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Conference of the Parties
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- Various session of the following convention’s Conference of the Parties (COP) was held In Geneva International Conference Centre, Switzerland.
- 14thmeeting of the COP to the Basel Convention (BC COP-14),
- 9thmeeting of the COP to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-9)
- 9thmeeting of the COP to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-9).
- The theme of the meeting was “Clean Planet, Healthy People: Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste”.
- In the meeting, 187 countries pledge to restrict the global plastic waste but United States has refused to take part in this pledge.
- COP-14 has discussed among parties about matters related to implementation of the Convention which include the strategic framework entry into force of the Ban Amendment and the Cartagena Declaration on the Prevention, Minimization and Recovery of Hazardous Wastes and other wastes.
Basel Conventions
- It is also known as the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.
- This international treaty aims to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs).
Rotterdam Convention
- It is also known as the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
- It aims to promote shared responsibilities and cooperative efforts among parties in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals in order to protect human health and the environment from potential harm and also contribute to environmentally sound use of these chemicals.
Stockholm Convention
- It is also known as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
- This international treaty aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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