The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions are multilateral environmental agreements, which share the common objective of protecting human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals and wastes. In order to enhance the cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, their respective conferences of the Parties have taken a series of decisions. Below is a list of decisions specifically related to technical assistance.
- Basel Convention
- Rotterdam Convention
- Stockholm Convention
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| SC-1/15 | Technical assistance |   |
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Requests the Secretariat to transmit the guidance on technical assistance to Parties, donors, relevant intergovernmental organizations and the entity or entities participating in the financial mechanism for consideration when developing and implementing their work programmes;
Further requests the Secretariat to report on progress in application of the guidance on technical assistance to each meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
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| SC-2/9 | Technical assistance | |
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Adopts the terms of reference for regional and subregional centres for capacity-building and transfer of technology under the Stockholm Convention set forth in annex I to the present decision; Requests the Secretariat to develop draft terms of reference for the process of selecting regional and subregional centres for capacity-building and transfer of technology for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its third meeting. In undertaking this task, the Secretariat should consult with Convention focal points and with existing regional and subregional centres and their host organizations providing technical assistance and technology transfer for chemicals and chemical waste issues;
Adopts the criteria for evaluating the performance of regional and subregional centres for capacity-building and technology transfer set forth in annex II to the present decision. |
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| SC-3/11 | Technical assistance | |
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| 1. Invites Parties, relevant international organizations and non-governmental organizations to provide information to the Secretariat on their experiences in implementing the guidance on technical assistance and transfer of technology adopted by the Conference of the Parties in decision SC 1/15;
2. Requests the Secretariat to submit, at each meeting of the Conference of the Parties, a report based on the information provided pursuant to paragraph 1 above and any other pertinent information on the application of the guidance on technical assistance and transfer of environmentally sound technology, in order to facilitate periodic reviews of the implementation of the guidance on technical assistance and transfer of technology by the Conference of the Parties. |
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| SC-6/15 | Technical assistance |   |
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The Conference of the Parties
1. Takes note of the information provided by the Secretariat on technical assistance for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention; |
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| SC-7/16 | Technical assistance |  |
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The Conference of the Parties
1. Takes note of the information provided by the Secretariat on technical assistance for the implementation of the Convention;
2. Welcomes the development of a database for the collection of information pertaining to the needs of parties for the implementation of the Convention, as well as information on available assistance; |
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| SC-8/15 | Technical assistance | |
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The Conference of the Parties
Noting the priority areas for action recognized in decision SC-8/18 on effectiveness evaluation
as they relate to technical assistance and the recommendations contained in the report on the overall
review of the synergies arrangements,
1. Requests the Secretariat to continue to collect, through the database established for that
purpose, information on the technical assistance and capacity-building needs of
developing-country Parties and Parties with economies in transition; |
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| SC-9/14 | Technical assistance | |
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The Conference of the Parties
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Technical assistance
1. Takes note of the report on the implementation of the technical assistance plan for the period 2018–2021 in the biennium 2018–2019 and the work carried out on monitoring and evaluation; |
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| SC-10/15 | Technical assistance | |
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The Conference of the Parties
1. Takes note of the report on the needs of developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition for technical assistance and technology transfer as well as of the database summarizing the technical assistance needs; |
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| SC-11/13 | Technical assistance | |
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The Conference of the Parties
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Noting the priority areas for action recognized in decision SC-11/17 on effectiveness evaluation as they relate to technical assistance,
1. Takes note of the report on the implementation of the technical assistance plan for the period 2022–2025 in the biennium 2022-2023, including capacity-building activities for the implementation of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, and of the database summarizing technical assistance needs; |
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