Financial Needs for Voluntary-Funded Activities 2026-2027

Overview of concept notes for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions for the biennium 2026-2027

Contributions

The Secretariat makes 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 2025.

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 (76) 691 15 19; +41 22 917 8951, e-mail: frank-michael.moser@un.org), with copy to Marijana Todorovic (marijana.todorovic@un.org) and Anna Bolengo (anna.bolengo@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 2026-2027 (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

3,180,555

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

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

Regional preparatory meetings

1,138,004

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

Regional preparatory meetings for the 2027 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Open-ended Working Group to the Basel Convention

798,847

4 (BC)

Fourteenth meeting of the Basel Convention Open-ended Working Group

Chemical Review Committee (CRC)

294,331

5 (RC)

Additional meeting day for CRC-22 and CRC-23 and orientation workshop for members of the Chemical Review Committee

Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)

156,121

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

64,455

8 (BC)

Travel of Party representatives organized

Fourth Meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Compliance Committee

16,114

9 (RC)

Travel of meeting participants

First and second meetings of the Stockholm Convention Compliance Committee

16,114

10 (SC)

Travel of sponsored Party representatives

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

2,292,657

13 (BC, RC, SC)

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

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (Basel Convention)

6,046,404

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)

1,457,700

16 (SC)

Training and capacity development activities under the Stockholm Convention

Partnerships for Technical Assistance

4,248,800

18 (BC, RC, SC)

Partnerships under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

Support for Regional Centres

2,220,450

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

768,400

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

457,650

22 (SC)

Scientific support for Parties to the Stockholm Convention

Effectiveness Evaluation and Global Monitoring Plan

499,460

23 (SC)

Effectiveness evaluation and the global monitoring plan

National Reporting

316,400

24 (BC, SC)

National Reporting

Clearing House Mechanism

412,450

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


 

Resource Mobilization

263,290

30 (BC, RC, SC)

Financial resources and mechanisms

 


 

Joint legal and policy activities under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions: legal and policy activities under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions; compliance under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions; national legislation, illegal traffic and trade, and enforcement under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions Legal and Policy (Basel Convention)

56,500

31 (BC, RC, SC)

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

Legal and Policy (Basel Convention)

1,491,146

32 (BC)

Legal and policy activities specific to the Stockholm Convention


 

Legal and policy activities (Rotterdam Convention)

67,800

33 (RC)

Legal and policy activities specific to the Stockholm Convention


 

Legal and policy activities (Stockholm Convention)

56,500

34 (SC)

Legal and policy activities specific to the Stockholm Convention


 

2026-27 total

28,392,289