.
After adopting the report of the meeting, delegates made closing statements, focusing on the success of COP10. Many remarked on the "miracle of Cartagena," which succeeded in breaking the 15 year old stalemate over the Ban Amendment.
President Caballero gaveled the meeting to a close at 1:59pm.
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Daily web coverage
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Basel Convention resources
 Meeting website
Meeting documents
Scenario note
Annotated agenda
Tentative schedule
Pre-meetings schedule
Briefing to the Permanent Missions, 14 September 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
Basel Convention Bulletin - September 2011 issue
Convention background
Origins of the Convention
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 23-27 June 2008, Bali, Indonesia
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 the Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 27 November - 1 December 2006, Nairobi, Kenya
IISD RS archive of Basel Convention, and backgrounder
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