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Briefing to the Permanent Missions in Geneva

Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention / 17 – 21 October 2011 / Cartagena, Colombia Prevention, Minimization & Recovery of Wastes. Briefing to the Permanent Missions in Geneva. Secretariat of the Basel Convention. 14 September 2011. Overview.

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Briefing to the Permanent Missions in Geneva

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  1. Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention / 17 – 21 October 2011 / Cartagena, Colombia Prevention, Minimization & Recovery of Wastes Briefing to the Permanent Missions in Geneva Secretariat of the Basel Convention 14 September 2011

  2. Overview • Venue: Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre in Cartagena, Colombia • Dates: Monday 17th to Friday 21st October (pre-meetings on 15th & 16th) • Theme: Prevention, minimization and recovery of wastes • Agenda and pre-session documents available at: http://www.basel.int/meetings

  3. Overview • COP 10 plays an important role in determining the future of the Basel Convention • A unique opportunity to position waste management as a model area for achieving an environmentally and socially sound economy • By so doing, COP 10 could make a concrete contribution to Rio +20 • COP may wish to adopt a Declaration related to the theme of the meeting • Achim Steiner, USG of the UN and Executive Director of UNEP, to attend on Thursday & Friday

  4. Host of COP 10 / Participation • COP 10 is hosted and funded by the Government of Colombia • Thus far, USD 400,000 has been raised for participant travel to COP 10 which will fund the travel of 84 participants • All Parties who requested funding within the established deadlines to receive funding for one participant • Funding received from Australia, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA • Confirmations are already being sent out to funded participants • To date: 300 participants are pre-registered

  5. Pre-meetings & Registration • Registration: • Saturday 15 October to Tuesday 18 October: 8am to 6pm • Remainder of the week: 9am to 6pm • Preparatory meetings: Saturday 15th: • Technical guidelines Sunday 16th: • New Strategic Framework • Informal consultation on Swiss-Indonesian Country-Led Initiative • Bureau meeting • Meetings of Regional Groups

  6. Opening Session • Honourable Minister of Indonesia as President of COP 9 will preside over the Opening Session • Welcoming statements • Forum on Prevention, Minimization and Recovery of Wastes • Election of officers, adoption of the agenda and organizational matters • Statements by regional groups

  7. Strategic issues New Strategic Framework (NSF): • Mandate: COP 9 decision IX/3 • OEWG 7 agreed on the following elements of a new strategic framework: vision, guiding principles, strategic goals and objectives • The COP could adopt the elements above including: • The means of implementation • The indicators for measurement of achievement and performance

  8. Strategic issues Country-Led Initiative (CLI): • Based on the COP 9 President’s statement on the way forward on the Ban Amendment, the Governments of Indonesia and Switzerland organized a Country-Led Initiative • Indonesia & Switzerland are to propose a draft decision including a package for the way forward • Possibility to consider this item together with the NSF

  9. Strategic issues Review and strengthening of the BCRCs: • BCRCs implemented or supported activities related to the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. Six BCRCs have been endorsed as Stockholm Convention regional centres • COP 10 to review and possibly adopt four documents prepared by the Secretariat for strengthening of the BCRCs • Strengthening BCRCs also addressed by the NSF and CLI

  10. Scientific & Technical matters Technical guidelines: • COP10 to consider and adopt technical guidelines on the: • ESM of used tyres • ESM of mercury wastes • co-processing of hazardous waste in cement kilns • COP10 to receive an update on the development of: • Draft technical guidelines on TBM of e-waste, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non-waste • PACE guidance document on ESM of used and end-of-life computing equipment • Technical guidelines on the ESM of POPs

  11. Scientific & Technical matters Amendment of annexes to the Basel Convention: • Secretariat received applications for new entries to Annex IX of the Basel Convention from three Parties • Procedure states that these proposed entries should be transmitted through the OEWG to COP • Possible decision: COP to ask OEWG to consider these proposals at its next meeting

  12. Scientific & Technical matters Classification and hazard characterization of wastes: • Review of: • work on the guidance papers on hazardous characteristics H10 and H11 • cooperation with the World Customs Organization and its Harmonized System Committee • National classification and control procedures for the import of wastes contained in Annex IX

  13. Legal, compliance and governance matters Implementation and Compliance Committee: • Report of Committee on its work and proposed programme of work for 2012-13 • Draft decision: review of issues of implementation and compliance (e.g. national reporting, national legislation, notifications and illegal traffic with a proposed new partnership) and of specific submissions (proposal to amend trigger options and authority sought to use resources in the Implementation Fund) • Election of 10 new members (two candidates to be nominated by each UN regional group)

  14. Legal, compliance and governance matters National legislation, enforcement and illegal traffic: • Consideration of the report from the Secretariat on the implementation of Decision IX/23 and a possible draft decision • Draft instruction manual for the legal profession on the prosecution of illegal traffic submitted to COP 10 for approval

  15. Legal, compliance and governance matters National Reporting: • Report on progress of work and draft decision for possible adoption Addressing Article 17(5): • Consideration of draft decision for possible adoption on the legal interpretation of Article 17(5)

  16. Legal, compliance and governance matters Implementation of Decision V/32 on enlargement of the scope of the Trust Fund: • Report of the Secretariat on discussions held during OEWG 7, including transmittal of a draft decision proposed by Cuba

  17. Legal, compliance and governance matters International cooperation and coordination: • Report on the Secretariat’s international cooperation activities • Cooperation with International Maritime Organization (IMO): Legal analysis on the application of the Basel Convention to wastes generated onboard ships

  18. Legal, compliance and governance matters Environmentally sound dismantling of ships: • COP to consider whether the Hong Kong Convention establishes an equivalent level of control and enforcement as that established under the Basel Convention • Update on the work of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO to develop guidelines to support implementation of the Hong Kong Convention • Update on technical assistance activities

  19. Basel Convention Partnership Programme • Confirmation of existing partnerships and extension of partnership contacts by adoption of Partnership Work Plan, 2012-2013 • Specific partnership issues: • Possible adoption of PACE Work Plan 2012-2013 • Possible final adoption of MPPI Guidance Document

  20. Capacity-building • Report on implementation of strategic plan focal area activities and the Nairobi Declaration through priority waste stream pilot projects and programmes, including: • Enforcement programme in Africa • E-waste programmes in Africa and Asia • Projects on ODS and POPs, asbestos and mercury wastes, dismantling of ships

  21. Financial matters Programme of Work and Budget: • Decision IX/31 calls for the preparation of the programme budget for 2012-13 based on two alternatives: • The Executive Secretary’s assessment of the required rate of growth of the programme budget: zero nominal growth • Maintaining the average annual operational budget at the 2009-2011 level in real terms: zero real growth • No consideration of new initiatives Parties may wish to establish under the NSF and/or CLI

  22. Work programme of OEWG for 2012-2013 • COP 10 may wish to: • adopt the work programme of the Open-ended Working Group for 2012-2013 • elect the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group for 2012-2013

  23. Enhacing cooperation & coordination Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions: • At Stockholm Convention COP 5 and Rotterdam Convention COP 5, decisions SC-5/27 and RC-5/12, respectively, on enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions were taken • COP 10 is invited to consider adopting a decision that is identical in substance to decisions SC-5/27 and RC-5/12

  24. Other items for consideration • Venue and date of COP 11 • Basel Waste Solutions Circle • Publications / public information material

  25. Establishment of Contact Groups • Strategic way forward (New Strategic Framework, Country-Led Initiative and BCRCs) • Programme budget • Possible others (e.g. Technical guidelines, Environmentally sound dismantling of ships)

  26. For further information, please visit the COP 10 website: http://cop10.basel.int/Admin/COP10/tabid/1571/language/en-US/Default.aspx (Accessible via the Basel Convention website)

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