Stories and Solutions: GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2015

Reports and Publications GRID-Arendal produced a Rapid Response Assessment report for UNEP entitled Waste Crime – Waste Risks: Gaps in Meeting the Global Waste Challenge . The report was launched in May in Geneva at the Conference of Parties to three major conventions addressing the global waste issue - the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions. Its findings were also presented at the National Waste Management Conference in Oslo in June. Between 12May and 13 May 2015, approximately 350 news articles referencing the report were published across 28 countries globally. Articles were in The Guardian, NBC News, German Press Agency DPA, Swiss public broadcaster RTS among others. The publication was presented at the office of the Auditor General of Norway and the Agency for Public Management and eGovernment in August. It was also presented at the European Enforcement Network meeting of the Environmental Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic and the Regional Enforcement Network for Chemicals and Waste in Asia. Norway is currently involved in updating the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institution guidance on auditing waste management, which was first published in 2004. The updated guidelines will consider threats of hazardous waste crime including dumping and trafficking. The Waste Crime report was used as supporting material at a meeting in Cairo where the draft guidelines were presented. The new guidelines will include findings, maps and graphics from the report, and other GRID-Arendal publications.

Global illegal waste tra c

Eastern Europe and Russia

Russian Federation

Western Europe

Lithuania

Ukraine

Croatia

Albania

Syria

Tunisia

Iraq

Egypt

Jordan

Senegal

Eritrea

Burkina Faso Benin

Guinea

Ghana

Djibuti

Nigeria

Liberia Côte

West Africa

Somalia

Cameroon

d'Ivoire

Uganda

Equatorial Guinea

Kenia

Congo

Tanzania

Angola

South Africa

Hazardous waste producers Million tonnes

Main tra cking destination

Country where illegal waste export has been proven

More than 30 10 to 30 5 to 10 1 to 5 Less than 1 No data available

Region of destination

Region of origin

Main route

C ARTOGRAPHY BY R ICCARDO P RAVETTONI ©GRID-A RENDAL 2015

Extract from an email from the Office of the Auditor General, Norway represented at the meeting, amongst others India and the Philippines. Many were pleased that this was elaborated on in the new guidance. I also handed out the Waste Crime - Waste Risk report to those interested.” “We received a lot of helpful feedback on the draft guidance at the meeting in Cairo. Waste crime is a great concern for many of the countries

A worker sorts through used lead acid batteries, Kenya. Photo: Blacksmith Institute.

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