Bamako Convention
| Bamako Convention on the Prohibition of the Importation of Hazardous Waste into Africa and the Control of Its Transboundary Movements within Africa | |
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| Short title: | Bamako Convention |
| Title (engl.): | Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Come into effect: | 1998 |
| Reference: | African Union ( English text ) |
| Contract type: | Multinational |
| Legal matter: | Waste law |
| Signing: | 35 |
| Ratification : | 27 |
| Please note the note on the applicable contract version . | |
The Bamako Convention (English “Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa”), German “Bamako Convention on the prohibition of the importation of hazardous waste into Africa and control their cross-border shipments within Africa ”) is a treaty between the African states that prohibits the import of hazardous (including radioactive ) waste. The convention was negotiated by twelve nations of the Organization of African Unity in Bamako ( Mali ) in January 1991 and came into force in 1998.
The impetus for the Bamako Convention came from the failure of the Basel Convention to ban the trade in hazardous waste in less developed countries and from the recognition that many developed nations exported toxic waste to Africa. This impression was reinforced by several prominent cases. A major case, which occurred in 1987, involved the importation of 18,000 barrels (2900 m³) of hazardous waste from the Italian companies Ecomar and Jelly Wax in Nigeria, which had agreed to pay a farmer $ 100 a month to store it. The barrels contained toxic waste including PCBs . The planned return to Italy led to protests and the closure of three Italian ports.
The Bamako Convention uses a format and language similar to that of the Basel Convention, but is much stronger in preventing all imports of hazardous waste. It extends the concept of hazardous waste within the meaning of the Basel Convention to hazardous substances that are prohibited in the production countries, so that the import of such substances can be prohibited. In this way it ties in with the Rotterdam Convention .
35 states have signed the convention and 27 have ratified it. The first Conference of the Parties took place from June 24 to 26, 2013 in Bamako.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Special session of the General Assembly to review and evaluate the implementation of Agenda 21 - footnotes , New York, 23. – 28. June 1997.
- ↑ The Bamako Convention at a Glance ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 17, 2017.
- ↑ List of Countries which have signed, ratified / acceded to the Bamko convention on the ban of the import into Africa and the control of transboundary movement and management of hazardous wastes within Africa , African Union, June 15, 2017 (PDF file, 12 , 5 kB).
- ↑ Melanie Ashton: Bamako COP 1 Decides UNEP to Host Secretariat , SDG Knowledge Hub, International Institute for Sustainable Development, August 20, 2013.
