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Sub-Indicator 2.5.1.3. Percentage of parties that have national inventories on the generation and disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes.
Goal 1. Effective implementation of parties’ obligations on transboundary movements of hazardous and other wastes
Goal 2. Strengthening the environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes.
Goal 3. Promoting the implementation of environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes as an essential contribution to the attainment of sustainable livelihood, the Millennium Development Goals and the protection of human health and the environment.
Indicator 1.1.1. The number of agreed technical guidelines that assist Parties in reaching a common understanding on definitions, interpretations and terminologies covered by the Basel Convention.
Indicator 1.2.1. Parties have reached an adequate level of administrative and technical capacity (in the form of Customs, police, environmental enforcement and port authorities, among others) to prevent and combat illegal traffic and judicial capacity to deal with cases of illegal traffic.
Indicator 1.3.1. Percentage of parties that have notified national definitions of hazardous wastes to the Secretariat in accordance with Article 3 of the Basel Convention.
Indicator 1.4.1. Percentage of parties reporting information to the Secretariat under Article 13.
Indicator 2.1.1. Number of parties with national hazardous waste management strategies or plans in place.
Indicator 2.2.1. Number of parties that have developed and implemented national strategies, plans or programmes for reducing the generation and hazard potential of hazardous and other wastes.
Indicator 2.3.1. Number of parties that have developed and implemented national strategies, plans or programmes for hazardous waste minimization.
Indicator 2.4.1. Number of programmes, projects or activities carried out by parties, jointly with other parties or together with other stakeholders (regional and international organizations, conventions, industry bodies, etc.), aimed at the environmentally sound management of priority waste streams that have been monitored and assessed to achieve this goal.
Indicator 2.5.1. Percentage of parties that collect information on the generation, management and disposal of hazardous and other wastes.
Indicator 3.1.1. Number of parties reporting, through the Secretariat, to the Conference of Parties on the integration of waste and hazardous waste issues into their national development plans or strategies.
Indicator 3.2.1. Number of activities on common issues undertaken by the bodies under the three Conventions.
Sub-Indicator 1.2.1.1. Number of parties that develop and execute training programmes for the staff involved.
Sub-Indicator 1.2.1.2. Number of controls and inspections carried out.
Sub-Indicator 2.1.1.1. Number of parties with national hazardous waste management strategies or plans in place.
Sub-Indicator 2.2.1.1. Number of parties that have implemented systems for measuring hazardous waste generation in order to assess progress in selected hazardous waste streams and to reduce the generation and hazard potential of hazardous wastes and other wastes.
Sub-Indicator 2.3.1.1. Number of parties receiving capacity-building support that report reductions in hazardous waste generation.
Sub-Indicator 2.3.1.2. Number of parties receiving capacity-building support for hazardous waste minimization.
Sub-Indicator 2.5.1.1. Number of training and awareness-raising activities undertaken to enhance and promote the sustainable use of resources
Sub-Indicator 2.5.1.2. Percentage of parties that require the separation of hazardous wastes from non hazardous other wastes.
Sub-Indicator 2.5.1.3. Percentage of parties that have national inventories on the generation and disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes.
Sub-Indicator 2.5.1.4. Percentage of selected Convention waste streams reused, recycled or recovered.
Target 1.1. To reach a common understanding among parties of the definition, interpretation and terminology of wastes covered by the Convention, including the distinction between wastes and non-wastes.
Target 1.2. To prevent and combat illegal traffic in hazardous and other wastes.
Target 1.3. To improve performance in meeting requirements pertaining to, among other things, notifications of national definitions of hazardous and other wastes, prohibitions and other control measures.
Target 1.4. To generate, provide, collect, transmit and use reliable qualitative and quantitative information and data regarding export, import and generation as required under Article 13 of the Convention.
Target 2.1. To pursue the development of environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes, especially through the preparation of technical guidelines, and to promote its implementation in national legislation.
Target 2.2. To pursue the prevention and minimization of hazardous waste and other waste generation at source, especially through supporting and promoting activities designed to reduce at the national level the generation and hazard potential of hazardous and other wastes.
Target 2.3. To support and promote capacity-building for parties, including technological capability, through technology needs assessments and technology transfer, so as to reduce the generation and hazard potential of hazardous and other wastes.
Target 2.4. To facilitate national, regional and international commitment with regard to the management of priority waste streams, as identified in the programme of work of the Convention, taking into consideration the priorities of developing countries and countries with economies in transition and in accordance with the requirements of the Convention.
Target 2.5. To enhance and promote the sustainable use of resources by improving the management of hazardous and other wastes and to encourage the recognition of wastes as a resource, where appropriate.
Target 3.1. To develop national and regional capacity, particularly through the Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres, by integrating waste management issues into national sustainable development strategies and plans for sustainable livelihood.
Target 3.2. To promote cooperation with national, regional and international bodies, in particular cooperation and coordination between the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, to improve environmental and working conditions through the environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes.
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