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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

Coverage on Monday, 6 May 2013
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2013 COPs Sustainable SynergiesThe Ordinary and Extraordinary Meetings of the COPs to the Basel Convention (BC), Rotterdam Convention (RC) and Stockholm Convention (SC) convened for an eighth day on Monday, 6 May 2013. Delegates met throughout the day in plenary, considering issues under BC COP11.

During the morning, BC COP11 “virtually” adopted decisions on:
Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment (PACE); technical guidelines for environmentally-sound management of mercury wastes; resource mobilization and sustainable financing; and the process for evaluating the performance and sustainability of BC regional and coordinating centres.

During the afternoon, plenary reconvened briefly, "virtually" adopting a decision on cooperation with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and adopting the report of the meeting. Participants agreed to reconvene BC COP11 on Tuesday, 7 May, to consider outstanding matters.

Contact groups on Compliance and Legal Matters, Budget and Synergies, Technical Assistance and Financial Resources, Strategic Matters, and Technical Matters, met throughout the day.

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Matthias Kern, Joint Secretariat, and Contact Group on Technical Matters Co-Chair Michael Ernst (Germany)
Morning Session
Franz Perrez (Switzerland), Basel Convention COP11 President, and David Ogden, Joint Secretariat
SC COP6 President Osvaldo Patricio Álvarez (Chile) and Anne Daniel, Canada
Shunichi Honda, Japan
Mafile'o Masi, Tonga and Fuatino Leota, Samoa

Contact Groups
Miguel Araujo, El Salvador, intervenes in the Contact Group on Strategic Matters.
Julie Croteau, Canada, in the Contact Group on Technical Matters.
Abiola Olanipekun, Joint Secretariat, Nasser Heidari, Iran, and Gabi Eigenmann, Switzerland, in the Contact Group on Budget and Synergies.
Delegates from Iran in the Contact Group on Technical Assistance and Financial Resources.

Side Events
At lunch, delegates attended a side event on "E-waste related work in WIPO and ILO." The event was organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and International Labour Organization (ILO).
A lunchtime side event on "Harmonized Electronic Reporting Systems for Basel and Stockholm Conventions Joint Clearing House Mechanism." The event was organized by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions.

Afternoon Session
Alabo Wokama, Nigeria
Victoria Romero, Mexico
Franz Perrez (Switzerland), Basel Convention COP11 President
Jeanelle Kelly, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Malverne Spencer, Antigua and Barbuda
Delegates chatting after the session.


Around the Venue
Claudia Dumitru and Mihaela Claudia Paun, Romania
Silhouettes of delegates in the snack bar.
 
Delegates conferring before plenary.

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