Sub-regional workshop for English-speaking countries in West Africa on legislative frameworks, illegal traffic and trade of hazardous chemicals and waste

Face-to-face sub-regional workshop is being organized for English-speaking countries in West Africa to raise awareness on and support efforts to establish legal and institutional frameworks and international trade control measures under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, as well as enforcement, prevention and combatting of illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes. Representatives of Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leon are expected to attend the workshop which is being held from 17 to 18 November 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria with the generous support of the European Union.