Press Release

July 04, 2008
  • Waste & Recycling

The Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the Basel Convention

The Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the Basel Convention was held from June 23 to 27 in Bali, Indonesia.

Delegated representatives from 95 parties discussed issues on the environmentally sound management of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal, and adopted the "Bali declaration on waste management for human health and livelihood" and other decisions.


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