Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva were briefed on the organization of the triple COPs of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions by Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Conventions, the Rotterdam Convention COP President Mohammed Oglah Hussein Khashashneh (Jordan) and additional staff from the Secretariat. This event took place at the International Conference Centre in Geneva on Wednesday 22 April within the framework of the Geneva Environment Network.

The twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-12), the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-7) and the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-7) will be held back-to-back in Geneva from 4 to 15 May 2015. The theme of the triple COPs will be “From Science to Action, Working for a Safer Tomorrow.” To highlight the crucial role that science plays in the policy-making of the conventions, a three-day science fair will be organized from 7 to 9 May 2015.

For more information: Diana.rizzolio@unep.org