Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention Secretariat

the secretariats of the basel and stockholm conventions are administered by the united nations environment programme (unep) and are located in geneva, switzerland. the secretariat of the rotterdam convention is jointly served by unep and the food and agriculture organization of the united nations (fao). it is based in geneva, switzerland, and in rome, italy. in 2012, the secretariats of the basel and stockholm conventions, as well as the unep-part of the rotterdam convention secretariat, moved from three separate secretariats with a programmatic structure to a single secretariat with a matrix structure serving the three conventions. since october 2014, mr. rolph payet is serving as the executive secretary of the basel, rotterdam and stockholm conventions. the fao-part of the rotterdam convention secretariat is currently headed by the executive secretary, mr. clayton campanhola. the mandates of the secretariats are laid out in article 16 of the basel convention, article 20 of the rotter