The Japanese Ministry of the Environment is hosting this first meeting of the technical expert group to complete the development of a framework for the environmentally sound management (ESM) of hazardous and other wastes. The initiative is related to decision BC-10/3 on the Indonesian-Swiss country-led initiative to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention, which identifies the need for a comprehensive effort to improve guidance on the ESM of wastes.  

dates: 17-19 April 2012   location: Tokyo, Japan   contact: Bella Lawson   phone: +41-22-917-8218   fax: +41-22-797-3454   e-mail: bella.lawson@unep.org   www: http://www.basel.int/