Atamna, Ghania

This research examines ways to reduce environmental pollution from transboundary movement of hazardous waste from industrialized countries to developing nations, particularly Africa. Using descriptive and analytical approaches, the study explains hazardous waste concepts and analyzes the 1989 Basel Convention and its Protocol on Liability and Compensation. The research reveals that while the Basel Convention reduced hazardous waste generation and established international legal rules for environmental protection, it did not completely prohibit transboundary movements. The Convention's limitation to chemical and toxic materials, excluding nuclear waste, and the absence of a universally agreed-upon definition of hazardous waste have affected the effective implementation of relevant rules.