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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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Traditional Balinese dancer at the evening reception.

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High Level Segment convenes Thursday, 26 June 2008

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 convened in the high level segment throughout the day. The segment consisted of an opening ceremony and a World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood. During the afternoon delegates heard presentations from NGOs and industry. The work programme and finance, legal, and evaluation and strategic planning contact groups met throughout the day.

Participants conferring before the opening of the high level segment.

Rachmat Nadi Witoelar Kartaadipoetra, COP9 President, opened the high level segment, which he said would raise the profile of the Convention. Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director, moderated the high level segment and called upon delegates to recall the founding principles of the Basel Convention.

L-R: John Njoroge Michuki, Minister for the Environment of Kenya; Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director; Rachmat Nadi Witoelar Kartaadipoetra, COP9 President; Katharina Kummer Peiry, Executive Secretary of the Basel Convention; and El-Mostafa Benlamlih, Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Indonesia.

Halima Alao, Minister of Environment and Housing, Nigeria. Okey Ibeanu, Special Human Rights Rapporteur on Waste Issues. Lilian Corra, International Secretary, International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE).

Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director, signed the first day cover of the release of stamps dedicated to COP9 by the Government of Indonesia.

Armored police vehicles guarded the venue during the high level meeting.

Phonchan Kraiwatnutsom, Youth Venture Programme (Thailand), presented examples of youth-led initiatives to the Forum. El-Mostafa Benlamlih, Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Indonesia. John Njoroge Michuki, Minister for the Environment, Kenya, COP8 President.

Delegates at the pool side reception hosted by the Government of Indonesia in the evening.


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IISD Coverage
  • 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 Meeting of the 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/
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