In this section we provide you with answers to questions that learners may ask about the course.

 

Should I take the course in any specific sequence?
You can take any lesson in any order and repeat it as many time as you wish. However, we recommend that you follow the order of lessons within a given course, as the first lesson of each course provides a general overview and the more advanced topics are covered in later lessons.

 

What are the tests in the lessons used for?
The tests in the lessons serve as self-evaluation and provide you with an opportunity to evaluate how well you understood the topics in the lesson. You can redo them. Your answers will not be recorded.

 

 

For more information, please contact Alexander Mangwiro at: alexander.mangwiro@un.org

The curriculum consists of 5 courses, of approximately 15 to 30 minutes duration for each lesson.
Each lesson is aimed to achieving a specific set of learning objectives, using interactive step-by-step instruction and tests to help reinforce what is being taught.

• Course 1. What is Bamako Convention
• Course 2. Parties, Focal Points and Dumpwatch
• Course 3. Information sharing
• Course 4. Transboundary Movement and Notification Procedures
• Course 5. Illegal trade

Each course follows a similar structure:
the first lesson of each course introduces the relevant provisions of the Convention, including obligations, operational procedures, information requirements and the relevant documents.

Following the introductory part of the lesson, the users will have opportunity to do some quiz tests before they move on to the next lesson.

The Secretariat for the Bamako Convention has prepared this text for informational purposes. It is not intended to provide any legal interpretation of the Convention, and the information contained herein cannot be taken as an official legal interpretation of the Convention.

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