Report of the first meeting of the Expert Group on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices

best available techniques and best environmental practices

Best Environmental Practices

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Report of the co chairs of the Expert Group on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices to the first meeting of the Convention Conference on the Parties

Schedule for intersessional work in preparation for the second meeting of the Expert Group on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices

Update the BAT BEP document as and when necessary.

Reference national implementation plans under the Stockholm Convention in BAT BEP in assessment of BAT BEP needs.

The Expert Group on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices has considered the request from the Basel Convention inviting bodies of the Stockholm Convention to consider best available techniques and best environmental practices with respect to unintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants, including the more recent technologies for destruction and irreversible transformation listed in the general technical guidelines.

Review the performance of the BAT BEP guidelines, focusing on their technical feasibility and cost effectiveness, with special attention to developing countries.

For the purposes of the present report, the guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental practices are hereinafter referred to as the guidelines .

When applying best available techniques and best environmental practices, Parties should take into consideration the general guidance on prevention and release reduction measures in Annex C of the Convention and guidelines on best available techniques and best environmental practices to be adopted by decision of the Conference of the Parties

The Expert Group met from 10 to 14 March 2003 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of American (report of the first session, UNEP POPS INC.7 6), from 8 to 12 12 December 2003 in Villarrica, Chile (report of the second session, UNEP POPS EGB.2 3), and from 11 to 16 October 2004 in Tokyo, Japan (report of the third session, UNEP POPS EGB.3 3).

Further work on the enhancement or strengthening, as appropriate, of the guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental practices relevant to the provisions of Article 5 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

(i) Best available techniques and best environmental practices

(c) To discuss best available techniques and best environmental practices

It was suggested that the text should comprise a summary and a list of website citations on best available techniques and best environmental practices for operating shredder plants.

to develop guidelines on best available techniques and to develop provisional guidance on best environmental practices relevant to the provisions of Article 5 of the Convention, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties upon entry into force of the Convention.

A precondition for replicating a best practice is that the Government that is implementing it has the necessary capacity to do so.

Develop recommendations for countries that which need support to include BAT BEP issues in their national sustainable sustainable development strategies and poverty poverty reduction strategies.

Adapt the best available techniques best environmental practices (BAT BEP)BAT BEP guidelines to the realities of developing countries, in general and in Africa in particular, especially those guidelines for open burning and waste incineration.

The Expert Group on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices was established pursuant to decision SC 1 19, adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants at its first meeting, in May 2005.

The Expert Group notes that two processes (cement kiln co incineration and hazardous waste incineration) are already covered in the current draft guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental practices.

The achievement of such an enabling technology diffusion setup requires technological vision and drive, focused strengthening of institutions, adoption of best practices and best available technologies and compliance with multilateral environmental agreements.

The achievement of such an enabling technology diffusion set up requires technological vision and drive, focused strengthening of institutions, adoption of best practices and best available technologies, and compliance with multilateral environmental agreements.

Technical assistance for the implementation of international instruments and best practices would also be necessary.

The Expert Group was also mandated by the Conference of the Parties to consider the request by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention at its seventh meeting and, if practicable, develop information on best available techniques and best environmental practices with respect to unintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants, including the more recent technologies for destruction and irreversible transformation listed in the Basel Convention's general technical guidelines.

Greater attention should also be given to the exchange of information, experiences and best practices among States and organizations.

(c) (i) Optimization of use of technology in key processes

The Expert Group on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices was established by the sixth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants at its sixth session, held from 17 to 21 June 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland The mandate of the Expert Group, as stated in its terms of reference (UNEP POPS INC.6 22, annex VII), was

Developing tools for providing local players information, showcasing, best practices, legislation etc.

To prevent this, the report again usefully deviates from reigning orthodoxy, which tells countries to identify and copy best practices from abroad. This approach cannot succeed if such practices require what local government cannot deliver.

Those decisions should

Such a report would include technology achievement indicators and benchmarks, a review of emerging technologies and related policies, as well as best practices and case studies on the application of science and technology to the achievement of the MDGs.

Sessions were conducted on several theoretical and empirical issues related to technology policy and economic and technological development.

They will also help the establishment of national implementation plans and programmes to promote the introduction and diffusion of best available technologies best environmental practices and ESTs, such as non combustion technologies to eliminate POP wastes and POP contaminated equipment.

Experts also considered the type of criteria that should be used for evaluating alternatives in comparison with conventional techniques and practices.

The contact group on cross cutting issues other than waste management considered ways to improve the text of the guidelines, including the addition of a general introduction to best available techniques and best environmental practices and information on the treatment of wastewater and solid waste.

The introduction of best available techniques (BAT) and best environmental practices (BEP) to reduce or eliminate releases of toxic chemicals from sinter plants in Egypt

This may be the case with consideration of adoption and further work on the guidelines on best available techniques and guidance on best environmental practices.

The Programme also issues technical information papers to share experiences and provide advice on best practices.

These practices are applied in member countries through technical assistance and South South cooperation programmes and projects.

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Introducing agenda item 3, the Secretariat made a short presentation on the draft guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental practices, as contained in document UNEP POPS COP.1 INF 7.

The latter should encourage operators to adopt the best technology and cost saving practices.