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Discussion on Environmental Governance and 2030 Agenda Focuses on Synergies
16 January 2020 | Lynn Wagner, Ph.D., Group Director, SDG Knowledge Program ...

Discussion on Environmental Governance and 2030 Ag...
16 January 2020 | Lynn Wagner, Ph.D., Group Director, SDG Knowledge Program ...

2 SDGs

Responsible Co...

Life Below Wat...

Expert Group Makes Progress on Actions for Stocktaking on Marine Plastic Litter
29 November 2019 | Catherine Benson Wahlén, SDG Knowledge Hub

2 SDGs

Responsible Co...

Life Below Wat...

Expert Group Makes Progress on Actions for Stockta...
29 November 2019 | Catherine Benson Wahlén, SDG Knowledge Hub

SIDS Launch Initiative to Tackle Chemical and Waste Management
3 September 2019 | Leila Mead, SDG Knowledge Hub

SIDS Launch Initiative to Tackle Chemical and Wast...
3 September 2019 | Leila Mead, SDG Knowledge Hub

guest articles

Towards a Healthier Future: The Contributions of the EU to the Activities of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
25 June 2019 | Carlos Martin-Novella, Deputy Executive Secretary, BRS Conventions Secretariat

Responsible Co...

An End to Electronic Waste – Building the E-waste Coalition
17 April 2018 | Cosmas Zavazava, ITU

guest articles

Scaling the e-Waste Mountain: Opportunities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
29 September 2014 | Ruediger Kuehr, UNU-IAS/SCYCLE

guest articles

A Brief Historical Perspective on International Progress in the Sound Management of Chemicals and Wastes
28 March 2014 | Jim Willis, Basel/Rotterdam/Stockholm Conventions

policy briefs

policy briefs

Monthly Forecast May 2019: Chemicals, Science and Sustainable Development
2 May 2019 | Content Editors, SDG Knowledge Hub

Monthly Forecast April 2019: Synergies Between Global Agendas, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
4 April 2019 | Content Editors, SDG Knowledge Hub

policy briefs

Elemental Understanding for Ratification – InforMEA’s E-Course on the Minamata Convention
3 September 2015 | Jennifer Allan, SDG Knowledge Hub

policy briefs

The Role of Information in Managing the Transboundary Movement of Wastes
28 May 2015 | Jennifer Allan, SDG Knowledge Hub

Events

Basel Convention COP15, Rotterdam Convention COP10 and Stockholm Convention COP10

17-28 May 2021

Nairobi, Kenya

Basel Convention COP14, Rotterdam Convention COP9 and Stockholm Convention COP9

29 April - 9 May 2019

Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland

EMG Nexus Dialogue Series 2019: Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste

5 February 2019

Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland

Eleventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG 11)

3-6 September 2018

Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland

8th Green Standards Week

9-12 April 2018

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Expert Working Group for the Further Development of the E-Waste Technical Guidelines

24-25 January 2018

Beijing, China

Basel Convention

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

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Discussion on Environmental Governance and 2030 Agenda Focuses on Synergies 16 January 2020 | Lynn Wagner, Ph.D., Group Director, SDG Knowledge Program ...

Discussion on Environmental Governance and 2030 Ag... 16 January 2020 | Lynn Wagner, Ph.D., Group Director, SDG Knowledge Program ...

Expert Group Makes Progress on Actions for Stocktaking on Marine Plastic Litter 29 November 2019 | Catherine Benson Wahlén, SDG Knowledge Hub

Expert Group Makes Progress on Actions for Stockta... 29 November 2019 | Catherine Benson Wahlén, SDG Knowledge Hub

SIDS Launch Initiative to Tackle Chemical and Waste Management 3 September 2019 | Leila Mead, SDG Knowledge Hub

SIDS Launch Initiative to Tackle Chemical and Wast... 3 September 2019 | Leila Mead, SDG Knowledge Hub

guest articles

Towards a Healthier Future: The Contributions of the EU to the Activities of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 25 June 2019 | Carlos Martin-Novella, Deputy Executive Secretary, BRS Conventions Secretariat

An End to Electronic Waste – Building the E-waste Coalition 17 April 2018 | Cosmas Zavazava, ITU

Scaling the e-Waste Mountain: Opportunities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda 29 September 2014 | Ruediger Kuehr, UNU-IAS/SCYCLE

A Brief Historical Perspective on International Progress in the Sound Management of Chemicals and Wastes 28 March 2014 | Jim Willis, Basel/Rotterdam/Stockholm Conventions

policy briefs

Monthly Forecast May 2019: Chemicals, Science and Sustainable Development 2 May 2019 | Content Editors, SDG Knowledge Hub

Monthly Forecast April 2019: Synergies Between Global Agendas, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity 4 April 2019 | Content Editors, SDG Knowledge Hub

Elemental Understanding for Ratification – InforMEA’s E-Course on the Minamata Convention 3 September 2015 | Jennifer Allan, SDG Knowledge Hub

The Role of Information in Managing the Transboundary Movement of Wastes 28 May 2015 | Jennifer Allan, SDG Knowledge Hub

Events

Basel Convention COP15, Rotterdam Convention COP10 and Stockholm Convention COP10

Basel Convention COP14, Rotterdam Convention COP9 and Stockholm Convention COP9

EMG Nexus Dialogue Series 2019: Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste

Eleventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG 11)

8th Green Standards Week

Expert Working Group for the Further Development of the E-Waste Technical Guidelines

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Discussion on Environmental Governance and 2030 Agenda Focuses on Synergies
16 January 2020 | Lynn Wagner, Ph.D., Group Director, SDG Knowledge Program ...

Discussion on Environmental Governance and 2030 Ag...
16 January 2020 | Lynn Wagner, Ph.D., Group Director, SDG Knowledge Program ...

Expert Group Makes Progress on Actions for Stocktaking on Marine Plastic Litter
29 November 2019 | Catherine Benson Wahlén, SDG Knowledge Hub

Expert Group Makes Progress on Actions for Stockta...
29 November 2019 | Catherine Benson Wahlén, SDG Knowledge Hub

SIDS Launch Initiative to Tackle Chemical and Waste Management
3 September 2019 | Leila Mead, SDG Knowledge Hub

SIDS Launch Initiative to Tackle Chemical and Wast...
3 September 2019 | Leila Mead, SDG Knowledge Hub

Towards a Healthier Future: The Contributions of the EU to the Activities of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
25 June 2019 | Carlos Martin-Novella, Deputy Executive Secretary, BRS Conventions Secretariat

An End to Electronic Waste – Building the E-waste Coalition
17 April 2018 | Cosmas Zavazava, ITU

Scaling the e-Waste Mountain: Opportunities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
29 September 2014 | Ruediger Kuehr, UNU-IAS/SCYCLE

A Brief Historical Perspective on International Progress in the Sound Management of Chemicals and Wastes
28 March 2014 | Jim Willis, Basel/Rotterdam/Stockholm Conventions

Monthly Forecast May 2019: Chemicals, Science and Sustainable Development
2 May 2019 | Content Editors, SDG Knowledge Hub

Monthly Forecast April 2019: Synergies Between Global Agendas, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
4 April 2019 | Content Editors, SDG Knowledge Hub

Elemental Understanding for Ratification – InforMEA’s E-Course on the Minamata Convention
3 September 2015 | Jennifer Allan, SDG Knowledge Hub

The Role of Information in Managing the Transboundary Movement of Wastes
28 May 2015 | Jennifer Allan, SDG Knowledge Hub