Scenario note for the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention. Cartagena declaration on refugees, colloquium on the. The convention for the protection and development of. Reaffirms that the basel convention is the primary global legal instrument for guiding the environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes and their disposal, including efforts to prevent and minimize. An explanatory guide to the cartagena protocol on biosafety ruth mackenzie, francoise burhenneguilmin, antonio g. Cartagena protocol on biosafety to the convention on biological diversity the parties to this protocol, being parties to the convention on biological diversity, hereinafter referred to as the convention, recalling article 19, paragraphs 3 and 4, and articles 8 g and 17 of the convention. Cartagena declaration on the prevention, minimization and. Cartagena convention international waters governance. Parties to the basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal. At the time it was the only legally binding environmental treaty in the wider caribbean.
Minamata convention on mercury the parties to this convention, recognizing that mercury is a chemical of global concern owing to its longrange atmospheric transport, its persistence in the environment once anthropogenically introduced, its ability to. All of the basel conventions efforts to push responsibility for treating wastes further up the supply chain are geared to promoting the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes. Mexico declaration and plan of action to strengthen the international protection of refugees in latin america mexico city, 16 november 2004 declaration the governments of participating latin american countries, gathered in mexico city to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the cartagena declaration. Basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal1 preamble2 the parties to this convention, aware of the risk of damage to human health and the environment caused by hazardous wastes and other wastes and the transboundary movement thereof, mindful of the growing threat to human health and the. An explanatory guide to the cartagena protocol on biosafety. This document is a summary statement of ipen and ban views on issues that cop will be called upon to address, including ewaste guidelines, illegal traffic, pops wastes, technical assistance and regional centres, compliance, the. Its aim is to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes and other wastes based on their origin andor composition and their characteristics.
The convention for the protection and development of the marine environment in the wider caribbean region wcr or cartagena convention is a regional legal agreement for the protection of the caribbean sea. Its aim is to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes and other. The cartagena convention also obligates the contracting parties to take all appropriate measures to prevent, reduce, and control pollution caused by discharges from ships, dumping from ships, aircraft or manmade structures at sea, landbased sources, seabased activities, and airborne pollution. Basel convention sustainable development the united nations. Cartagena declaration on the prevention, minimization and recovery of hazardous wastes and other wastes. Basel convention oewg 9 iisd rs highlights for friday, 19. Contribution of the secretariat of the basel, rotterdam and. The basel convention was adopted in 1989 and entered into force on 5 may 1992. The basel convention aims to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects resulting from the generation, management, transboundary movements and disposal of hazardous and other wastes. The cartagena declaration on prevention and minimization of hazardous wastes, also adopted by the parties at their 10 th meeting, reaffirms that the basel convention is the primary global legal instrument for guiding the environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes and their disposal, including efforts to prevent and minimize. In the runup to the basel convention s th conference of the parties, ipen and the basel action network have released a quick views of basel convention cop.
Text of the cartagena convention caribbean environment. The convention was adopted in cartagena, colombia on 24 march 1983 and entered into force on 11 october 1986. Hamdallah zedan executive secretary convention on biological diversity of the cartagena protocol entry. Home treaties basel convention decisions cartagena declaration on the prevention, minimization and recovery of hazardous. Its been observed that upsc has been asking every year about treaties and agreement related to environment so we had made an effort to provide a concise and easy list of environmental treaties for upsc. Ban and ipen quick views of basel cop14 basel action network. The cartagena declaration was adopted by the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention, with a road map for action on its implementation subsequently adopted at the. Tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal, cartagena, colombia, 1721 october 2011. The basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and. Cartagena declaration xx meeting of the forum of ministers of environment of latin america and the caribbean we, the participating ministers and delegation leaders in the xx meeting of the forum of ministers of environment of latin america and the caribbean gathered in cartagena, colombia, from 28th to 31st of march 2016. Declaration which was adopted by the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention, with a road map for action on its implementation subsequently adopted at the twelfth.
Convention on the control of transboundary movements of. List of treaties, conventions and protocols in pdf ssc. The convention for the protection and development of the marine environment of the wider caribbean area known as the cartagena convention was adopted in cartagena, colombia in 1983 and entered into force in 1986. Basel convention bc 122 road map for action on the implementation of the cartagena declaration bc 124 technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with mercury bc128 national legislation, notifications, enforcement of the convention and efforts to combat illegal traffic. Cartagena declaration on refugees, colloquium on the international protection of refugees in central america, mexico and panama adopted by the colloquium on the international protection of refugees in central america, mexico and panama, held at cartagena, colombia from 19 22 november 1984 i.
Cartagena convention and landbased sources protocol. Out of the workshops and discussions came this declaration. Coorganised by friends of the earth international the event played host to 250 delegates from environmental organisations, ngos and social movements. Learn about the cartagena convention and its protocols. The cartagena declaration on the prevention, minimization and recovery of hazardous wastes and other wastes emphasized that prevention and. Map showing the state of the ratification of the cartagena protocol on biosafety. Environmental treaties for upsc lets study together. The cartagena declaration on the prevention, minimization and recovery of hazardous wastes and other wastes, adopted on the occasion of the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties, sets forth a strong commitment by the parties to the basel convention to promote the prevention and minimization of the generation of hazardous and other wastes. The cartagena declaration on prevention and minimization of hazardous wastes was also adopted by cop10. The cartagena protocol on biosafety to the convention on biological diversity is an international agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of living modified organisms lmos resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health.
Cartagena declaration xx meeting of the forum of ministers of. Reaffirms that the basel convention is the primary global legal instrument for guiding the environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes and their disposal, including efforts to prevent and minimize their generation, and efficiently and safely manage that which cannot be avoided. The basel convention seeks to hurry this trend along. Cartagena convention is a comprehensive agreement for the protection and development of the marine environment. The entry into force of the cartagena protocol on biosafety on 11 september 2003 marked the beginning of a new phase in the history of the protocol. Meeting documents of the fourteenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention bc cop14, the ninth meeting of the conference of the parties to the rotterdam convention rc cop9 and the ninth meeting of the conference of the parties to the stockholm convention sc cop9. Angola accedes to the basel convention, becoming the 186th party. Cartagena declaration on refugees rights in exile programme. Secretariat prior to cop development of strategies paragraph 1 of the cartagena declaration develop guidance to assist parties, as appropriate, in developing efficient strategies to achieve the prevention and. Iisd reporting services iisd rs is covering the ninth meeting of the openended working group of the basel convention oewg 9, from 16 to 19 september 2014, from geneva, switzerland. Ban and ipen quick views of basel cop april 2017 the following is a summary of views on issues that the basel cop will be called upon to address. Contribution of the secretariat of the basel, rotterdam. Basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of.
The cartagena declaration on refugees is a nonbinding agreement which was adopted by the colloquium on the international protection of refugees in latin america, mexico and panama, held at cartagena, colombia from 1922 november 1984. Werksman in cooperation with alfonso ascencio, julian kinderlerer, katharina kummer and richard tapper iucn environmental policy and law paper no. Nagoya kuala lumpur supplementary protocol on liability and redress status of ratification and entry into force the cartagena protocol on biosafety to the convention on biological diversity was adopted by the conference of the parties to the convention on 29 january 2000. The basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal, usually known as the basel convention, is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries ldcs. Technical assistance and regional centres cop should welcome the recommendations by regional centres on marine litter plastics and microplastics and. The cartagena declaration the international conference of environmental rights and human rights hosted in cartagena, colombia from the 16th to the 18th of september, 2003, organised by friends of the earth international, transnational institute and the oil watch network declares. The cartagena declaration friends of the earth international.
Latinamerican, instrument for the protection of refugees and was adopted in 1984 by delegates from 10 latinamerican countries. Cartagena convention tool for sustainable development. The cartagena declaration on refugees, or just cartagena declaration, is a nonbinding regional, i. In paragraph 4 of article 2, the convention defines disposal as any operation specified in. Dec 02, 2015 the cartagena declaration on the prevention, minimization and recovery of hazardous wastes and other wastes, adopted on the occasion of the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties, sets forth a strong commitment by the parties to the basel convention to promote the prevention and minimization of the generation of hazardous and other wastes. Parties to the cartagena protocol and its supplementary. Basel convention oewg 9 iisd rs highlights for tuesday. Sep 24, 2003 in september 2003 the international conference of environmental rights and human rights was held in cartagena, colombia. Cartagena declaration on the prevention, minimization and recovery of hazardous wastes and other. Provisional list of meeting documents organized by provisional.
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