Nairobi, Kenya 17-20 March 2026
Background: Parties to the Stockholm Convention are to transmit national reports to the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention every four years. The 6th report was launched in December 2025 and the deadline for submitting the report is 31 August 2026. The reports contain qualitative information on the measures taken to implement the Convention and on the effectiveness of such measures. Additionally, Parties are required to report quantitative information, including statistical data on the production, import and export of the chemicals listed in Annexes A and B, among others. A dedicated session on national reporting under the Stockholm Convention will be held on day one of the workshop.
Parties to the Basel Convention are required to transmit to the Secretariat, at the end of each calendar year, their respective national reports pursuant to Article 13, paragraph 3. The national report questionnaire contains qualitative and quantitative information. This mechanism allows Parties to share information with each other and provides an indication of the level of the implementation of the Basel Convention. At the national level, focal points of the Basel Convention are responsible for receiving and submitting information as provided for in Articles 13 and 16. A dedicated session on the electronic reporting requirements and national reporting obligations under the Basel Convention will be held on day four of the workshop.
The second and third days of the workshop will provide background on the broader framework supporting national reporting under both Conventions, with a focus on their implementation at the national level and on the sound management of persistent organic pollutants throughout their lifecycle.
Working language: The working language of the training is English with French translation.
Organizers: The training is organized by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in cooperation with the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Capacity-building and the Transfer of Technology, Kenya (SCRC Kenya). The EU provided the funding for this training.
Target audience: The training session targeted countries from the African region.
Objectives of the workshop
- Enhance and strengthen the capacities of the Parties for the implementation of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions;
- Inform participants about the use of the electronic reporting systems of the Basel and of the Stockholm Conventions, highlighting similarities between the two systems, commonalities and distinctions in their data collection process, with a particular focus on the lifecycle approach for POPs.
- Provide a platform for exchanging of information and experience sharing among invited Parties.