BCRC-Egypt

• The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted on 22 March 1989 and entered into force on 5 May 1992.
• In 1995 Egypt was selected to host the Basel Convention Sub-Regional Centre (BCRC) “for Arabic-speaking countries in Africa, and in 2002, Decision VI/9 extended the geographic coverage to serve the other Arabic-speaking countries.
• Currently, BCRC-Egypt is serving the 22 Arab States in Africa and West Asia in addition to Iraq and Palestinian Authority.
• The Egyptian government instituted BCRC Egypt within one of the most outstanding academic and research institutions in the region; that is, the Cairo University.
• The Egyptian Ministry of state for Environmental Affairs (EMSEA) collaborated with the Cairo University in the physical establishment and operation of the centre.
• BCRC-Egypt had its own structure including a SC with Membership of 4 rotating countries (Currently Djibouti, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain), the host country; Egypt, the representative of the BC, and the Director of BCRC-Egypt. Opportunities

- Work with NGOs in small pilot projects
- Institutional support to SBC Focal Points
- Extend working with industry and the private sector.
- Further collaboration with regional organizations