ReportoftheTrainingWorkshop-BaselConvention.doc

BCRC-EGYPT Project Preparation of a set of tools for the selection, design and operation of hazardous waste landfills in hyper-dry areas. Report of the Training Workshop On Waste Disposal by landfilling in Hyper-arid Region Held in Manama – Bahrain 26-28/11/2005 Co-organizer Bahrain Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife. December, 2005 Table of Contents Executive Summary ……………………………………………………………………... 4 1- Opening ……………………………………………………………………………… 4 2- Day 1 Training Sessions ………………………………….………………………… 4 3- Day 2 Training Sessions ………………………………..…………………………… 5 4- Day 3 Site visit, Exercise Session Closing …………………………….………… 6 5-Training Program Evaluation ……………………………………………………… 6 Total cost of the Training Program 6 Recommendations ……………………………………...………………………………… 7 Photo Report …………………………………………………...………………………… 8 Annex I (Meeting Agenda) ……………………………………………………………… 12 Annex II (List of Participants) ………………………………….……………………… 14 Annex III (Evaluation Questionnaire) …………………………..……………………… 17  Date of the workshop: 26-28/2005 Venue: Crown Plaza Conference Center, Crown Plaza Hotel, Diplomat Zone, Manama, Bahrain Organizer: BCRC-Cairo, Bahrain Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife. Governance: MoU signed between the BCRC Cairo and Bahrain Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife. Participants: 11 representatives from 8 Arab Countries including; Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Syria and Tunis. (Annex I depicts the Agenda) Theme of the Training program: Hazardous Waste Landfills in hyper-arid Areas; from site selection. (Annex II depicts the list of participants). Source of funding: UNEP/SBC via Landfill Project implemented by BCRC- Cairo. Materials distributed: Leather bag, recording block notes, pens and pencils, hardcopies and presentations on CD (CD Copy