2-3 October, 2023, BCCC-Africa was in Abuja for a Regional Workshop on the Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in articles. The workshop organized by the UNEP Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam & Stockholm Conventions in collaboration with BCCC-Africa.
The workshop was attended by representatives of government authorities in Africa involved in the
implementation of the Stockholm and Basel Conventions, some Regional Centres of the Basel and Stockholm conventions in the African region, and a few other important stakeholders in the region.
The objectives of the workshop were to:
i. Increase awareness and provide training for Parties on issues associated with the management of POPs in articles as well as policy and technical measures to phase out uses of POPs and manage plastic products containing such chemicals in an environmentally sound manner;
ii. Disseminate guidance on the environmentally sound management of POPs contained in articles and wastes developed under the Stockholm and Basel Conventions;
iii. To strengthen understanding of the chemical-waste interface and challenges to the circularity of plastics;
iv. Provide a platform for exchanging of information and experience sharing among invited Parties.
Click here to see pictures from the workshop.