The International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS Pax Romana) has held a symposium on e-waste management in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 11 October, 2018,
The Africa Institute for Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous and Other Wastes, South Africa in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment of Nigeria has organized an inception workshop on “Legal Gap Analysis of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in international Trade”. The workshop was held on 27 September, 2018, at the Rockview Hotel, Wuse 2, Abuja.
Escalating challenges in household waste management across the globe are widely acknowledged and draw attention to the importance of its environmentally sound management, especially regarding its role in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Sixth GEF Assembly and Associated Meetings will take place at the Furama International Conference Center in Da Nang, Viet Nam, from June 23-29, 2018.
The United Nations University (UNU) and BCCC-Africa, on the 19th of April, 2018, hosted a media conference on the results from the recently published report of the Person-In-the-Port (PIP) Project.
The Step (Solving the e-waste problem) has issued its White Paper on Developing Legislative Principles for E-waste in developing countries. The White Paper presents core legal principles based on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) that can be reviewed, contextualised, and adapted by decision makers in countries that are developing legislation that will implement Extended Producer Responsibility programmes.