Countries & Partners

Competent Authority and Focal Point

The Asian Network is informal information exchange of the Competent Authorities andr Focal Points to the Basel Convention in East and South-east Asian countries.

As of 2018, the following countries take part in network activities;

Countries	Organizations
Brunei Darussalam	Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation　(external link)
Cambodia	Ministry of Environment (external link)
China	Ministry of Environmental Protection (external link)
Hong Kong SAR	Environmental Protection Department (external link)
Indonesia	Ministry of Environment and Forestry (external link)
Japan	Ministry of the Environment
Lao PDR	Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (external link)
Malaysia	Department of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (external link)
Myanmar	Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (external link)
Philippines	Environmental Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (external link)
Singapore	National Environment Agency (external link)
Thailand	Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (PCD) (external link)
Thailand	Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry (DIW) (external link)
Vietnam	Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (external link)

Basel Convention Regional Centers

Basel Convention Regional Centers (BCRCs) in Beijing (China) and Jakarta (Indonesia) has also actively participated in the activities under the Asian Network. Two BCRCs has played keys role for information collection and organization of annual workshops.

The Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for Asia and the Pacific (BCRC China) (external link)
The Basel Convention Regional Centre for South-East Asia (BCRC-SEA) (external link)

Partners

The Asian Network has also communicated with relevant international organizations, including regional centers, Customs network, and other regional enforcement networks.

Basel Convention (external link)
European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL) (external link)
International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) (external link)
Department of the Environment and Energy - Australia (external link)
INTERPOL Liaison Office for Asia and South Pacific Region (external link)
UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP/ROAP) (external link)
World Custom Organization (WCO) (external link)

Secretariat

Establishment of the Asian Network was proposed by the Government of Japan at the first session of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention in 2003. Since then, Ministry of the Environment, Japan has served as the Secretariat of the Network.

Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management Division
Environment Regeneration and Resource Circulation Bureau
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8975, Japan
Tel: (81) 3-5501-3157
Fax: (81) 3-3593-8264
Email: env-basel@env.go.jp

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