The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-20T04:19:55Z
dc.date.available2019-10-20T04:19:55Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.descriptionIn recent years, the amount of hazardous wastes shipped across national borders has increased substantially. As the generation of wastes in industrialized countries has increased dramatically in the past decades and disposal facilities, especially landfill space, have become more scarce and therefore more expensive, there is a growing tendency to export hazardous wastes, especially to less industrialized countries. Disposal costs in a developing country are often only a fraction of the equivalent costs in the industrialized world, and most developing countries do not have the necessary legal and institutional frame-work to effectively control and prevent the dumping of hazardous wastes in their territories. They also lack the technical capacity to dispose of such wastes in a way that does not harm the environment and human health. As a result, hazardous wastes are often deposited illegally and without technical precautions.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30357
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number51 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjecthazardous waste
dc.subjecttransboundary waste disposal
dc.subjecttransboundary pollution
dc.subjectenvironmental agreement
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.titleThe Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposalen
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