Overview
Paragraph 4 of Article 12 of the Stockholm Convention, calls for the establishment, as appropriate, of arrangements for the purpose of providing technical assistance and promoting the transfer of technology to developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition relating to the implementation of the Convention. These arrangements are to include regional and subregional centres for capacity-building and transfer of technology to assist developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition to fulfill their obligations under the Convention.
Conference of the Parties in its first meeting adopted the Guidance on technical assistance and transfer of environmentally sound technologies by decision SC-1/15. At its second meeting Conference of the Parties adopted the terms of reference for the regional and subregional centres for capacity building and transfer of technology under Stockholm Convention by decision SC-2/9 and also the criteria for evaluating the performance of regional and subregional centres for capacity building and transfer of technology. Conference of the Parties in its third meeting by decision SC-3/12 adopted the terms of reference for the selection of regional and subregional centres for capacity building and transfer of environmentally sound technologies under the Stockholm Convention. At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties by its decision SC-4/23 endorsed eight institutions to serve as Stockholm Convention regional and subregional centres for capacity-building and the transfer of technology for a period of 4 years. Conference of the Parties at its fifth meeting by its decision SC-5/21 endorsed another seven institutions to serve as Stockholm Convention regional and subregional centres for capacity building and the transfer of technology for a period of 4 years.
Geographic locations of the Regional Centres
