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Staff members of the Secretariat have new standardized e-mail addresses.
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Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions to hold ‘sustainable synergies’ meetings aimed at solidifying collaboration among the three legally autonomous global agreements.
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Selection of branch chiefs to fill the technical assistance, convention operations and scientific support branches has been announced by the Secretariat.
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In cooperation with the authorities of the Canton of Geneva, the Swiss host country is organizing an excursion to the waste treatment centre of Cheneviers on Sunday, 5 May 2013.
Participants will travel from La Jonction by boat on the Rhône to the treatment centre. A morning excursion (...
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Secretariat’s review of the synergies arrangements and UNEP/FAO synergies evaluation reports released.
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From the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
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2012 was a year of major innovation in international environmental governance, in particular in the area of hazardous chemicals and wastes.
The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm convention secretariats were successfully merged into one secretariat as a result of the Party-led synergies process. ...
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Angela Cropper, the former Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has passed away following a long and courageous battle with cancer.
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In a wide-ranging interview with Geneva International Cooperation, Executive Secretary Jim Willis speaks about the global impacts of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, the “synergies process” and some key challenges facing management of chemicals and hazardous wastes today. ...
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The Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mr. Sergey Eduardovich Tikhonov.
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Consultative meeting held in Mexico City from 5 to 6 September 2012 sought advice from governments and other stakeholders
The Stockholm Convention has a financial mechanism, which provides new and additional resources to eligible parties to enable them to implement treaty obligations. The Global En...
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Chemical ‘Intensification’ of Economies in Developing Countries Means Greater Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Substances
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The new Twitter service of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, BRS Conventions lets you follow the latest developments of the conventions.
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Jim Willis will present on the conventions’ experience with synergies at a Rio+20 side event, being held at Athletes Park, UNEP Pavilion from 13:00 to 14:45:on 22 June 2012.
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In July 2011, a sustainability task force was set up in the secretariat to develop recommendations on improving the secretariat’s environmental and financial sustainability. Find out about the results of the task force and the sustainability performance of the secretariat, by consulting the ta...
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The secretariat presents new management oversight reports covering synergies between the conventions and their operations.
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Our offer of online training has been expanded to address a variety of new issues relevant to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions.
Find more by consulting the schedule of webinars for this year.
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In 2011, the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions embarked on a new, innovative and tangible phase the synergies process.
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Since 2005, the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions have undergone a unique development within the world of MEAs, known as “the synergies process”. The synergies process represents the establishment of an unprecedented mechanism for the achievement of coordination and cooperation ...
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“Synergies” is your window to the synergies process, an unprecedented effort to enhance coordination and cooperation among the three multilateral environmental agreements addressing hazardous chemicals and wastes.
The newest member of the conventions’ clearing-house family of webs...
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