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- Resources are needed to assist developing
countries and countries with economies in transition
meet the obligations in the Convention and
its declarations and decisions. Without assistance,
human health and the environment continue to
be at risk. Please click the following link
to view the projects
for which financial assistance is needed.
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Communicating the benefits
and value of the Convention can be supported
through an analysis of the benefits from implementing
the Convention and by defining what are the costs
from inaction, or not having the existing Convention
in place. At the same time, there is a need for
quality environmental information is of key importance
for developing responsive and cost-effective
policies relating to the environmentally sound
management of hazardous and other wastes. Recommendations
that help countries improve their environmental
information systems and produce reliable environmental
data can be provided through a review and analysis
of the costs and benefits through the implementation
of the Convention by a Party. This information
can help support requests for funding to donors
by illustrating more clearly the need for project
financing at the regional, national or local
level which is supported by data.
As 171 Parties have signed
the Convention, it is assumed that there is a
perceived value or benefit to the Convention.
In this connection, there is a strong need for
data and involvement of statistical offices in
specific countries to help standardise the classification
of environmental expenditures on hazardous and
other wastes management pursuant to the Convention.
Given the challenge in quantifying and monetising
the health effects from exposure to hazardous
and other wastes, avoided costs of inaction,
is proposed as a key focus of this cost benefit
analysis.
In this connection, it
is important to note that practical actions such
as reducing, reusing and recycling can help cut
the need for virgin materials and improve resource
efficiency. This can also save energy and water,
reduce waste and help mitigate climate change
and can be ancillary benefits to implementation.
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UNEP/CHW.9/INF/33 -
Parties are requested to review the annotated
table of contents and the questions posed in
the document and to provide comments at the ninth
meeting of the Conference of the Parties. The
underlying purpose in presenting this annotated
table of contents is to obtain input from Parties
and Signatories on the proposed method and information
and data needs. Due to nature of this proposed
annotated table of contents, and the time that
may be needed to coordinate with other offices
and Ministries at the national level, written
comments are requested by Monday, 15
September, 2008.
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FURTHER INFORMATION
REQUESTED : The following is a list of
questions for which additional further
information is requested from Parties to
the Convention for the Costs
of Inaction (or Benefits of Action) paper,
submitted as non-paper for chapter of the
Cost Benefit analysis Framework to the
ninth meeting of the Conference of the
Parties.
Additional
Questions for Costs of Inaction
paper, presented as a nonpaper to the
ninth meeting of the Conference of
the Parties, as a draft of the chapter
for the of the Cost Benefit Analysis
Framework (UNEP/CHW.9/INF/33)
- Do you have available in your country
any existing case studies of the costs
of remediation, clean-up, rehabilitation
after hazardous waste accidents?
- Does your Ministry or agency or another
Ministry or agency in your country have
information on compensation costs. For
instance, who, if anyone, has been paid
compensation for the negative impacts
of hazardous waste production, treatment
or transport? Are these payments related
to normal operating procedures or the
result of an unforeseen accident? What
amount of compensation have been paid?
- Does your Ministry or agency or another
Ministry or agency in your country have
evidence of impacts from waste mismanagement
on other sectors of the economy, i.e.
documented impacts on environmental quality,
property value losses, loss of areas
of outstanding scenic beauty (that may
have otherwise attracted tourism revenue),
estimations of effects on health of workers,
local residents…etc.
Additional
Questions for Cost Benefit Analysis Framework
- What is the estimated capital cost
of putting in place ‘state of the
art’ hazardous waste infrastructure
at a national level?
- Does your Ministry or agency or another
Ministry or agency in your country have
cost estimates that can be shared concerning
the implementation and enforcement of
the Basel Convention, or other similar
regulation? For overall study:
- Can you provide contact names of any
experts currently working on projects
on a cost benefit analysis or on costs
of inaction relating to waste and hazardous
wastes in your country? At the national
level are any other Cost Benefit Analysis'
relating to environment policy programme
being undertaken or recently completed?
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 The
Basel Convention, through UNEP, is part of
a wider network called the Global Compact.
The Global Compact is an initiative of the
Secretary General of the United Nations which
gives businesses worldwide the opportunity
to adhere to nine principles for a sustainable
and inclusive global economy. Three of these
principles focus on environmental issues
and fully embrace the aims of the Basel Convention's
Partnership Programme. Please click on the
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