Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Date of establishment:
● BCRC in April 2012 (framework agreement signed) previously established centre was revived in 2007 and
● SCRC in July 2010 (nomination). More
By decision BC-III/19 the Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention in 1997, selected South Africa as a site to establish BCRC for English-speaking countries in Africa. Africa Institute for the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous and other wastes (AIMHW), Pretoria was established for this purpose as an inter-governmental organization in March 2004 through an agreement between member states. The Centre was revived in 2007. Later, a framework agreement was signed in April 2012 with the Secretariat of Basel convention for its establishment as a BCRC. The centre was nominated to serve as Stockholm Convention regional centre in July 2010 for English speaking African Parties and has been endorsed in 2011 as regional or subregional centre for capacity building and the transfer of technology by COP 5 for four years. Subsequently, the Conference of the Parties at their 7th and 9th meetings have endorsed it again for the terms of four years each.
Hosted by: Africa Institute for the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous and Other Wastes.
Parties served: Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Expertise: ESM (environmentally sound management) of hazardous wastes and development of national plans/policy on various hazardous waste streams including PCB wastes.The centre aims to strengthen the capacity of its members in implementing the Conventions in chemical as waste clusters by mobilizing different academic and research institutions located in the member states.
For more information visit: www.africainstitute.info
Newsletter: Africa Institute newsletter
Director: Mr Thabo Moraba (acting)
Address: Africa Institute
Environment House
473 Steve Biko Road (Cnr Steve Biko & Soutpansberg)
Private Bag X447
Pretoria 0001
South Africa
Telephone: +2712 399 9861
Email: TMoraba@dffe.gov.za