The meetings included: the 58th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 58), 6-10 October 2008; the Second National Workshop in India on the International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 23-25 February 2009; the International Conference on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 11-15 May 2009 in Hong Kong, China; MEPC 59, 13-17 July 2009; and MEPC 60, 22-26 March 2010Consultations have been held between the secretariats of the IMO and the Basel Convention, and the United Nations Environment Programme &apos; s Disaster Management Branch (UNEP-DMB), to foster closer cooperation between these entities in respect of the activities being developed to address waste management and enforcement in Côte d &apos; Ivoire and the sub-region.
The meetings included: the 58th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 58), 6-10 October 2008; the Second National Workshop in India on the International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 23-25 February 2009; the International Conference on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 11-15 May 2009 in Hong Kong, China; MEPC 59, 13-17 July 2009; and MEPC 60, 22-26 March 2010Consultations have been held between the secretariats of the IMO and the Basel Convention, and the United Nations Environment Programme &apos; s Disaster Management Branch (UNEP-DMB), to foster closer cooperation between these entities in respect of the activities being developed to address waste management and enforcement in Côte d &apos; Ivoire and the sub-region.