The ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG 9) will consider issues in advance of the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12), including: strategic issues; scientific and technical matters; legal, governance and enforcement matters; international cooperation and coordination; and the programme of work and budget.  

dates: 16-19 September 2014  
location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland  
contact: Basel Convention Secretariat  
phone: +41-22-917-8218  
fax: +41-22-917-8098  
e-mail: basel@unep.org  
www: http://www.basel.int/TheConvention/OpenendedWorkingGroup(OEWG)/Meetings/OEWG9/tabid/3537/mctl/ViewDetails/EventModID/8295/EventID/443/xmid/11215/Default.aspx
 http://sdg.iisd.org/events/basel-cop-12-rotterdam-cop-7-and-stockholm-cop-7/