Overview of concept notes for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions for the biennium 2024-2025

The Secretariat is making available an overview of concept notes for voluntary contributions to the Technical Cooperation Trust Fund of the Basel Convention (BD) and the Special Voluntary Trust Funds of the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (RV, SV) for the implementation of the Programmes of Work (PoW) of the three conventions, as approved by their respective conferences of the Parties in 2023.

Contributions

The Secretariat has developed concept notes for mandated PoW activities that require voluntary funding. The notes contain a brief outline of the activities to be undertaken under the respective PoW as well as their indicative budgets.

Donors who are interested in contributing to the trust funds of the three conventions are invited to download relevant concept notes.

The Secretariat will be pleased to engage, if appropriate, in developing full-fledged project proposals for the respective activities.

Please contact the Resource Mobilization Focal Point of the Secretariat, Mr Frank Moser, should you need any further information (tel.: +41 22 917 8951, e-mail: frank-michael.moser@un.org).

The Secretariat greatly appreciates the contributions from donor countries and other partners which enables the Secretariat to continue its support to developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition in their efforts to implement the provisions of the conventions.

Concept notes for the implementation of the Programme of Work of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions for the biennium 2024-2025 (Voluntary Trust Funds)

Description of programme of Work activity

COP-approved budget (incl. PSC)

Concept notes

Voluntary Trust Funds [USD] – including PSC 13%

PoW
activity #

Title

 

File

BRS COPs

3,211,008

1(BC), 2(RC), 3(SC)

Meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm Conventions

 

Regional preparatory meetings

993,775

1(BC), 2(RC), 3(SC)

Regional preparatory meetings for the 2025 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

 

Open-ended Working Group to the Basel Convention

659,269

4 (BC)

Fourteenth meeting of the Basel Convention Open-ended Working Group

 

Chemical Review Committee (CRC)

243,625

5 (RC)

Additional meeting day for CRC-20 and CRC-21 and orientation workshop for members of the Chemical Review Committee

 

Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)

101,672

6 (SC)

Provision of orientation to incoming POPRC members and participation of additional experts supporting the work of the Committee

 

Meeting of the Committee Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention

51,406

10 (BC)

Travel of Party representatives organized

 

Second Meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Compliance Committee

9,072

11 (RC)

Travel of meeting participants

 

Support for Scientific Bodies

135,600

12 (BC, RC, SC)

 

From Science to Action, support the coordination among the scientific bodies of the conventions

 

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

2,123,157

13 (BC, RC, SC)

Technical assistance and capacity development programme of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

 

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (Basel Convention)

6,306,304

14 (BC)

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (Basel Convention)

 

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (Rotterdam Convention)

1,480,300

15 (RC)

Training and capacity development activities under the Rotterdam Convention

 

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (Stockholm Convention)

1,299,500

16 (SC)

Training and capacity development activities under the Stockholm Convention

 

Partnerships for Technical Assistance

4,237,500

18(BC, RC, SC)

Partnerships under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

 

Support for Regional Centres

2,184,629

19 (BC, SC)

Coordination of and support for the Basel and Stockholm convention regional centres and cooperation and coordination between regional centres 

 

Basel Convention Scientific Support

491,550

20(BC)

 

Scientific support for Parties to the Basel Convention

 

Rotterdam Convention Scientific Support

88,140

21 (RC)

 

Scientific support for Parties to the Rotterdam Convention

 

Stockholm Convention Scientific Support

471,210

22 (SC)

Scientific support for Parties to the Stockholm Convention

 

 

Effectiveness Evaluation and Global Monitoring Plan

497,200

23 (SC)

Effectiveness evaluation and the global monitoring plan

 

National Reporting

60,266

24 (BC, SC)

National Reporting

 

Clearing House Mechanism

282,500

25 (BC, RC, SC)

Clearing House Mechanism

 

Publications

185,041

26 (BC, RC, SC)

Publications

 

Joint communication, outreach and public awareness

183,060

27 (BC, RC, SC)

Joint communication, outreach and public awareness

 

International cooperation and coordination

116,989

29 (BC, RC, SC)

International cooperation and coordination

 

Resource Mobilization

393,805

30 (BC, RC, SC)

Financial resources and mechanisms

 

 

Legal and Policy (Basel Convention)

1,096,030

32(BC)

Legal and policy activities specific to the Basel Convention

 

Joint Legal and Policy Activities

 

188,710

33 (BC, RC, SC)

Joint legal and policy activities under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions; national legislation, illegal traffic and trade, and enforcement under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm convention

 

Country Led Initiative (ESM and further Legal Clarity)

502,217

34(BC)

Coordination and provision of support to Parties in follow-up to the country-led initiative on environmentally sound management and further legal clarity

 

2024-25 total

27,593,535