Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

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The Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions is the international body that supports and coordinates the implementation of three major global treaties on hazardous chemicals and wastes, providing administrative, technical and policy assistance to their parties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental governance body ⓘ
international organization ⓘ
treaty secretariat ⓘ
activity collects and disseminates data and information on hazardous chemicals and wastes ⓘ
facilitates regional and national workshops and training on chemicals and waste management ⓘ
prepares technical guidelines and guidance documents for implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
supports the work of subsidiary bodies of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
affiliation United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Secretariat of the BRS Conventions ⓘ
cooperation cooperates with the Minamata Convention on Mercury Secretariat ⓘ
works with other chemicals and waste conventions and institutions ⓘ
coordinationRole promotes synergies among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
supports joint services and coordinated activities for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
field chemicals management ⓘ
hazardous waste management ⓘ
international environmental law ⓘ
multilateral environmental agreements ⓘ
goal to protect human health from hazardous chemicals and wastes ⓘ
to protect the environment from hazardous chemicals and wastes ⓘ
headquartersCountry Switzerland ⓘ
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis decisions of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
locatedIn International Environment House I ⓘ
mandate to assist parties in developing and implementing national legislation and policies related to hazardous chemicals and wastes ⓘ
to coordinate scientific and technical work under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
to facilitate information exchange under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
to organize and service meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
to support capacity-building and technical assistance activities for parties ⓘ
name Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ
purpose to promote environmentally sound management of hazardous chemicals and wastes ⓘ
to provide administrative support to parties of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
to provide policy support to parties of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
to provide technical assistance to parties of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
to support implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
regionServed global ⓘ
shortName BRS Secretariat ⓘ
supportsTreaty Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal ⓘ
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade ⓘ
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants ⓘ
website http://www.brsmeas.org ⓘ

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Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention → administeredBy → Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention → supportedBy → Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
Secretariat of the Basel Convention → partOf → Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions → name → Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ