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Conference of the Parties, Basel Convention: StEP presents progress in e-waste management
Published 2013-05-09
At a side event at the Basel Convention COP, StEP presented two white papers on its recent progress in the design of e-waste prevention and management systems and a world-wide harmonized definition of e-waste. These papers were endorsed by its more than 60 organizational members of StEP coming from industry, governments, academia & research, international organizations and NGOs. StEP also presented the capacity building capabilities of the successfully tested E-waste Academy for policy-makers, entrepreneurs and scientists. |Read more
Growing e-waste problem in China
Published 2013-04-25
A new Green Paper titled “E-waste in China: A country report” published by the Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) Initiative explores and offers key insights into the scale and dynamics of the e-waste problem in China. The goal of this report is to enable better understanding of the e-waste system in China. |Read more
UNU-Barcelona begins work in its Sant Pau historic site premises
Published 2013-03-07
7 March 2013, Barcelona — The United Nations University (UNU) is pleased to announce that its academic Institute in Barcelona has, as of this month, embarked on a multidimensional research programme aimed at achieving a better understanding of cultural diversity and mobility in the context of globalization. |Read more