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The present publication aims to support the work of the Commission by presenting a unique approach of synergistic work in the areas of chemicals and waste management. The Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions have developed a mechanism that, while maintaining the legal autonomy of these three multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), enhances coordination and cooperation among the three conventions. The aim of this so-called “synergies process” is to strengthen the implementation of the three conventions at the national, regional and global levels by providing coherent policy guidance, enhancing efficiency in the provision of support to Parties to the conventions, reducing their administrative burden and maximizing the effective and efficient use of resources at all levels.
The synergies process is a successful example to other parts of the global environmental agenda. It demonstrates that international environmental governance can be enhanced through coordination and cooperation within a cluster of related MEAs, as well as between MEAs and relevant intergovernmental organizations.
The present publication provides success stories of a coordinated implementation of MEAs and other international frameworks in the hazardous wastes and chemicals cluster. The stories are based on national or regional projects and have been written by actors directly involved in activities at the national, regional or global level.