The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions are three MEAs that share the common objective of protecting human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals and wastes.
Over the years, the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions have adopted decisions recognizing the interlinkages between the conventions with other MEAs and processes under other intergovernmental bodies. In a number of cases, this has been supported by exploratory studies developed by the Secretariat.
The linkages and areas of common concern relate to the MEAs and ongoing processes within the chemicals and waste agenda and also expand to broader environmental issues beyond pollution such as biodiversity loss and climate change.
Pursuant to that mandate, the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions has enhanced its international cooperation activities with other MEAs and processes to explore and highlight the interlinkages and potential areas of integrated actions, thereby demonstrating that environmental issues need to be approached from a holistic standpoint, if they are to be addressed successfully.