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REPORTING BY REGIONAL CENTRES
Reporting requirements and the performance evaluation of regional centres
under the Basel and Stockholm Conventions
1. The Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention by its decision VI/3:
“Establishment and functioning of the Basel Convention Regional Centres for
Training and Technology Transfer” adopted the core functions of the Basel
Convention regional and coordinating centres identified in appendices I and II
to this decision (Appendix I on core functions of the Basel Convention
Regional Centres and Appendix II on roles and functions of the Coordinating
Centres).
2. The Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention by its decision
SC-2/9 adopted the terms of reference for regional and subregional centres for
capacity- building and transfer of technology set out in the annex I to this
decision. Paragraph 24 of the terms of reference requires each centre to
provide reports to ordinary meetings of the COP on the activities which it has
undertaken to assist developing country Parties and Parties with economies in
transition in the implementation of their obligations under the Convention.
3. Paragraph 8 of decision SC-3/12 adopted by the Conference of the Parties to
the Stockholm Convention at its third meeting underlines the performance of
regional and subregional centres to be evaluated by the subsequent meeting of
the Conference of the Parties according to the criteria set out in annex II of
SC-2/9.
4. The Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention at its second
meeting adopted the criteria for evaluating the performance of regional or
subregional centres by its decision SC-2/9. The Conference of the Parties to
the Basel Convention adopted in an interim basis identical criteria for the
evaluation of the performance of Basel Convention regional and coordinating
centres.
5. The Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention at its 11th
meeting and
the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention at its 6th
meeting
adopted the methodology for evaluating the regional centres. The
methodology is dependent on the activity reports submitted by the regional
centres.
6. In order to undertake the evaluation of the regional centres by the Conference
of the Parties of both Conventions, a comprehensive report describing
activities of each of these centres under respective Conventions is therefore
required.
The Secretariat has developed the attached template to facilitate the preparation of the
activity reports by regional centres taking into consideration of the subsequent use of
the information contained in the report in evaluating the performance of the centre.
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Checklist of the information that is to be provided in the report:
Mark the space
before if completed Information to be provided
Complete table (B) List of the capacity building
projects/activities undertaken those completed during the
reporting period only (page 4)
Complete Part 2 Section A: ACTIVITIES (PROJECTS)
REPORTS SUMMARY for every single activity/project that is
reported as completed during this reporting period (page 6)
Complete Part 2 Section B: Specific Information on technical
capability of the centre on followings:
Identification, documentation and Implementation
Identifying, undertaking and advancing cooperation,
collaboration and synergies
Identification of additional financial resources and other
donors to fund projects
Managing and conducting activities efficiently,
effectively and transparently
Capacity to meet various language requirement of the
region/subregion
Make sure you have provided suitable examples in each type of
capabilities and the means of verification for each of the
examples.
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PART 1: THE ACTIVITY/PROJECT REPORTS
Name of the Regional Centre
submitting the report
Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and
Technology Transfer for Arab States in Egypt
Name of the person submitting
the report
Prof. Mostafa H. Kamel
Date of submission: 31/12/2014
Reporting period From (MM/YYYY)
1/1/2013
to (MM/YYYY)
31/12/2014
A. BUSINESS PLAN/ WORK PLAN AND THE ACTIVITY REPORTS
Overall Goal of Business plan/Work plan:
Objective 1: Training and piloting on HW identification and classification
Activities contributing to objective 1
1.The National Workshop on Green Customs Initiative For ports officers and
customs officials in the prevention and control of illegal trafficking in chemicals
and hazardous waste
2.The Regional workshop for Safe Management of Healthcare Wastes
3.The Regional Workshop on Principles of Sustainable Waste Management
4.The Regional Conference on Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous
Wastes
Objective 1 fulfilment status: Done
Objective 2: Technical Assistance on HW management
Activities contributing to objective 2:
1.The Regional Workshop on National Reporting of Basel Convention for Arab
States
2.The Second Regional Workshop on National Reporting of Basel Convention for
Arab States
3.The Regional Symposium on E-waste Management
4.Introducing the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment Initiative
(PACE) Session.
5.Facilitation of the entry into force of the Ban Amendment Session
6.National Reporting Follow up session
7.BCRC-Egypt Director visit to Kuwait
8.BCRC-Egypt Director visit to Lebanon
9.BCRC-Egypt Director visit to Jordan
Objective 2 fulfilment status: Done
Objective 3: Information dissemination for Arab countries
Activities contributing to objective 3:
1. BCRC-Egypt recruited a professional company to design and develop a new
website for the centre. The website introduces all the news, activities and
structure of BCRC-Egypt
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2. BCRC-Egypt has always been keen to have its activities publicized in
newspapers and TV channels.
Objective 3 fulfilment status: Done
Objective 4: Institutional development of BCRC-Egypt
Activities contributing to objective 4
1. Establishment of new premises for BCRC-Egypt
2. Recruitment of new staff
3. Purchasing of printing equipment, supplies and stationary
4. Procurement of Office Furniture and equipment for BCRC-Egypt
5. The Project Director lead, with the assistance of the Project Technical Officer,
on projects development to mobilize more funds for BCRC
6. BCRC-Egypt Director provided opportunities for junior staff to attend more
workshops, seminars and conferences related to topics relevant to BC and
others conventions and to work as trainees in BCRC-Egypt.
7. BCRC-Egypt hired professional accountant and financial officer capable of
dealing with the requirements of UN organizations and conventions.
8. BCRC-Egypt has started up the process of hiring short term regional and local
experts in different disciplines to provide technical services and be marketed to
attract more financial resources.
9. Cairo University has allocated BCRC-Egypt a whole building to serve its
increasing demands and needs for expansion. Accordingly, BCRC-Egypt assign
the new building host a new HW testing lab,
10. The process of purchasing the lab new equipments has started by BCRC-Egypt
by announcing for an international tender. BCRC-Egypt new lab establishment
is expected to last for 6 months. The official opening of the lab is expected to
be in the second half of 2015.
11. BCRC-Egypt prepared to sign an MoU with the BCCC in Nigeria for technical
knowledge exchange between the two centres, especially that the BCCC
established an internationally accredited lab in Lagos, which BCRC-Egypt
target to replicate in Cairo.
12. BCRC-Egypt prepared a full technical training on the most advanced lab
equipment that will be conducted at BCCC in Nigeria in 2015, for 12 young
Arab scholars.
13. BCRC-Egypt arrange with the Finnish Institute of Environment to conduct a
training in Helsinki, Finland, at the first quarter of 2015 for 15 Arab junior
trainees on the most updated practices of HW management
Objective 4 fulfilment status: Done
Objective 5: Cooperation With Regional And International Bodies
Activities contributing to objective 5
1- League of Arab States: Department of Environment and Sustainable
Development
2- United Nations Development Programme UNDP: Regional Office of the
UNDP in Cairo.
3- NGOs: BCRC-Egypt involved 3 NGOs in its activities in 2013-2014, 2 national
from Egypt (HEPCA and Alsakr Alarbi Association for Human Resources
Development) and 1 regional (The Federation of Arab Businesswomen).
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4- Private Sector: BCRC-Egypt involved many representatives of the Private
Sector in its activities in 2013-2014 such as Spear Ink, Greena Energy,
(Environics), (Mobinil) and ITG.
5 - The Egyptian Ministry of Environment.
6- The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
7- International Organizations: BCRC-Egypt involved international organizations
in its activities in 2013-2014 such as: The World Customs Organization (WCO),
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
8 - The Finnish Government, represented by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
9 - PACE
10 - The Egyptian Ministry of Telecommunications.
11- The Egyptian Governorates: BCRC-Egypt cooperated with many Egyptian
Governorates, represented by The Governors, in organizing its activities in 2013-
2014 such as: Alexandria, Red Sea, South of Sinai, Giza and Cairo Governorates.
12- Cairo University and its Special units, official agreements between BCRC-
Egypt and 8 Special Units of Cairo University, such as Cairo University
Conferences Centre and Cairo University Languages and Translations Centre.
These agreements will allow mutual benefits between these units and BCRC-
Egypt, through which BCRC-Egypt will have the opportunity to use the services
of these units at reduced fees, up to 50%.
Objective 5 fulfilment status: Done
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B. List of the capacity building projects/activities undertaken (completed only)
Convention (circle as
appropriate) Activity/Project
No.
Name of the project/activity (Please list only the completed activities)
Planned for the Year
1
Implemented in the
Year
BC SC
X 1
The National Workshop on Green Customs Initiative For
ports officers and customs officials in the prevention and
control of illegal trafficking in chemicals and hazardous
waste
2013 2013
X 2
The Regional Workshop on National Reporting of Basel
Convention for Arab States
2013 2013
X 3
The Regional workshop for Safe Management of
Healthcare Wastes
2013 2013
X 4
The Second Regional Workshop on National Reporting of
Basel Convention for Arab States
2014 2014
X X 5
The Regional Workshop on Principles of Sustainable
Waste Management
2014 2014
X X 6
Introducing the Partnership for Action on Computing
Equipment Initiative (PACE) Session.
2014 2014
X 7
Facilitation of the entry into force of the Ban Amendment
Session
2014 2014
X 8 National Reporting Follow up session 2014 2014
X X 9 The Regional Symposium on E-waste Management 2014 2014
X X 10
The Regional Conference on Environmentally Sound
Management of Hazardous Wastes
2014 2014
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1 According to the business plan / workplan
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C. List of the activities/meetings participated or technical contribution made
Convention
(circle as
appropriate)
Name of the activity/meeting
Relevant date
(mm/yyyy)
BC RC SC The Centre Steering Committee First Meeting 4/2013
BC RC SC The Project Preparation Meeting 5/2013
BC RC SC The Centre Steering Committee (CSC) Second Meeting 12/2013
BC RC SC The Centre Steering Committee Third Meeting (CSC) 3/2014
BC RC
SC BCRC-Egypt Director`s participation in The Ordinary and
Simultaneous extraordinary meetings of the conferences of the parties
to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm convention, Geneva
4/2013
BC RC SC BCRC-Egypt Director visit to Kuwait 7/2013
BC RC SC Third Global Network Conference on Resource Efficient Cleaner
Production (RECP)
9/2013
BC RC SC BCRC-Egypt Director visit to Lebanon 9/2013
BC RC
SC BCRC-Egypt Director`s participation in The Annual Joint meeting to
enhance cooperation and coordination between the regional centre
under the Basel and Stockholm convention, Geneva, Switzerland
11/2013
BC RC SC BCRC-Egypt Director`s participation in The Third Global on the
facilitation of the entry into force of the Ban Amendment of the Basel
Convention Pretoria, South Africa
1/2014
BC RC SC BCRC-Egypt Director`s participation in 7th meeting of the
Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment Initiative (PACE),
Jakarta, Indonesia
5/2014
BC RC SC BCRC-Egypt Director`s Visit Basel Convention Coordinating Center
for Training and Technology Transfer for the African Region,
Ibadan, Nigeria
7/2014
BC RC SC BCRC-Egypt Director visit to Jordan 8/2014
BC RC SC BCRC-Egypt Director`s participation in The 26th session of the
Council of Arab Ministers of the Environment and The 51 meeting of
its Executive Office and the 16th session of the Joint Committee on
Environment and Development in the Arab Region, Jeddah, KSA
11/2014
BC RC SC BCRC-Egypt Director`s participation in “Annual joint meeting to
enhance cooperation and coordination between the regional centres
under The Basel and Stockholm conventions”, Geneva, Switzerland
11/2014
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PART 2
A: ACTIVITIES (PROJECTS) REPORTS SUMMARY
(Please provide a summary (max. 1 page) for each of the completed projects/activities)
Project no. and Project name 1. The National Workshop on Green Customs Initiative For ports
officers and customs officials in the prevention and control of
illegal trafficking in chemicals and hazardous waste
Project duration 3 Days Start and end dates: 28 /10/2013 to 30 /10/2013
Beneficiary Parties: Egypt
Areas of technical assistance
(refer to the guidance on
technical assistance for SC
related activities and strategic
frame focus areas for BC
related activities)
-Training for decision-makers, managers and personnel responsible
for issues related to the Convention
-The development, implementation and enforcement of regulatory
controls and incentives for the sound management of HW
-The identification and promotion of best available techniques and
best environmental practices.
-The identification of obstacles and barriers to the transfer of
technology and identification of the means to overcome them
Total project budget (in US$): 10,000
Funding sources and the
corresponding amounts:
1. The Government of Finland to BCRC-Egypt
2.The UNDP
3. The League of Arab States
4. Cairo University
5.The Egyptian Minstery of Foreign Affairs
6. The Egyptian Minstery of Environment
7. The Egyptian Minstery of Interior
8. The Governorate of Alexandria
US$ 10,000
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
Collaborating agencies, if any: BRS Secretariat
Please provide a brief narrative summary on the project activities and the outcomes (as
much as possible in quantifiable terms) in the space given below:
This workshop was conducted in response to the Egyptian Government specific request.
The needs of other Arab countries for similar trainings should be fulfilled through the
future work plan of the Center.
Similar national workshops were found to be more efficient in cases of field trainings,
since the on-the-ground officials, who are highly concerned with the workshop topic,
could attend, rather than the Arab countries representatives who attend the regional
workshops in which the scale of training is narrower.
This workshop was conducted in Alexandria, Egypt, October, 2013. Its objective was to
strengthen the capacity of the customs port authorities and government officials in the field
of control and monitoring of illegal traffic and circulation of hazardous wastes and in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the Basel Convention on this matter.
Representatives of the Egyptian Customs Department and ports, Ministry of Environment,
Federation of Industries and others participated in this training. There were 48 Egyptian
participants from the related disciplines in this training, among which, 8 were female
officials
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The training session succeeded to convey concepts and methodologies of HW assessment to
the participants, and emphasized the importance of the integration between all related
authorities.
The rationale behind holding this workshop on a national level and in Egypt, since it was
proven that conducting such on job training will be more fruitful when it is conducted on a
national level than on a regional level, since it includes field training to candidates working as
field officers in customs and ports. This field experience cannot be transferred verbally from
one trainee to another.
Please indicate if there is any possibility to find the detailed information on this project
elsewhere e.g., submitted reports/websites, etc
http://bcrc-
egypt.com/ContentDetails.aspx?ContentID=150&SectionID=121&Title=BCRC%20Egypt
%20Workshops
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Project no. and Project name 2. The Regional Workshop on National Reporting of Basel Convention for
Arab States
Project duration 3 days Start and end dates: 12/19/2013 to 12/22/2013
Beneficiary Parties: Comoros, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia,
Yemen, Bahrain, Mauritania and Sudan
Areas of technical assistance
(refer to the guidance on
technical assistance for SC
related activities and strategic
frame focus areas for BC related
activities)
-Development, updating and implementation of the national
implementation plans
-Training for decision-makers, managers and personnel responsible
for issues related to the Convention
-The identification of obstacles and barriers to the transfer of
technology and identification of the means to overcome them
Total project budget (in US$): 22,562
Funding sources and the
corresponding amounts:
1. The Government of Finland to BCRC-Egypt
2.The UNDP
3. The League of Arab States
4. Cairo University
5.The Egyptian Minstery of Foreign Affairs
6. The Egyptian Minstery of Environment
7. The Governorate of Red Sea
US$ 22,562
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
Collaborating agencies, if any: BRS Secretariat
Please provide a brief narrative summary on the project activities and the outcomes (as
much as possible in quantifiable terms) in the space given below:
The national reporting appeared as a critical strategic factor for the effectiveness of the
project implementation by the Arab states and an urgent need to these states to follow
Basel Convention regulations related to updating their fact sheets.
BCRC-Egypt with the assistance of SBC organised a two days Regional workshop in
Hurghada, Egypt, in December, 2013, for the Arab states focal points of Basel Convention,
who are in charge of completing and submitting the national report on behalf of the
respective countries. The main target of the workshop was to shed the light on the
importance of the national reporting to the participants and also to introduce the
participants to the electronic submission system.
The workshop targeted the official National Focal points assigned by the Parties under
article (5) of the Convention; or those, responsible for collection of data and information
required for the national report. The workshop included14 participants from 13 Arab
countries namely; Kingdom of Bahrain, Union of the Comoros, Republic of Djibouti,
Arab Republic of Egypt, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Lebanese Republic, Islamic
Republic of Mauritania, Kingdom of Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, Republic of the Sudan, Tunisian Republic, and Yemeni Republic. A delegate from
Comoros participated in the workshop for the first time since BCRC-Egypt was
established. Among the 14 participants, there were 3 female participants.
The workshop objectives were to to raise the efficiency of focal points and homelands
rationing officials for information gathering and preparation of national reports submitted
annually to the General Secretariat of Basel Convention, to identify difficulties faced by a
number of countries to provide information on the management of hazardous waste in
accordance with Article 13, paragraph 3, of the Convention, to assist the participating
countries in meeting their reporting obligations under Basel Convention, to provide
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guidance on methods of developing national inventories and to establish networking
opportunities and information exchange within countries in the region as well as with
relevant international bodies and other stakeholders.
The workshop subject has proven to be important since reporting is critical element for the
National Focal points responsible for the collection of information and for the preparation
of the national reports that are submitted annually to the Secretariat of Basel Convention.
The workshop drew the attention to the importance of the national reporting and also
showed that most of the Arab states needs more work to efficiently fulfill their national
report requirements. The objective of the workshop was successfully achieved that the
participants demanded to have another workshop as a follow up for this workshop and to
give more focus on the electronic submission system.
Based on the Arab states delegates’ request, BCRC-Egypt agreed to organize and host the
Second Regional Workshop on National Reporting of Basel Convention for Arab States in
Cairo, Egypt.
Please indicate if there is any possibility to find the detailed information on this project
elsewhere e.g., submitted reports/websites, etc
http://bcrc-egypt.com/ContentDetails.aspx?
ContentID=150&SectionID=121&Title=BCRC%20Egypt%20Workshops
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Project no. and Project name 3. The Regional workshop for Safe Management of Healthcare Wastes
Project duration 3 days Start and end dates: 12/19/2013 to 12/21/2013
Beneficiary Parties: Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Yemen,
Bahrain, Mauritania and Sudan
Areas of technical
assistance (refer to
the guidance on
technical assistance
for SC related
activities and
strategic frame focus
areas for BC related
activities)
-Training for decision-makers, managers and personnel responsible for issues
related to the Convention
-Review of available infrastructure, capacity and institutions at the national and
local levels and the potential to strengthen them in the light of the Convention
-The identification and promotion of best available techniques and best
environmental practices
-The development and updating of a list of technologies that are available to be
transferred to developing country Parties and Parties with economies in
transition
-The identification of obstacles and barriers to the transfer of technology and
identification of the means to overcome them
Total project budget (in US$): 30,000
Funding sources and the
corresponding amounts:
1. The Government of Finland to BCRC-Egypt
2.The UNDP
3. The League of Arab States
4. Cairo University
5.The Egyptian Minstery of Foreign Affairs
6. The Egyptian Minstery of Environment
7. The Egyptian Minstery of Health
8. The Governorate of Red Sea
US$ 30,000
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
Collaborating agencies, if any: BRS Secretariat
Please provide a brief narrative summary on the project activities and the outcomes (as
much as possible in quantifiable terms) in the space given below:
BCRC-Egypt with the assistance of SBC organised a two days Regional workshop for the
Arab states national technical officials, who are responsible for or involved in the Safe
Health Care Waste Management in the respective countries. The main target of the
workshop was to shed the light on the problem of the health care wastes and the
importance of the environmentally sound management of these wastes.
This workshop took place in Hurghada, Egypt, in December, 2013. The workshop targeted
the National technical officials responsible for or involved in the Safe Health Care Waste
Management. The workshop was attended by 24 participants from 13 Arab countries
including Kingdom of Bahrain, Republic of Djibouti, Arab Republic of Egypt, Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, State of Kuwait, Lebanese Republic, Islamic Republic of Mauritania,
Kingdom of Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of the
Sudan, Tunisian Republic, and Yemeni Republic. Among the 24 participants, 8 females
participated in the workshop
The workshop objective was to present an overview about the international sustainable
wastes management policies, principles and best practice guidance for sustainable medical
waste management, to define the difficulties the Arab states may face through the process
of medical wastes management and to elaborate discussions about the best Waste
management planning.
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The workshop demonstrated that public awareness on health care waste management
needs to be increased. Countries may benefit from coordinated campaigns, including
sharing information and other public awareness materials. All countries welcome a
regional approach for exchanging any harmonized process for future avoidance of health
care waste and, countries expressed concern about medical devices donated from
international organizations and donors, where countries do not have the capacity to
manage them when they became waste. Finally, countries expressed the need for training
of local health directorates at the level of governorates/or states in the environmentally
sound management of healthcare waste.
Please indicate if there is any possibility to find the detailed information on this project elsewhere e.g.,
submitted reports/websites, etc
http://bcrc-egypt.com/ContentDetails.aspx?
ContentID=150&SectionID=121&Title=BCRC%20Egypt%20Workshops
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Project no. and Project name 4. The Second Regional Workshop on National Reporting of Basel
Convention for Arab States
Project duration 3 days Start and end dates: 3/28/2014 to 3/30/2014
Beneficiary Parties: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia,
Yemen, Bahrain, Mauritania and Sudan
Areas of technical assistance
(refer to the guidance on
technical assistance for SC
related activities and strategic
frame focus areas for BC
related activities)
-Development, updating and implementation of the national
implementation plans
-Training for decision-makers, managers and personnel responsible
for issues related to the Convention
-The identification of obstacles and barriers to the transfer of
technology and identification of the means to overcome them
Total project budget (in US$): $ 25,625
Funding sources and the
corresponding amounts:
1. The Government of Finland to BCRC-Egypt
2.The UNDP
3. The League of Arab States
4. Cairo University
5.The Egyptian Minstery of Foreign Affairs
6. The Egyptian Minstery of Environment
7. The Governorate of Alexandria
$ 25,625
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
Collaborating agencies, if any: BRS Secretariat
Please provide a brief narrative summary on the project activities and the outcomes (as
much as possible in quantifiable terms) in the space given below:
One of the recommendations of the first Regional Workshop on National Reporting of
Basel Convention for Arab States was a follow up to the first workshop with a second
workshop in which there will be more focus on the electronic submitting system (ESM).
This recommendation was second by a request from the CSC in its second meeting to
hold this workshop, due to the strategic and political dimension of this specific topic.
BCRC-Egypt with the assistance of SBC organised a two (2) days Regional workshop for
the Arab states focal points of Basel Convention, who are in charge of filling and
submitting the national report on behalf of their countries. The main target of the
workshop was to shed more light on the national reporting and its electronic submission
system.
The workshop took place in Alexandria, Egypt, March, 2014. The workshop targeted the
official National Focal points assigned by the Parties under article (5) of the Convention;
or those, responsible for collection of data and information required for the national report.
The workshop was attended by16 participants from 15 Arab countries namely; Algeria,
Kingdom of Bahrain, Republic of Djibouti, Arab Republic of Egypt, Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanese Republic, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Kingdom of
Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Authority, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of the Sudan,
Tunisian Republic, and Yemeni Republic. The 16 participants included 3 female
participants in the workshop.
The workshop objectives were to raise the efficiency of focal points and homelands
rationing officials for information gathering and preparation of national reports submitted
electronically annually to the General Secretariat of Basel Convention, to identify of
difficulties faced by a number of countries to provide information on the management of
hazardous waste to public aspirations and in accordance with Article 13, paragraph 3, of
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the Convention, and to assist the participating countries in meeting their reporting
obligations under Basel Convention.
The workshop successfully managed to define of difficulties faced by the Arab States to
provide information on the overall management of hazardous waste and other waste, to
assist the participating countries in meeting their reporting obligations under Basel
Convention, to elaborate more details about the new electronic reporting system and to
practice live trial for the electronic reporting system using several experiences of the Arab
States.
The Secretariat of Basel Convention (SBC) has presented the required technical support
through presenting some presentations (through video conference facility) about the final
updates of the state of the Arab states national reporting.
A novel trend that BCRC-Egypt initiated in that workshop was to invite a world
renowned expert in the field of HW management to be a guest of honor and keynote
speaker through its events, to enhance the benefit trainees may gain from interacting with
these experts. In this workshop, the invited guest of honor was Mrs. Katharina Kumar,
the ex-Executive Secretary of the Basel Convention Secretariat.
A main direct result of the two workshops BCRC-Egypt conducted about National
Reporting was that 4 Arab countries submitted their national report to BS.
Please indicate if there is any possibility to find the detailed information on this project
elsewhere e.g., submitted reports/websites, etc
http://bcrc-egypt.com/ContentDetails.aspx?
ContentID=150&SectionID=121&Title=BCRC%20Egypt%20Workshops
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Project no. and Project name 5. The Regional Symposium on Sustainable Wastes Management
Project duration 2 days Start and end dates: 6/21/2014 to 6/22/2014
Beneficiary Parties: Algeria, Comoros, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia,
Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain, Mauritania and Sudan
Areas of technical assistance
(refer to the guidance on
technical assistance for SC
related activities and strategic
frame focus areas for BC
related activities)
-Development, updating and implementation of the national
implementation plans
-Review of available infrastructure, capacity and institutions at the
national and local levels and the potential to strengthen them in the
light of the Convention
-Training for decision-makers, managers and personnel responsible
for issues related to the Convention
-The identification and promotion of best available techniques and
best environmental practices
-The development and updating of a list of technologies that are
available to be transferred to developing country Parties and Parties
with economies in transition
-The identification of obstacles and barriers to the transfer of
technology and identification of the means to overcome them
Total project budget (in US$): 15,000
Funding sources and the
corresponding amounts:
1. The Government of Finland to BCRC-Egypt
2.The UNDP
3. The League of Arab States
4. Cairo University
5.The Egyptian Minstery of Foreign Affairs
6. The Egyptian Minstery of Environment
7. The Egyptian Minstery of Health
8. The Egyptian Minstery of Interior
9. The Governorate of South of Sinai
$ 15,000
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
Collaborating agencies, if any: BRS Secretariat
Please provide a brief narrative summary on the project activities and the outcomes (as
much as possible in quantifiable terms) in the space given below:
The workshop that took place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, June, 2014, targeted the official
National Focal points assigned by the Parties under article (5) of the Convention; or those,
responsible for management of waste in their countries. The workshop was attended by 20
participants from 14 Arab countries namely; Algeria, Comoro, Republic of Djibouti, Arab
Republic of Egypt, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanese Republic, Kingdom
of Morocco, Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of the Sudan, Tunisian Republic,
and Yemeni Republic. Among 20 participants, there were 6 females participants in the
workshop.
The workshop objectives were to identify difficulties and defects faced by a number of
countries to apply the most effective measures for management of hazardous waste,
discuss the feasible ways to overcome those difficulties and the most applicable
alternatives that could raise the efficiency of waste management in the Arab countries.
The workshop successfully managed to support participants in defining the defects in the
measures they follow nationally in waste management, and to introduce them to
international experience and successful models that they can adopt in their countries.
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In the framework of BCRC-Egypt policy of holding synergies between BCRC-Egypt and
other Basel Convention regional centers, Mr. Taelo Letesla, the Director of Basel
Convention Regional Center for the English speaking African countries (South Africa) was invited as a keynote speaker in the symposium.
Finally, the symposium witnessed participation form different sectors of the society, whom
are concerned with the ESM of waste, such as the private sector (Environics), Industry
(Mobinil) and NGOs (HEPCA)
Please indicate if there is any possibility to find the detailed information on this project
elsewhere e.g., submitted reports/websites, etc
http://bcrc-egypt.com/ContentDetails.aspx?
ContentID=150&SectionID=121&Title=BCRC%20Egypt%20Workshops
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Project no. and Project name 6. The Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment
Initiative (PACE) Introductory Session
Project duration 1 day Start and end dates: 6/23/2014 to 6/23/2014
Beneficiary Parties: Algeria, Comoros, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia,
Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain, Mauritania and Sudan
Areas of technical assistance
(refer to the guidance on
technical assistance for SC
related activities and strategic
frame focus areas for BC
related activities)
-The development, implementation and enforcement of regulatory
controls and incentives for the sound management of HW
-The identification and promotion of best available techniques and best
environmental practices
-The development and updating of a list of technologies that are
available to be transferred to developing country Parties and Parties
with economies in transition
-The identification of obstacles and barriers to the transfer of
technology and identification of the means to overcome them
Total project budget (in US$): 5,000
Funding sources and the
corresponding amounts:
1. The Government of Finland to BCRC-Egypt
2.The UNDP
3. The League of Arab States
4. Cairo University
5.The Egyptian Minstery of Foreign Affairs
6. The Egyptian Minstery of Environment
7. The Egyptian Minstery of Health
8. The Egyptian Minstery of Interior
9. The Governorate of South of Sinai
$ 5,000
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
Collaborating agencies, if any: BRS Secretariat
Please provide a brief narrative summary on the project activities and the outcomes (as
much as possible in quantifiable terms) in the space given below:
On the side-line of the workshop, this session took place with the help of BRS Secretariat
(through video conference facility). The session targeted Introducing the Partnership for
Action on Computing Equipment Initiative (PACE) to the participants, to encourage the
Arab countries to join that initiative. The Secretariat of Basel Convention (SBC) has
presented the required technical support through presenting an introduction about the
Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment Initiative (PACE).
Please indicate if there is any possibility to find the detailed information on this project
elsewhere e.g., submitted reports/websites, etc
http://bcrc-egypt.com/ContentDetails.aspx?
ContentID=150&SectionID=121&Title=BCRC%20Egypt%20Workshops
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Project no. and Project name 7. Facilitation of the entry into force of the Ban Amendment Introductory Session
Project duration 1 day Start and end dates: 6/23/2014 to 6/23/2014
Beneficiary Parties: Algeria, Comoros, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia,
Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain, Mauritania and Sudan
Areas of technical assistance
(refer to the guidance on
technical assistance for SC
related activities and strategic
frame focus areas for BC
related activities)
-The development, implementation and enforcement of regulatory
controls and incentives for the sound management of HW
-The identification and promotion of best available techniques and best
environmental practices
-The development and updating of a list of technologies that are
available to be transferred to developing country Parties and Parties
with economies in transition
-The identification of obstacles and barriers to the transfer of
technology and identification of the means to overcome them
Total project budget (in US$): 5,000
Funding sources and the
corresponding amounts:
1. The Government of Finland to BCRC-Egypt
2.The UNDP
3. The League of Arab States
4. Cairo University
5.The Egyptian Minstery of Foreign Affairs
6. The Egyptian Minstery of Environment
7. The Egyptian Minstery of Health
8. The Egyptian Minstery of Interior
9. The Governorate of South of Sinai
$ 5,000
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
Collaborating agencies, if any: BRS Secretariat
Please provide a brief narrative summary on the project activities and the outcomes (as
much as possible in quantifiable terms) in the space given below:
On the side-line of the workshop, this session took place with the help of BRS Secretariat
(through video conference facility). The session targeted Introducing Facilitation of the
entry into force of the Ban Amendment to the participants, to encourage the Arab countries
to ratify this agreement. The Secretariat of Basel Convention (SBC) has presented the
required technical support through presenting an introduction about the Facilitation of the
entry into force of the Ban Amendment.
Please indicate if there is any possibility to find the detailed information on this
project elsewhere e.g., submitted reports/websites, etc
http://bcrc-egypt.com/ContentDetails.aspx?
ContentID=150&SectionID=121&Title=BCRC%20Egypt%20Workshops
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Project no. and Project name 8. National Reporting Follow-up Session
Project duration 1 day Start and end dates: 6/23/2014 to 6/23/2014
Beneficiary Parties: Algeria, Comoros, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia,
Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain, Mauritania and Sudan
Areas of technical assistance
(refer to the guidance on
technical assistance for SC
related activities and strategic
frame focus areas for BC
related activities)
-The development, implementation and enforcement of regulatory
controls and incentives for the sound management of HW
-The identification and promotion of best available techniques and best
environmental practices
-The development and updating of a list of technologies that are
available to be transferred to developing country Parties and Parties
with economies in transition
-The identification of obstacles and barriers to the transfer of
technology and identification of the means to overcome them
Total project budget (in US$): 5,000
Funding sources and the
corresponding amounts:
1. The Government of Finland to BCRC-Egypt
2.The UNDP
3. The League of Arab States
4. Cairo University
5.The Egyptian Minstery of Foreign Affairs
6. The Egyptian Minstery of Environment
7. The Egyptian Minstery of Health
8. The Egyptian Minstery of Interior
9. The Governorate of South of Sinai
$ 5,000
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
Collaborating agencies, if any: BRS Secretariat
Please provide a brief narrative summary on the project activities and the outcomes (as
much as possible in quantifiable terms) in the space given below:
On the side-line of the workshop, this session took place with the help of BRS Secretariat
(through video conference facility). The session the follow-up for the final updates of the
state of the Arab states national reporting (after the last two workshops that were organized
by BCRC-Egypt).
Please indicate if there is any possibility to find the detailed information on this
project elsewhere e.g., submitted reports/websites, etc
http://bcrc-egypt.com/ContentDetails.aspx?
ContentID=150&SectionID=121&Title=BCRC%20Egypt%20Workshops
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Project no. and Project name 9. The Regional Symposium on E-waste Management
Project duration 3 days Start and end dates: 9/23/2014 to 9/25/2014
Beneficiary Parties: Algeria, Comoros, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi
Arabia, and Sudan
Areas of technical assistance
(refer to the guidance on technical
assistance for SC related activities
and strategic frame focus areas for
BC related activities)
-Training for decision-makers, managers and personnel
responsible for issues related to the Convention
-The identification and promotion of best available techniques and
best environmental practices
-The development and updating of a list of technologies that are
available to be transferred to developing country Parties and
Parties with economies in transition
-The identification of obstacles and barriers to the transfer of
technology and identification of the means to overcome them
Total project budget (in US$): 30,000
Funding sources and the
corresponding amounts:
1. The Government of Finland to BCRC-Egypt
2.The UNDP
3. The League of Arab States
4. Cairo University
5.The Egyptian Minstery of Foreign Affairs
6. The Egyptian Minstery of Environment
7. The Egyptian Minstery of Industry
8. The Egyptian Minstery of Communications
9. The Governorate of Alexandria
$30,000
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
Collaborating agencies, if any: BRS Secretariat
Please provide a brief narrative summary on the project activities and the outcomes (as
much as possible in quantifiable terms) in the space given below:
BCRC-Egypt with the assistance of SBC organised a three days Regional symposium for
the Arab states national technical officials, who are involved in E-Waste Management in
their countries. The main target of the workshop was to address the gaps in the adopted
measures for E-waste management on the regional level, emphasize the role of the media
in raising public awareness in the Arab countries and introduce to the participants a draft
for a unified legislation for e-waste management for Arab States. The workshop took
place in Alexandria, Egypt, 21st-24th of June, 2014.
The symposium targeted those, government officials responsible for e-waste management
of in the respective countries. The Symposium included 16 participants from 12 Arab
countries namely; Algeria, Comoro, Republic of Djibouti, Arab Republic of Egypt,
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanese Republic, Kingdom of Morocco,
Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of the Sudan,. Among 16 participants,
there were 2 female participants in the workshop.
The symposium objectives were to identify challenges facing Arab States in applying the
most effective measures for e-waste management, discuss the practical approaches to
overcome these challenges and the most applicable alternatives that could raise the
efficiency and effectiveness of e-waste management in the Arab countries. Also the roles
of the private sector, the international entities and the media in management of e-waste,
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were addressed. Finally, a draft for a unified legislation for e-waste management was
shared with the participants.
The symposium successfully managed to identify challenges facing the Arab States in
management of e-waste. Also it managed to highlight the important role of the media in
raising public awareness with the importance of ESM of e-waste. Finally, the e-waste
legislation draft was thoroughly discussed among participants who requested to share it
with the relevant authorities to review and respond to BCRC-Egypt with their full
technical and legal feedback as soon as possible.
Also in the framework of BCRC-Egypt approach to expose workshop participants to
international experiences and best practices, Mr. Carlo Lupi, International Hazardous
Waste Expert, was invited as a keynote speaker in the symposium. Finally, the
symposium witnessed participation of key stakeholders, concerned with the ESM of e-
waste, such as the private sector (ITG), Industry (Mobinil) and NGOs (The Federation
of Arab Businesswomen).
Please indicate if there is any possibility to find the detailed information on this project
elsewhere e.g., submitted reports/websites, etc
http://bcrc-egypt.com/ContentDetails.aspx?
ContentID=150&SectionID=121&Title=BCRC%20Egypt%20Workshops
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Project no. and Project name 10. The Regional Conference on Environmentally Sound
Management of Hazardous Wastes
Project duration 3 days Start and end dates: 23 /11/2014 to 25 /11/2014
Beneficiary Parties: Algeria, Republic of Djibouti, Arab Republic of Egypt, Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanese Republic, Palestine, Kingdom of
Morocco, Mauritania, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of the Sudan
and Yemen
Areas of technical assistance
(refer to the guidance on
technical assistance for SC
related activities and strategic
frame focus areas for BC
related activities)
-Development, updating and implementation of the national
implementation plans
-Review of available infrastructure, capacity and institutions at the
national and local levels and the potential to strengthen them in the
light of the Convention
-Training for decision-makers, managers and personnel responsible
for issues related to the Convention
-The identification and promotion of best available techniques and
best environmental practices
-The development and updating of a list of technologies that are
available to be transferred to developing country Parties and Parties
with economies in transition
-The identification of obstacles and barriers to the transfer of
technology and identification of the means to overcome them
Total project budget (in US$): 50,000
Funding sources and the
corresponding amounts:
1. The Government of Finland to BCRC-Egypt
2.The UNDP
3. The League of Arab States
4. Cairo University
5.The Egyptian Minstery of Foreign Affairs
6. The Egyptian Minstery of Environment
7. The Egyptian Minstery of Health
8. The Egyptian Minstery of Interior
9. The Governorate of Alexandria
$ 50,000
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
In Kind
Collaborating agencies, if any: BRS Secretariat and UNESCO
Please provide a brief narrative summary on the project activities and the outcomes (as
much as possible in quantifiable terms) in the space given below:
BCRC-Egypt with the assistance of SBC organised a three days Regional Conference on
Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes. The Conference took place in
Alexandria, Egypt, 23-25th
of November, 2014.
The conference targeted those, government officials responsible for hazardous waste
management of in the respective countries. The conference witnessed the participation of
16 participants from 12 Arab countries namely; Algeria, Republic of Djibouti, Arab
Republic of Egypt, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanese Republic, Palestine,
Kingdom of Morocco, Mauritania, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of the Sudan and
Yemen. Among 16 participants, there were 2 female participants in the workshop.
The Conference objectives were to address the following topics:
• Legislation and laws related to hazardous waste and enforcement mechanisms.
• The relevant international and regional conventions
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• Hazardous waste: Definitions - General concepts - characteristics and types and
classification - how to trade
• Hazardous waste impact on the environment and public health
• Best practices for the safe management of hazardous waste
• The role of the media in raising awareness on hazardous waste management
The Conference managed to discuss the best practices to manage the hazardous waste in
the Arab countries. Also the roles media to raise awareness of the HW issue among the
public was deeply discussed. Finally, the Arab Countries comments on the draft unified
legislation for e-waste management that was shared with the participants in The Regional
Symposium on E-Waste Management that was organized by BCRC-Egypt in June, 2014,
were discussed and recorded.
Also in the framework of BCRC-Egypt approach to expose workshop participants to
international experiences and best practices, Dr. Mohamed Elawaa, Representative of
the UNESCO, was invited as a keynote speaker in the symposium. Finally, the
symposium witnessed participation of key stakeholders, concerned with the ESM of
hazardous waste, such as the NGOs (Alsakr Alarbi Association for Human Resources
Development). Finally the Conference was covered by many newspapers, electronic
portals and TV channels.
Please indicate if there is any possibility to find the detailed information on this project
elsewhere e.g., submitted reports/websites, etc
http://bcrc-egypt.com/ContentDetails.aspx?
ContentID=150&SectionID=121&Title=BCRC%20Egypt%20Workshops
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B: SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITY OF
THE CENTRE
1. Identification, documentation and implementation of actions and practices
Give at least one example which demonstrates that your centre has the capability in all
counts to identify, document and implement project activities. The examples should be
based on facts and be verifiable. Please indicate the means of their verification.
Centre’s
capability
Example Means of
verification
Identify -BCRC-Egypt Director visit to Kuwait
-BCRC-Egypt Director visit to Lebanon
-BCRC-Egypt Director visit to Jordan
-BCRC-Egypt Director`s participation in The
Ordinary and Simultaneous extraordinary
meetings of the conferences of the parties to
the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm
convention, Geneva, 28th April – 10th May
2013. He held a daily meeting with the Arab
focal points to discuss the requirements and
the needs of their countries
- The visits reports
submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
-The annual report
submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
- Descriptions on
the new website.
Document -The Center new website (bcrc-egypt.com). Also
BCRC-Egypt has set up social accounts for the
center, to facilitate the communication between
the center and the Arab members, such as
(www.facebook.com/BCRCEgypt.OfficialPage),
twitter (www. twitter.com/bcrcegypt) and
YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/bcrcegypt)
-The activities reports submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
-Contents of the new
website.
-The annual report
submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
-No of visitors of the
web-site from target
countries.
-No of visitors of the
social accounts from
target countries.
-Web-site statistics
-The reports
submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
Implement -Conducting The National Workshop on Green
Customs Initiative For ports officers and
customs officials in the prevention and control
of illegal trafficking in chemicals and hazardous
waste
-Conduction the regional workshop for
healthcare waste management
-Conducting The Regional Workshop on
National Reporting of Basel Convention for
Arab States
-Conducting The Second Regional Workshop on
National Reporting of Basel Convention for
Arab States
-Conducting the regional symposium on e-waste
-Workshop and
trainings
descriptions on the
web-site and
brochures.
-Workshops
questionnaire filled
in by the
participants.
-Workshops
attendance.
-The activities
reports submitted to
Basel Secretariat.
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management.
-The annual report
submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
-Number of Arab
countries that
participate actively
in BCRC activities
and governance
2. Identifying, undertaking and advancing cooperation, collaboration and
synergies
Give at least two examples, if possible, which demonstrate that your centre has the
capability in identifying, undertaking and advancing cooperation, collaboration and
synergies while implementing project activities. The examples should be based on facts
and be verifiable. Please indicate the sources of their verification.
Example Means of verification
1 - BCRC-Egypt director was officially
invited to pay an official visit to Basel
Convention Regional Centre for South-East
Asia in Indonesia, in order to discuss with
its directors the possibility of synergy
between the two centers. The execution of
this agreement will also fulfill another
objective of the project which is enhancing
the synergy between the BCRC-Egypt and
other regional and international entities.
-Also Prof. Kamel paid a visit to BCCC-
Africa:
-To enhance and strengthen the
collaboration and synergy between BCRC-
Egypt and BCCC-Africa.
-To initiate cooperation between BCRC-
Egypt and the Nigerian Federal minstery of
Environment & the University of Ibadan.
-To pay a visit to the Geo-Environmental
Research Center (GRC) laboratory in
BCCC-Africa as a model for the laboratory
BCRC-Egypt plans to establish in its
premises. Visiting the GRC Lab gave Prof.
Kamel a full picture about the modern
analytical instruments and facilities required
for comprehensive POPs analysis in soil,
sediment and other matrices.
-The annual report submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
-Contents of the new website.
2. BCRC-Egypt collaborates, in
implementing many of its activities, with
regional and international bodies, including:
1- League of Arab States: Department of
Environment and Sustainable Development
2- United Nations Development
Programme UNDP: Regional Office of the
-The annual report submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
-The signed MoU between BCRC-Egypt and
the other parties.
-Contents of the new website.
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UNDP in Cairo.
3- NGOs: BCRC-Egypt involved 3 NGOs in
its activities in 2013-2014, 2 national from
Egypt (HEPCA and Alsakr Alarbi
Association for Human Resources
Development) and 1 regional (The
Federation of Arab Businesswomen).
4- Private Sector: BCRC-Egypt involved
many representatives of the Private Sector in
its activities in 2013-2014 such as Spear
Ink, Greena Energy, (Environics),
(Mobinil) and ITG.
5 - The Egyptian Ministry of Environment.
6- The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
7- International Organizations: BCRC-
Egypt involved international organizations
in its activities in 2013-2014 such as: The
World Customs Organization (WCO),
United Nations Environmental Program
(UNEP), United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO). 8 - The Finnish Government, represented
by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
9 - PACE
10 - The Egyptian Ministry of
Telecommunications.
11- The Egyptian Governorates: BCRC-
Egypt cooperated with many Egyptian
Governorates, represented by The
Governors, in organizing its activities in
2013-2014 such as: Alexandria, Red Sea,
South of Sinai, Giza and Cairo
Governorates.
12- Cairo University and its Special units,
official agreements between BCRC-Egypt
and 8 Special Units of Cairo University,
such as Cairo University Conferences
Center and Cairo University Languages and
Translations Center. These agreements will
allow mutual benefits between these units
and BCRC-Egypt, through which BCRC-
Egypt will have the opportunity to use the
services of these units at reduced fees, up to
50%.
3. Identification of additional financial resources and other donors to fund
projects
Give a list of donors/funds mobilized to implement the activities/projects by the centre.
The examples should be based on facts and be verifiable. Please indicate the means of
verification.
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Title of activity Source of funding Amount (USD) Means of verification
1. Establishment of
the new premises of
BCRC-Egypt within
Cairo University
campus
Cairo University 100,000 -The annual report
submitted to Basel
Secretariat AND the
content of the new
premises
2. Procurement of
Office Furniture and
equipment for
BCRC-Egypt
Cairo University
AND The Finnish
Government
70,000 -The annual report
submitted to Basel
Secretariat AND the
content of the new
premises
3. Purchasing of
printing equipments,
supplies and
stationary
The Finnish
Government
25,000 -The annual report
submitted to Basel
Secretariat AND the
content of the new
premises
4. Operation costs
and salaries/month
Cairo University 10,000 -The annual report
submitted to Basel
Secretariat
5. Workshops
Organization
The League of Arab
States, The Egyptian
Minstery of Foreign
Affairs, The Egyptian
Minstery of
Environment, Cairo
University, UNDP,
The Egyptian
Minstery of Local
Management, The
Egyptian Minstery of
Health, The Egyptian
Minstery of
Communications,
The Egyptian
Minstery of Interior
and The Egyptian
Minstery of Industry
In Kind -The annual report and
the workshops reports
submitted to Basel
Secretariat
6. Establishment of
BCRC-Egypt new
lab
Cairo University 100,000 -The annual report
submitted to Basel
Secretariat AND the
content of the new
premises
(add more rows if needed)
4. Managing and conducting activities efficiently, effectively and transparently
Give at least one example on each count which demonstrates that your centre conducts its
activities efficiently, effectively and transparently in implementing projects/activities. The
examples should be based on facts and be verifiable. Please indicate the means of
verification.
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Conducting
activities
Example Means of verification
Efficiently -Conducting "The Regional Workshop on National
Reporting of Basel Convention for Arab States"
back to back with "The Regional workshop for
Safe Management of Healthcare Wastes" in
December, 2013,to increase the benefit that should
be gained by the Arab countries and save the
expenses that may be spent for covering the
travelling of the candidates
- It was originally proposed that BCRC-Egypt will
fund training of its staff and delegates from the
Arab States through scholarships of 4-6 months
each. Accordingly, this may have resulted in total
number of trainees of 3 per year and total of 9
trainees during the whole project period. However,
BCRC-Egypt proposed to change the duration of
the training to be 4-6 weeks instead of 4-6 months,
in order to respond to needs of a larger number of
the Arab states and to cover a larger number of
trainees from these states. Accordingly the
expected number of trainees may be 15 trainees
per year and total of 45 trainees through the period
of the project. BCRC-Egypt. The steering
committee approved the proposal.
- The budget allocated for this component was
supposed to cover renovation of the lab that
already exists in CEHM through only buying new
equipments and setting up new analyses
preparations. However, BCRC-Egypt steering
committee, thought that since CEHM
infrastructure, in its current state, may lack the
standards required by the BCRC,. Meanwhile,
Cairo University has allocated BCRC-Egypt a
whole building to serve its increasing demands and
needs for expansion. Accordingly, BCRC-Egypt
steering strongly recommended that the new
building to be used to host a new HW testing lab,
on which the allocated budget could be spent.
-Workshop and
trainings descriptions
on the website and
brochures.
-Workshops
Questionnaire filled in
by the participants.
-Workshops
attendance.
-The activities reports
submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
-The annual report
submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
-Number of Arab
countries that
participate actively in
BCRC activities and
governance
Effectively -Conducting 2 regional workshops on national
reporting, the help of BRS Secretariat (through
video conference facility), to encourage the Arab
countries to submit their national report on time,
especially with new electronic way.
-On the sideline of The Regional Symposium on
Sustainable Wastes Management, three side
sessions took place with the help of BRS
Secretariat (through video conference facility).
The first session targeted Introducing the
Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment
Initiative (PACE) to the participants, to encourage
the Arab countries to join that initiative.
The second session addressed Facilitation of the entry into force of the Ban Amendment, in which
the Arab participants were introduced to that issue
-Workshop and
trainings descriptions
on the website and
brochures.
-Workshops
Questionnaire filled in
by the participants.
-Workshops
attendance.
-The activities
Reports submitted to
Basel Secretariat.
-The annual report
submitted to Basel Secretariat.
-Number of Arab
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to encourage the Arab countries entry into force of
the Ban amendment. Finally, a third session took
place as a follow up for the two previous
workshops that addressed the national reporting.
The Secretariat of Basel Convention (SBC), has
presented the required technical support through
presenting three presentations (through video
conference facility) about the final updates of the
state of the Arab states national reporting ( as a
follow up for the last two workshops that were
organized by BCRC-Egypt), the Partnership for
Action on Computing Equipment Initiative
(PACE) and Ban amendment.
- The BCRC-Egypt Director to visit BCRC-Egypt
to BCCC in Nigeria resulted in a plan to sign an
MoU with the BCCC in Nigeria for technical
knowledge exchange between the two centers,
especially that the BCCC established an
internationally accredited lab in Lagos, which
BCRC-Egypt target to replicate in Cairo. The
center will recruit staff from the Arab countries for
the BCRC new lab and will provide them with
necessary training to efficiently run the lab. The
Technical assistance of BCCC in Nigeria will start
with a full technical training on the most advanced
lab equipment that will be conducted at BCCC in
Nigeria in 2015, for young Arab scholars.
countries that
participate
actively in BCRC
activities and
governance
-Number of Arab
countries that
submitted their
national report
Transparently Since the Center steering committee (CSC) is the
governing and decisive body of BCRC-Egypt and
the Project Steering Committee (PSC) is the
governing and decisive body of the project funded
by the Finnish project, BCRC-Egypt has started up
a trend of organizing the CSC and the PSC
meetings back to back with organized workshops
that involve the presence of Arab countries focal
points, instead of holding these meetings once a
year, back to back with the COP meeting in the
odd years and on its own in the even years. So
according to this new trend, the five elected
national focal points can attend the meetings as
CSC members and the rest of the national focal
points as observers, plus representatives of the
Finnish government, the UNDP and the Egyptian
Minister of Foreign affairs. This trend was thought
to be much more efficient way to save the focal
points annual hosting expenses and in order to
activate the role of the steering committees on
more regular bases plus widening the scale of
discussions concerning the need and requirements
of the Arab countries due to the presence of all
Arab countries focal points as observers.
-The HW management training that will take place
in Finland in the first quarter of 2015 should witness participants selection by a selection
committee that will be composed of:
-The meetings minutes
-The annual report
submitted to Basel
Secretariat.
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• BRCR-Egypt Director
• The Finish Government Representative
• The League of Arab states Representative
• The UNDP Representative
5. Capacity to meet various language requirement of the region/subregion
Give at least one example which demonstrates that your centre meets various language
requirements of the region. The example should be based on facts and be verifiable.
Please indicate the means of verification.
Language Means of verification
BCRC-Egypt website design to be in Arabic
and English
BCRC-Egypt website design to be in Arabic
and English
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