ABSTRACT Toxic waste is chemical compounds that, when ingested or inhaled, can cause physiological impairment and, in extreme cases, death. It is also known for its detrimental effect on the environment when disposed of in an unsafe manner. Yet, countries in the Gulf of Guinea continue to be targeted by Western waste-brokers notwithstanding the existence of laws prohibiting the transboundary disposal of such materials. There is also a rise in the export of electronic waste (e-waste) from developed countries to countries in the region, purportedly as reusable electronics, much of which ends up in landfills. The primitive recycling techniques of this e-waste undermines the health of the local populations and their environment due to inadequate care of the heavy metal and toxin content. Drawing on examples from Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Ghana, this paper argues that toxic waste dumping in the Gulf of Guinea amounts to environmental racism. The article makes recommendations relating to the challenges of toxic waste dumping in the Gulf of Guinea, including the need for countries to implement the provisions of the Basel and Bamako conventions in their entirety, recognise acts of environmental racism as violations of human rights, and for young people to rise to the occasion as ‘agents of change’.

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在南半球倾倒有毒废物是一种环境种族主义：来自几内亚湾的证据

摘要 有毒废物是一种化合物，当摄入或吸入时，会导致生理损伤，在极端情况下甚至会导致死亡。当以不安全的方式处置时，它对环境的有害影响也是众所周知的。然而，尽管存在禁止越境处置此类材料的法律，但几内亚湾国家继续成为西方废物经纪人的目标。发达国家向该地区国家出口的电子废物（电子废物）也有所增加，据称是可重复使用的电子产品，其中大部分最终被填埋。由于对重金属和毒素含量的照顾不足，这种电子垃圾的原始回收技术破坏了当地居民及其环境的健康。借鉴科特迪瓦、尼日利亚和加纳的例子，本文认为，在几内亚湾倾倒有毒废物相当于环境种族主义。该文章就几内亚湾倾倒有毒废物的挑战提出了建议，包括各国需要全面执行巴塞尔公约和巴马科公约的规定，承认环境种族主义行为是侵犯人权的行为，以及年轻人作为“变革的推动者”挺身而出。