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Basel and Stockholm Conventions regional centres

Activity Start date ongoing: 
Ongoing
Activity End date ongoing: 
Ongoing
Activity: 
Regional centres established under the Basel and the Stockholm Conventions to provide capacity-building and facilitate technology transfer at national and regional levels.
Objectives: 
The 23 regional centres established under the Basel and Stockholm Conventions aim at providing technical assistance and promoting the transfer of technology to assist developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition to implement the Conventions. The regional centres implement projects, deliver training and transfer technologies in the regions they serve. In decisions BC-13/11 and SC-8/15, the regional centres were encouraged to work on the impact of plastic waste, marine plastic litter, microplastics, and measures for their prevention and environmentally sound management. A report on the activities of the regional centres related to plastic waste, marine plastic litter, microplastics is available in UNEP/CHW/OEWG.11/INF/21/Add.1.
Lead Organization/Partners : 
Basel and Stockholm Conventions regional centres
Scope of Activity: 
Regional: Developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition
Websites: 
http://www.basel.int/Implementation/MarinePlasticLitterandMicroplastics/Activities/tabid/6070/Default.aspx
Activity Start date: 
Ongoing
Activity End date: 
Ongoing
Relevant Stakeholder: 
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRSMEAS)