The 'Basel Convention' is aimed at protecting human health and environ

The ‘Basel Convention’ is aimed at protecting human health and environment against adverse effects of which of the following?

Hazardous wastes

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Mercury

Chemicals and pesticides

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UPSC CDS-1 – 2020

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The ‘Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal’ is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs). Its aim is to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes.

– Basel Convention regulates the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes and other wastes.
– It requires prior informed consent for such movements.
– It promotes environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes.

Other conventions related to chemicals and pollutants include:
– Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
– Minamata Convention on Mercury.
– Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

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