Basel Conventions Regional Center In Tehran BUSINESS PLAN

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1 Basel Conventions Regional Center In Tehran BUSINESS PLAN March 2012 Tehran, Iran 1

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary of the Business Plan ( )...4 I. Information for the Center...6 A. Vision...6 B. Background....5 C. Governance..7 D. Contact information....8 II. The Center and the Basel Convention...9 A. Performance of the core functions...9 B. Opportunities for improvement...9 C. Cooperation with the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions...9 D. Joint activities...10 E. Partnership activities..11 III. Regional needs Assessments...12 IV. Proposed activities...14 A. Maintenance of the Center and staff training activities...14 B. Activities for the implementation of the Strategic Framework and other COP-10 decisions. 15 a. Vision...15 b. Guiding principles c. Strategic goals and objectives..16 C. Synergies related activities...17 D. Other capacity building activities...18 V. Financial information A. Financial information about the Center

3 B. Main partner institutions...20 C. Proposed budget for activities ( )...21 Annex I- List of focal points and endorsements

4 Executive Summary of the Business Plan This Business Plan is provided for the period in order to extend the implementation of Basel Convention, improve the effectiveness of the Convention and identification of needs in South and West Asia. Basel Convention Regional Center in Tehran is established according to the Decision VII/10 of the Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 7) to the Basel Convention in October The role of the BCRC in Iran is to assist member states and non-member states through capacity building for the environmentally sound management of hazardous waste and other wastes and the minimization of their generation to achieve the fulfillment of the objectives of the convention. The core functions of the center are including training of the staff in BCRC in Tehran and the representatives from member states and non-member states, technology transfer to the region, awareness raising, conducting workshops, seminars and associated projects and cooperating with UN and its bodies and other relevant intergovernmental and NGO s (Non-Governmental Organizations). According to the framework agreement between the Secretariat of Basel Convention and the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran, the Basel 4

5 Convention Regional Center in Tehran is established at the Department of Environment, Islamic Republic of Iran. Due to strengthen the implementation of wastes management in the region, we organized regional and national training courses and meetings at least two times a year. The budget for consists of USD allocated to BCRC- Tehran activities. 5

6 Information for the Center A. Vision BCRC-Tehran as a center of transferring updated technologies to countries in south and west Asia to protect and improve the human health and environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes and environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and their disposal. B. Background Basel Convention Regional Center in Tehran is established according to the Decision VII/10 of the Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 7) to the Basel Convention in October According to the framework agreement between the Secretariat of Basel Convention and the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran, the Basel Convention Regional Center in Tehran is established at the Department of Environment, Islamic Republic of Iran also financed by the I.R. of Iran government. The BCRC in Tehran serves the following 5 member states: 1. Republic of Bangladesh 2. Republic of Maldives 3. Government of Nepal 4. Islamic Republic of Pakistan 5. Islamic Republic of Iran Non-member states: 1. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2. Islamic Republic of Iraq 6

7 The activities which were undertaken by the BCRC-Tehran including: Second Meeting of Steering Committee, Iran, Tehran, August 2009 National Workshop on Application of Geo-synthetics in Landfills Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 24 November 2008 Workshop on Introduction of E-wastes Systems, Iran, Tehran, 2 February 2008 First Exhibition, Conference and Workshop on High-Tech Innovation of Recycling Industries, Iran, Tehran, 8 th 11 th December 2009 Workshop on Introduction of Basel Convention, Iran, Bandar Abbas, 26 May 2010 The Exhibition and Conference on Tire & Rubber Recycling and Environment, Iran, Tehran, 29 th and 30 th June The Workshop on PCB Management and the contaminated materials and equipment, Iran, Tehran, 9-10 th November 2010 Regional workshop on Landfill Management, Iran, Tehran, 2-3 October 2011 Regional workshop on Co-processing of HW and wastes under Basel and Stockholm Conventions in Cement Kilns, Iran, Tehran, 4-5 October 2011 Regional workshop on ESM of E-waste, Iran, Tehran, 8-10 January 2012 The Third meeting of Steering Committee, Iran, Tehran, 11 January 2012 C. Governance The Framework Agreement signed by the Secretariat of Basel Convention and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the former Head of Department of Environment in The BCRC-Tehran has opened the bank account since 2010 in the National Bank of Iran. It is worth mentioning that the National Legal status of the Center for the operation of the center is providing. Since 2008 to 2011, Dr. Soroush Modabberi was the director of the center while on October 2011, Dr. Alireza Shiri Garakani, has been 7

8 appointed by the Department of Environment in Iran and has been accepted by the SBC on January The first meeting of Steering Committee was held in So far 2 meetings of Steering Committee have been hosted by the Center in 2009 and D. Contact information Basel Convention Regional Center in Tehran Dr. Alireza Shiri-Garakani (Director) BCRC-Tehran, Department of Environment, Pardisan Ecopark, West Hakim Highway, Tehran, Iran Tel & Fax: ashiri@bcrc.ir 8

9 The Center and the Basel Convention A. Performance of the core function BCRC-Tehran for training and technology transfer in South and West Asia assists member states and non-member states through capacitybuilding for environmentally sound management, to achieve the fulfillment of the objectives of the Convention. Center coordinates by member states to finalize the Plans for providing the biennium Business Plan according to the priorities and needs assessment. The core functions of the Centre are Training, Technology transfer, Information, Consulting and Awareness-raising. B. Opportunities for improvement BCRC-Tehran in spite of some activities to serve the Basel Convention in South and West Asia encounters some obstacles including financial limitation, lack of assistance for resource mobilization for example project proposal writing, insufficient training in new technologies, lack of access to donors, lack of partners supports are highlighted obstacles which the center has faced. C. Cooperation with the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions BCRC-Tehran was endorsed to serve the Stockholm Convention to South and West Asia in COP-5 of the Stockholm Convention in

10 BCRC-Tehran has cooperated in the implementation of Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions with Department of Environment. These activities include participation in regional workshops coordinated by other organizations, national meetings such as National Commission on Chemical Safety, holding the regional workshops including ESM of e-wastes, Co-processing of wastes in Cement Kilns, ESM of PCBs and contaminated equipment and Inventory of HW with special references to POPs. In this regard BCRC-Tehran will hold the national regional workshops on Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Introduction for Custom Officers in the region, Provincial Departments of Environment and define National and Regional Projects on PCBs, E-wastes, Mercury and Ships. D. Joint activities BCRC in Tehran has been cooperating with Department of Environment of I.R. of Iran and has developed by Secretariat of Basel and Stockholm Conventions. In the regional workshops organized by Ramsar Convention Regional Center participated for transferring information related to Basel and Stockholm Conventions. Also Center invited from UNIDO for participating and delivering speeches in the training and awareness raising workshops. Furthermore, BCRC in Tehran supports from BCRC-China as the Coordinating Center in order to achieve the fulfillments of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions objectives in the Pacific Asia. 10

11 E. Public-private partnership activities (Optional) In addition to this matter that BCRC is attendance the activities organized by private sectors related to ESM of Hazardous Wastes, Persistent Organic Pollutants and Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals, privet sectors supports Center in holding the national and regional workshops, conferences and exhibitions jointly. Also private sectors count on the BCRC as the consultant center for ESM of wastes; survey for internationally training professionals illustrates the point. It is worth to mention that Center under the MOU cooperate with private sectors which involve to Waste Management. 11

12 Regional Needs Assessment Despite the many advances in sciences also the environmental technology transfer has been occurred in the world, especially among developing countries, the surveys illustrate the positive impact of these developments in addition to some problems that developing countries are facing them and are attempting to eliminate them. Regional needs based on the priorities Managerial Priorities Thematic Priorities Thematic Priorities Title Legislation and regulations requirements and strategic planning on Waste Management Economical requirement on Waste Management Cultural and training requirements for efficient Public-Private Partnership on Waste Management Indicator Analysis and standardization (national and international standards) Identification and categorization of Wastes Physical-Chemical Analysis of waste Inventory of Hazardous and other waste Quantification of wastes Collection and Transportation mechanisms and introduce related Software according to the countries needs Introduction on 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse &Recycle) Introduction on Disposal methods Landfill Composting Incinerators Digesters Environmentally Sound Management of Electrical and Electronic Waste(E-waste) Co-processing of wastes regulated by the Basel and Stockholm Conventions in Cement Kilns Environmentally Sound Management of Used Lead Acid Batteries (ULAB) Introducing the wastes under Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions and the knowledge of the alternatives Importance

13 The levels of importance are: Levels of Importance Not Practical Not very important Quite Important Very Important Extremely Important Other needs listed below Poor training and education communities among countries in the region Poor regional cooperation in chemicals and hazardous wastes management Lack of financial support arrangement 13

14 Proposed Activities A. Maintenance of the Center and staff training activities Expansion the Center activities Consideration to make the opportunities to strengthen the projects and training programs, center provides strategic plans through: Meetings and Communication with governmental and nongovernmental organizations Communication with donors Steering committees with participation of representatives from member states, non-member states and observes from related organization Increasing the interaction with other regional centers and Secretariats Development of facilities and equipment Translation, publication and distribution of Basel Convention technical guidelines Expected result: Increasing the projects and regional training workshops Participation in regional and international events In order to highlight the Center role in the region and among international communities, BCRC-Tehran participates in the Conferences of the Parties, meetings and workshops organized by parties, regional centers and Basel Convention and other Secretariats. Specific tasks: 14

15 Identification interests and needs of participants Familiarity with technologies and beneficial to approach a new knowledge Communicate with sources and scientific references Expected results: Approaching to educational standards Training Workshops Identification and priority assessments of needs of the countries in the region Issue of the certificates validated by Ministry of Science and Technology Setting the national and regional workshops in the center and member states according to the proposal of countries in the region Expected result: Increasing the number of trained communicators B. Activities for the implementation of the Strategic Framework and other COP-10 decisions Vision The aim of the strategic framework is to protect human health and the environment by controlling transboundary movements of HW and other wastes by ensuring and strengthening the environmentally sound management of wastes such as electrical and electronic wastes, Pops wastes and other hazardous substances wastes, used oil, ULAB, dismantling of ships and Mercury as well as on the implementation of 15

16 Basel Convention and enforcement authorities at regional and national levels. Guiding principles Guiding principles are based on prevention, minimization, reuse, recycling, other recovery including energy recovery and final disposal of HW and other wastes and chemicals. The waste management policies includes recognition of resources wastes, life-cycle approach, partnerships, cooperation and synergies, integrated waste management, respect legislation governing waste management as well as each party s national legislation and regulations. Strategic goals and objectives Goal 1: Strengthening the environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes and other Wastes Objective 1.1: Development of ESM of HW and other wastes and chemicals through regional and national workshops, seminars to transfer update technologies to the countries in the region. Objective 1.2: Promoting capacity-building in the region including needs assessments and search to find the best solutions. Goal 2: To enhance the implementation of the environmentally sound management of HW and other wastes Objective 2.1: To prepare technical guidelines on management of hazardous wastes and other wastes. 16

17 Objective 2.2: To assign member states to ESM of waste based on their abilities in the region. Objective 2.3: Search to find the solution, generate, provide, collect, transmit and use reliable information and data regarding import, export, generation and management of the wastes covered three conventions. Objective 2.4: To encourage the parties to improve the effectiveness of the Basel Convention through the Indonesian- Swiss country-led initiative. Goal 3: Effective cooperation among the countries in the region (South and West Asia) Objective 3.1: To reach a satisfied communication among member states and non-member states, centers and parties in Asia. Objective 3.2: To perform the jointly projects and workshops in the region through some activities such support as Coordinating Center in Pacific Asia. C. Synergies activities Regional workshop on Environmentally sound management of ships Objective: to promote safe management and use of hazardous substances and chemicals cover by Basel, Rotterdam and Hong Kong Conventions in dismantling ships Countries: Parties in the region 17

18 Strengthening the capacity of recycling of management of E- wastes in the region Objective: Environmentally sound management of Electrical and Electronic wastes, distribution of some chemicals during these wastes management and extracting valuable substances Countries: Parties in the region Strengthening the capacity of PCBs Management Objective: Environmentally sound management of PCBs Countries: Parties in the region D. Other capacity building activities Regional training workshop on the ESM of Mercury Objective: Reducing the risk resulting from the widespread use of mercury Countries: Parties in the region 18

19 Financial Information Financial information about the Center Table I: Expenditures related to the work of the center ( ) (All prices are in US Dollars.) Department of Environment SBC Total Director Project Director Secretary Assistant Building Communication Maintenance Others Publications Traveling Sub total Total

20 Main partner institutions Financial Resources: A. Current main sources of funding: o Department of Environment, I.R. of Iran B. Potential future sources of funding: o UNEP/SBC o UNIDO o Parties in the region o JICA o GEF o ADB o Others External Resources: A. Current key partners and stakeholders: o Department of Environment, I.R. of Iran o Private partners B. Key partners and stakeholder in the future: o Donors o Governmental organizations o Academies o Parties in the region 20

21 Proposed budget for activities ( ) (All prices are in US Dollars.) BCRC-Tehran Estimated Income and Expenditure for 2012/2013 Incomes (Estimated) Total Allocations from host government (DoE I.R. of Iran) From Basel Convention (Technical Cooperation Trust Fund) From other MEAs From donors Private partners Subtotal Total Incomes Expenditure (Estimated) Core Personnel Subcontracts Travel and Subsistence Training/Learning Equipment, supplies and premises General operating expenses (telephone, internet, electricity etc.) Subtotal Workshops and Training Activities Environmentally Sound Management of Ships Management of Mercury Environmentally Sound Management ofulab 21

22 National Workshop (Introduction of Conventions) Management of Used Oil Management of E-waste (II) Management of PCBs (II) National Workshop Subtotal Projects Project I (Management of E-waste) Project II ( Management of PCBs) Project III Project IV Project V Project VI Subtotal Total Expenditure

23 ANNEX National Focal Points for the Basel Convention in Member states and non-member states of BCRC in Tehran for South and West Asia REPUBLIC of BANGLADESH (to be completed) Name : Designation : Department : Address : Tel : Fax : Website : ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Name : Dr. Alimohammad Shaeri Designation : Deputy Head of Department of Environment and Deputy of Human Environment of Islamic Republic of Iran Department : Department of Environment Address : Pardisan Eco-park West Hakim Highway, Tehran, Iran Tel : (+98-21) Fax : (+98-21) shaeri@doe.ir Website : REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES (to be approved) Name : Mr. Abdullahi Majeed Designation : Deputy Minister Department : Ministry of Environment, energy and water Address : Male, Republic of Maldives Tel : (+960) Fax : (+960)

24 abdullahi.majeed@environment.gov.mv Website : ISLAMIC DEMOCRATIC OF PAKISTAN Name : Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Designation : Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) Department : Ministry of National Disaster Management Government of Pakistan Address : LG & RD Complex, Fourth Floor, Sector G-5/2, Islamabad. Tel : (+92-51) Fax : (+92-51) jsicenv@gmail.com Website : KINGDOM OF NEPAL Name : Meena Khanal Designation : Joint Secretary Department : Ministry of Environment Address : Singha Darbar, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel : (+977-1) Fax : (+977-1) meenakhanal@hotmail.com Website : REPUBLIC OF IRAQ Name : LUAY SADEQ ALMUKHTAR Designation : Director Department Department : MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT / International Environmental Relations Department Address : BAGHDAD / AL-WAZIRAA MAGRAB ST / P.O.BOX Tel : Fax : luay_al_mokhtar@yahoo.com Website : 24

25 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN Name: Designation: Department: Conventions Address: Mr. Mohd Yasin Noori MEAs Officer International Relations andenvironmental NEPA HQ, Main Baraki Rd, Behind Kardan University, Kabul - Afghanistan Yasin Noori <yaseen.noori@yahoo.com> 25