List of training workshops, seminars and meetings organized by the
Basel Convention Regional Centres on Training and Technology Transfer (BCRCs)
during 2003 and envisaged for 2004
Listed by Region
AFRICA AND WEST ASIA
BCRC-Egypt
Subject
/ Venue / Date / Co-Organizers /Purpose
/ Other Stakeholders1. Training Seminar for Port Officers / Port Said, Egypt / 15-19 September 2003 / EEAA and Ministry of Foreign Affairs
BCRC-Nigeria
Subject
/ Venue / Date / Co-Organizers /Purpose
/ Other Stakeholders1. Dioxin and Furans Training Workshop / Abuja, Nigeria / 10-12 June 2003 / Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja, Nigeria / To train participants in the analysis of field survey data for the national inventories of Dioxin and Furan based on the UNEP Chemicals Toolkit / UNEP chemicals
2. Regional Workshop on Successful Case Studies of Recycling, Reuse and Resource Recovery Methods Towards the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes and Implementation of the Basel Convention in Africa / Ibadan, Nigeria / 22-26 March 2004 / BCRC-Nigeria and UNEP/SBC / Identification and demonstration of successful proven technologies for the environmentally sound management of priority waste streams readily adaptable in Africa, and dissemination of preventive measures for and minimization of priority waste streams (e.g. lead acid batteries, hospital waste, organic solvents waste and used oil) / BCRC-South Africa, -Senegal and -Egypt, Developed Countries and International Experts
3. Regional Consultations with BCRCs / Abuja, Nigeria / 20-21 March 2004 / BCRC-Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Environment and UNEP/SBC / Development of common plans and prioritized regional programmes / BCRC- South Africa, -Senegal and -Egypt
4. Capacity-Building Workshop on Toxic Chemicals Tracking, Hazardous Waste Management and Enforcement for Senior Policy Officials, Customs, Port Officers, Security Agencies, Judicial Officers and Decision Makers / Lagos, Nigeria / 17-19 June 2004 / BCRC-Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria / To promote awareness and strengthen participants’ ability to implement the Basel Convention on the Control of the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
5. Implementation of Waste Minimization and Cleaner Production in Manufacturing Industries and Petroleum Sector / Port Harcourt, Nigeria / 23-26 September 2004 / Federal Ministry of Environment, NNPC, UNEP/SBC and UNIDO / Awareness promotion and capacity building to strengthen the participants’ ability to implement cleaner production strategies / Manufacturing industries, Petroleum industry, NGOs, Communities, Regulatory agencies, and BCRC-South Africa, -Senegal and -Egypt
6. Workshop on Remediation of Sites Contaminated by POPs and Oil / Port Harcourt, Nigeria / 19-21 November 2004 / Federal Ministry of Environment, Niger Delta Development Commission, UNIDO and UNEP/SBC / Expose participants to modern techniques of remediation of sites contaminated by pollutants, especially oil and POPs / Manufacturing industries, Petroleum industry, NGOs, Communities, Regulatory agencies, and BCRC-South Africa, -Senegal and -Egypt
7. First Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Used Oil in Africa / Cairo, Egypt ? / 21-23 January 2004 / UNEP/SBC, UNIDO and BCRC-Nigeria, -South Africa, -Senegal and –Egypt / Planning meeting for the development of road map for the environmentally sound management of used oil in Africa
BCRC-Senegal
Subject
/ Venue / Date / Co-Organizers /Purpose
/ Other Stakeholders1. Training on Inventories / . Niger
. Guinea
. Conakry
. Comoros / November-December 2003 / BCRC-Senegal and recipient countries /
- Possibility for countries to develop expertise in hazardous wastes inventories
- Dissemination of guidance materials for the classification and characterization of wastes
2. Training on the Use and Maintenance of Database on Environmental Technologies for the Management of Hazardous Wastes / BCRC-Senegal / November-December 2003 / BCRC-Senegal and Direction de l’environnement, Sénégal /
- Availability and accessibility to a wide public of information on hazardous wastes
- Improvement of activities for implementing the Basel Convention
- Increase awareness of hazardous wastes problems in francophone countries
NGOs
3. Training on Database on Inventories / . Niger
. Guinea
. Conakry
. Comoros / November-December 2003 / BCRC-Senegal and recipient countries / Follow up hazardous wastes generation in each country / UNEP/SBC
4. Restitution Workshop on Inventories / . Niger
. Guinea
. Conakry
. Comoros / July-August 2004 / BCRC-Senegal (Guinea, Niger) and recipient countries /
- Identify priorities for the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes
- Strengthen institutional and regulatory frameworks
5. Sub-regional Workshop on Asbestos / Benin / 2004 / Ministry on the Environment Benin and UNEP/SBC / Propose recommendations for an action plan on the control of transboundary movements of asbestos wastes in the framework of the Basel Convention / West African countries
BCRC-South Africa
Subject / Venue / Date / Co-Organizers / Purpose / Other Stakeholders1. Country Course on Management of Medical Waste / Mauritius / 17-20 March 2003 / Government of Mauritius and BCRC / To raise awareness among key officials from stakeholder institutions of medical waste in countries responsible for the management of the health care waste throughout its full cycle / DANIDA
2. Country Course on Transportation and Hazardous Waste / Botswana / 10-13 March 2003 / Government of Botswana and BCRC / To introduce the subject of transportation of hazardous waste to key institutions involved either in the handling or transportation of dangerous goods under the provisions of the Basel Convention and to build a consensus amongst stakeholders on follow-up programmes / DANIDA
3. Country Course on Transportation and Hazardous Waste / South Africa / 17-20 March 2003 / Government of South Africa and BCRC / To introduce the subject of transportation of hazardous waste to key institutions involved in either the handling or transportation of dangerous goods under the provisions of the Basel Convention and to build a consensus amongst stakeholders on follow-up programmes / DANIDA
4. Regional Training Course on Project Development and Management / South Africa / 31 March-4 April 2003 / BCRC / To enhance the skills of key officials from the seven Governments and seven key country institutions responsible for developing projects and programmes for Government or the private sector in the area of hazardous waste management to enable them to design successful hazardous waste projects for funding / DANIDA
5. Country Training Course on Project Development and Management / Nigeria / 19-23 May 2003 / Government of Nigeria and BCRC / To enhance the skills of key officials from the Nigerian Government and key country institutions responsible for developing projects and programmes for Government or the private sector in the area of hazardous waste management to enable them to design successful hazardous waste projects for funding / DANIDA
6. Regional Training of Trainers’ Course on General Hazardous Waste Management Course / South Africa / 19-24 May 2003 / BCRC / To initiate the training of trainers in hazardous waste management so as to create a pool of future trainers based on material developed by the BCRC and tested through regional workshops in which all 21 countries participated / DANIDA
7. Regional Training of Trainers’ Course on General Hazardous Waste Management Course - Second Training of Trainers from SADC Countries (11 countries) / South Africa / 7-12 July 2003 / BCRC / To initiate the training of trainers in hazardous waste management so as to create a pool of future trainers based on material developed by the BCRC and tested through regional workshops in which all 21 countries participated / JICA (Japan International Development Agency)
8. First Commercial Course on General Hazardous Waste Management for Industry / South Africa / 8-11 September 2003 / BCRC and ESKOM (Utility Company, South Africa) / To initiate building of partnership with industry in South Africa so as to use the services of the BCRC in providing, on a sustainable basis, a sound foundation and specialized courses in the area of general hazardous waste management for key officials involved in this area / Gold Mining Industry, Nuclear Industry, Water Boards, Platinum Industry, Investment Bank, Consulting Companies,
Power generation, Power Distribution, and Waste management and Recycling Industries
9. Coordinated Implementation of the Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions / South Africa / 17-21 September 2003 / UNEP, Government of South Africa, Government of Switzerland and BCRC / To improve and enhance the coordinated implementation of the Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions / African Union, Economic Commission for Africa, Swiss Government Pesticide NGOs, UNEP/SBC, PIC and POPs Secretariat
10. Second CommercialCourse on General Hazardous Waste Management for Industry / South Africa / November 2003 / BCRC and ESKOM (Utility Company, South Africa) / To initiate building of partnership with industry in South Africa so as to use the services of the BCRC in providing, on a sustainable basis, a sound foundation and specialized courses in the area of general hazardous waste management for key officials involved in this area / Industry
11. Third Commercial Course on General Hazardous Waste Management for Industry / South Africa / February 2004 / BCRC and ESKOM (Utility Company, South Africa) / To initiate building of partnership with industry in South Africa so as to use the services of the BCRC in providing, on a sustainable basis, a sound foundation and specialized courses in the area of general hazardous waste management for key officials involved in this area / Industry
12. Fourth Commercial Course on General Hazardous Waste Management for Industry / South Africa / May 2004 / BCRC and ESKOM (Utility Company, South Africa) / To initiate building of partnership with industry in South Africa so as to use the services of the BCRC in providing, on a sustainable basis, a sound foundation and specialized courses in the area of general hazardous waste management for key officials involved in this area / Industry
13. Fifth Commercial Course on General Hazardous Waste Management for Industry / South Africa / August 2004 / BCRC and ESKOM (Utility Company, South Africa) / To initiate building of partnership with industry in South Africa so as to use the services of the BCRC in providing, on a sustainable basis, a sound foundation and specialized courses in the area of general hazardous waste management for key officials involved in this area / Industry
14. Awareness Seminars for Policy and Decision Makers / 3 countries / January, April & September 2004 / BCRC and Countries’ Governments / To raise the awareness of this key group in the area of hazardous waste management / UNEP/SBC and donors (to be identified later) to cover costs for resource people
15. Regional Training for Middle Management Officials in General Hazardous Waste Management / South Africa / Mid 2004 / BCRC and Governments / To enhance the knowledge and skills of Government and key national institutions’ officials in handling legal, technical and institutional issues pertaining to the implementation of the Basel Convention / SBC, donors (to be identified later) to cover the entire costs
16. Training in Health Care Waste Management / 2 countries / Early 2004 / BCRC and Governments / To raise awareness among the key officials from stakeholder institutions in countries responsible for the management of the health care waste throughout its full cycle / Donors (to be identified later) to pay for resource persons
17. Country Training Course on Project Development and Management / 2 Countries / Mid 2004 / Governments and BCRC / To enhance the skills of key officials from the countries and key country institutions responsible in developing projects and programmes for Government or the private sector in the area of hazardous waste management to enable them to design successful hazardous waste projects for funding / Donors to pay for the external experts
ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION
BCRC-China
Subject
/ Venue / Date / Co-Organizers /Purpose
/ Other Stakeholders1. National Training Workshopon Environmentally Sound Management of the Import and Export of Waste / Qingdao, China / 23-25 September 2003 / Sponsored by State Environmental Protection Administration, General Administration of Customs of P. R. China and National Administration of Quality Test / Improve the communication between ministries on the capacity of management and enforcement in the import and export of waste / Local officials
BCRC-Indonesia
Subject
/ Venue / Date / Co-Organizers /Purpose
/ Other Stakeholders1. Regional Consultations Meeting with National Basel Convention Focal Points / Jakarta, Indonesia / 19-21 March 2004 / BCRC and UNEP/SBC /
- Assessment of the use and implementation by parties of the technical guidelines adopted by the COP with a view to identifying difficulties and obstacles to their effective application
- Determine and consider the priorities to be covered by the centre’s activities and provide specific assistance to countries as required
2. Regional Training on Prevention and Minimization of Specific Priority Waste Streams / Singapore / 16-20 June 2004 / BCRC and UNEP/SBC /
- Identification of priority waste streams and their environmentally sound management options
- Dissemination of preventive measures and minimization of priority waste streams (lead acid batteries, hospital waste, organic solvents waste and used oil)
3. Regional Workshop for Compliance with and for the Monitoring Implementation of the Basel Convention and its Amendments / Jakarta, Indonesia / 10-14 November 2004 / BCRCand UNEP/SBC /
- Dissemination of guidance materials for the classification and characterization of wastes
- Exchange of information on national legislation and provision of hazardous waste management.
- Increase capacity building of customs officers on relevant enforcement know-how, inventories and development of standardized inventory reports for priority waste streams
- Reducing illegal traffic of hazardous waste
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
BCRC-Russian Federation
Subject
/ Venue / Date / Co-Organizers /Purpose
/ Other Stakeholders1. Training Workshop on National Reporting and the Undertaking of National Inventories of Hazardous Wastes under the Basel Convention / Moscow, Russian Federation / 25-29 August 2003 / UNEP/SBC / This workshop will cover aspects of data reporting and generation and transboundary movements of hazardous and other wastes in accordance with Article 13 of the Basel Convention and hazardous wastes inventory techniques in the context of that Convention / UNEP-Chemicals
BCRC-Slovakia
Subject
/ Venue / Date / Co-Organizers /Purpose
/ Other Stakeholders1. Implementation of Waste Minimization – Cleaner Production Project, Training / Bratislava / 10-13 November 2003 / UNEP/SBC / The training will cover historical, conceptual and practical aspects of cleaner production in order to strengthen the participants’ ability to implement cleaner production strategies in their own countries
2. Workshop on the Stergthening of Co-operation based on the Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes Conventions / Prague, Czech Republic / 15-17
March 2004 / UNEP/SBC, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic / Share information and exchange of experiences among NFPs of 4 Conventions, to make clear identifications of links among chemicals and hazardous wastes convetions, supporting their implementation, strenghtening the co-operation / National Focal Points (Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm Conventions and Montreal protocol), Customs Authorities, Environmental
Inspectorates
3. Workhop on the Preparation of the Regional Approach for the
Environmentally Sound Management of POPs as Wastes in selected CEE
couuntries / Bratislava, Slovak Republic / 26-28
May 2004 / UNEP/SBC / - to develop recommendations for a regional
approach for the ESM of POPs waste
- to make recommendations for how to make
national inventories of POPs waste
- to develop national strategies for the elimination of
POPs waste
- to undertake first investigations on which
technologies are available and could be chosen for
the environmentally sound transport, storage and
destruction of POPs waste
- to increase policy-awareness of the POPs waste in
the region / Ecotoxicological Centre, UNEP/Chemicals, FAO, UNDP, UNIDO, IHPA, Worldbank, indutry representatives (RECETOX-TOCOEN, Envvio Germany, HIM GmbH, Sea Marconi Technologies sas, Séché Eco-Industries, SINTEF, Ekokem Oy Ab) and the representatives from 11 CEE countries
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
BCRC-Argentina
Subject
/ Venue / Date / Co-Organizers /Purpose
/ Other Stakeholders1. Course on Evolution and Synergies of International Environmental Conventions / University of Comahue, Rio Negro
Flores University, headquarters Cipolletti, Rio Negro / 16-17 May 2003
6-7 June,
4-5 July 2003 and
8-9 August 2003 / New Millennium Foundation
2. Workshop on Expectations, Realities and Perspectives of Economic and Environmental Information / BCRC Headquarters / 11 June 2003
3. Workshop on the New Environmental Legislation in Argentina: Laws Concerning Minimum Budgets / BCRC Headquarters / 14 July 2003
4. Workshop on PCBs in the City of Buenos Aires / Buenos Aires / 6 May 2003
5. Regional Workshop on the Prevention and Monitoring of Illegal Traffic of Hazardous Wastes and other Wastes / Buenos Aires / 1-2 December 2003
BCRC-El Salvador
Subject
/ Venue / Date / Co-Organizers /Purpose
/ Other Stakeholders1. National Workshop on the Implementation of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal / San Pedro Sula, Honduras / 22-23 July 2003 / UNEP/SBC, Natural Resources and Environment Secretariat of Honduras / To promote awareness of the provisions of the Basel Convention in relation to hazardous wastes and other waste reduction, the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and definition of the key elements in the preparation of a hazardous waste management plan for the country
BCRC-Trinidad and Tobago
Subject
/ Venue / Date / Co-Organizers /Purpose
/ Other Stakeholders1. Implementation of the POPs Convention in SIDS / Antigua / 8-11 April 2003 / UNEP/Chemicals and AOSIS / To inform and advise participants in the workshop about the Stockholm Convention and the preparation of their National Implementation Programme (NIP)
2. First Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on the Caribbean Sea / Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago / 26 April 2003 / Association of Caribbean States (ACS) / To review the status of and make recommendations for advancing the proposal for securing international recognition of the Caribbean Sea as a Special Area in the context of sustainable development and the implementation of resolution 57/261, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly / UNEP/ROLAD, UNEP-RCU and Institute of Marine Affairs
3. Caribbean Sea Ecosystem Assessment (CARSEA) / Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago / 27-29 April 2003 / Cropper Foundation, University of the West Indies / To plan the conduct of a sub-global assessment within the global programme called the Millennium Assessment and to provide technical and economic information to the ACS / Institute of Marine Affairs and Caribbean Conservation Association
4. Committee on Trade and Economic Development (COTED) / Georgetown, Guyana / 26-30 April 2003 / Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM) / To discuss trade and economic issues including the BCRCs’ used lead acid battery project for Central America and the Caribbean / Ministries of Trade and those with responsibility for sustainable development
5. Dioxins and Furans Inventory Training / Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago / 19-22 May 2003 / UNEP/Chemicals and the Caribbean Basel Regional Centre / To train participants in the use of the UNEP Chemicals Toolkit on Conduct of Dioxin and Furan Inventories and to plan national implementation of dioxin and furan inventories / National governments in the Caribbean Region
6. 19th Annual Telecommunications Conference and Trade Exhibition / Paradise Island, Bahamas / 15-18 June 2003 / Caribbean Association of National Telecommu-nications Organisations (CANTO) / Presentation of initiatives for growth and development in the Caribbean; strengthening regional collaboration and integration and facilitating participation in the global arena through telecommunications. Specific reference to technology for disposal of obsolete mobile phones / UNEP/SBC and BCRC-Trinidad and Tobago
7. Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 10-Year Review of the Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action (BpoA) for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States / Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago / 18-22 August 2003 / Government of Trinidad and Tobago / Preparation of the review of the implementation of the BpoA over the past 10 years in the Caribbean SIDS for presentation worldwide of a full and comprehensive review of the BpoA to be held in Mauritius in 2004 / BCRC-Trinidad and Tobago, Regional Governments and UNEP-RCU
BCRC-Uruguay