Baselkonventionen

Monitors implementation, assists parties in fulfilling obligations, and addresses non-compliance cases.

In response to this crisis, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) convened a meeting in Basel, Switzerland, in 1988 to address the issue of transboundary movements of hazardous waste. The meeting led to the drafting of the Basel Convention, which was adopted on March 22, 1989. baselkonventionen

The Basel Convention has had a significant impact on the management of hazardous waste worldwide: The Basel Convention has had a significant impact

The Basel Convention was not a magic wand. It could not cure poverty, nor could it stop the relentless production of electronics. But it was a tool. And for the first time in a long time, someone had used it. And for the first time in a long time, someone had used it

Avfall som exporteras måste hanteras på ett sätt som skyddar miljön och människors hälsa.

When the truck stopped, Kwame watched the workers break the seal. They shoved aside the few working laptops at the front and began hauling out the real cargo: mountains of crushed electronics, broken glass, and hazardous fluids leaking onto the dirt.