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Basel Convention PACE II - E-Waste Partnership

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The Partnership for Action on Challenges relating to E-waste (PACE II) operates under the Basel Convention to promote environmentally sound management of e-waste globally. Building on earlier Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative and PACE programs, PACE II conducts awareness-raising activities through 14 Regional Centres across Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Activities include webinars, workshops, publications, and training for customs officials. The 2022 amendments expanded control of transboundary e-waste movements through Prior Informed Consent procedures, empowering developing countries to decide whether to accept e-waste imports. PACE II promotes circular economy approaches for electronics.

Behavior Goal

Promote environmentally sound e-waste management globally; prevent dumping of e-waste from developed to developing countries; build capacity for proper e-waste handling in Regional Centres

Target Audiences

Policymakers

Methods & Approaches

Advocacy & Policy Influence

Implementers & Partners

  • UNEP
  • Basel Convention Secretariat
  • Regional Centres

Donors & Sponsors

  • UN Member States
  • UNEP

Key Takeaways

  • 1Regional Centres enable localized capacity building and awareness
  • 2Prior Informed Consent procedures protect developing countries from dumping
  • 3Multi-stakeholder partnerships engage industry, government, and civil society
  • 4Technical guidelines provide framework for national e-waste policies
  • 5Training customs officials helps prevent illegal transboundary movements

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