Upcoming Meetings     

Eighth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC8)

The Eighth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC8) will be held from 15 to 19 October 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Eighth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) will be held at the Varembé Conference Centre.

 

Upcoming webinars     

Tentative Meetings     

Regional awareness raising workshop on enhancing cooperation and coordination for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions for Arabic-speaking countries
Dates: Second half of 2011(to be confirmed)
Venues: Cairo, Egypt 

Training workshop on strengthening legal and regulatory frameworks to implement the Stockholm Convention
Dates: 2011(to be confirmed)
Venue: To be confirmed 

Joint workshops to support effective participation in the Rotterdam Convention Chemicals Review Committee and the Stockholm Convention POPs Review Committee 
Dates: 2011
Venues: To be confirmed

Regional capacity-building workshop on new POPs and the process for reviewing and updating NIPs in the Pacific
Date: 2011
Venue: To be confirmed

All meetings     

October 2012
Eighth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC8)
Geneva, Switzerland, 15 - 19 October 2012
January 2012
International Training Course on POPs Environmentally Sound Management
São Paulo, Brazil, 9 January - 9 February 2012
Regional technical workshop on Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste
Teheran, Iran, 8 - 11 January 2012
December 2011
Alternatives Identification and Assessment Training
Barcelona, Spain, 13 December 2011
National Inception Workshop - Joint Implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Havana, Cuba, 6 - 9 December 2011
November 2011
Sixth Toolkit Expert Meeting
Geneva, Switzerland, 28 - 30 November 2011
Third meeting of the Advisory Committee of the PCBs Elimination Network
Lyon, France, 23 - 25 November 2011
Capacity building for environmentally sound management of PCB oil and PCBs containing equipments
Alang, Gujarat, India, 21 - 29 November 2011
October 2011
Seventh meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)
Geneva, Switzerland, 10 - 14 October 2011
Workshops on “Landfill Management” and “Co-processing of Hazardous Waste in Cement Kilns”
Teheran, Iran, 2 - 6 October 2011
July 2011
Regional Workshop on Joint implementation of the Waigani, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Suva, Fiji, 25 - 29 July 2011
Regional Synergies Workshop - Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Dakar, Senegal, 5 - 8 July 2011
May 2011
Regional Capacity Building Workshop for PBDEs Emissions Reduction from E-wastes
Guangzhou, China, 31 May - 2 June 2011
National awareness-raising workshop on new POPs and the implementation of the Stockholm Convention
Yerevan, Armenia, 26 - 27 May 2011
SAPP / SADC workshop on PCB Management and Phase-out in the SADC region
Johannesburg, South Africa, 10 - 12 May 2011
April 2011
First Assembly of the Global Alliance for alternatives to DDT
Geneva, Switzerland, 26 April 2011
Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
Geneva, Switzerland, 25 - 29 April 2011
March 2011
International workshop on hazardous substances within electronic and electrical products life cycle
Vienna, Austria, 29 - 31 March 2011
Joint meeting of the bureaus of the COPs to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
Geneva, Switzerland, 26 March 2011
Third Meeting of the Interim Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for alternatives to DDT
Bonn, Germany, 15 - 16 March 2011
Meeting of the Global Monitoring Plan Coordination Group
Geneva, Switzerland, 8 - 10 March 2011
February 2011
1st Meeting PEN TG on Maintenance of PCB-containing equipment & Reg.Workshop on POPs wastes & PCBs
Panama City, Panama, 15 - 18 February 2011
Regional workshop on ESM of PCBs and POPs wastes in Central America and the Caribbean
Panama City, Panama, 15 - 18 February 2011
January 2011
Joint workshop of the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions for effective participation of Parties
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19 - 21 January 2011
December 2010
Regional awareness raising workshop on enhancing cooperation and coordination
San Salvador, El Salvador, 6 - 9 December 2010
Fifth Toolkit Expert Meeting
Geneva, Switzerland, 1 - 3 December 2010
November 2010
Second meeting of the Advisory Committee of the PCBs Elimination Network
Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 29 November - 1 December 2010
Regional capacity-building workshop on new POPs and the process for reviewing and updating NIPs
Bangkok, Thailand, 23 - 26 November 2010
Third DDT Expert Group meeting
Geneva, Switzerland, 10 - 12 November 2010
Regional training workshop on Environmentally Sound Management of PCBs
Teheran, Iran, 9 - 10 November 2010
Core-team meeting of thematic group on Reducing Barriers for New Nonchemical Products
Geneva, Switzerland, 4 - 5 November 2010
Regional awareness raising workshop on enhancing cooperation and coordination
Bratislava, Slovakia, 2 - 4 November 2010
Regional capacity-building workshop on new POPs and the process for reviewing and updating NIPs
Dakar, Senegal, 1 - 4 November 2010
October 2010
Regional capacity building workshop on BAT/BEP and ESM of POPs wastes and PCBs
Kuwait City, Kuwait, 17 - 21 October 2010
Sixth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)
Geneva, Switzerland, 11 - 15 October 2010
Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
Geneva, Switzerland, 5 October 2010
Second Expert Meeting to update the Guidance on the Global Monitoring Plan for POPs
Geneva, Switzerland, 4 - 6 October 2010
September 2010
Third workshop of the Stockholm Convention Regional Centres and Joint Consultations
Barcelona, Spain, 27 September - 1 October 2010
First meeting of the core-team of the Thematic Group on Strengthening of in-country decision making
Geneva, Switzerland, 6 - 7 September 2010
August 2010
First meeting of the core-team of the Thematic Group on Cost-effectiveness of alternatives to DDT
Geneva, Switzerland, 26 - 27 August 2010
Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on New POPs, the Process for Reviewing and Updating NIPs, and Re
Ibadan, Nigeria, 16 - 19 August 2010
July 2010
National workshop on nine new POPs and the implementation of the Stockholm Convention in China
Beijing, China, 1 - 2 July 2010
June 2010
6th Summer School on POPs
Brno, Czech Republic, 28 June - 4 July 2010
Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on New POPs, the Process for Reviewing and Updating National Im
Brno, Czech Republic, 15 - 18 June 2010
Joint Workshop to support effective participation in the Rotterdam Convention Chemicals Review Commi
Mexico City, Mexico, 8 - 10 June 2010
Training on strengthening country capacities to implement Integrated Vector Management (IVM) program
Nairobi, Kenya, 7 - 11 June 2010
Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Effectiveness Evaluation of the Stockholm Convention
Geneva, Switzerland, 1 - 2 June 2010
May 2010
Second meeting of the Interim Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for developing alternatives
New Dehli, India, 19 - 21 May 2010
Regional capacity-building workshop on new POPs and the process for reviewing and updating National
São Paulo, Brazil, 18 - 21 May 2010
Regional capacity-building workshop on new POPs and the process for reviewing and updating National
Algers, Algeria, 10 - 12 May 2010
Regional capacity-building workshop on new POPs and the process for reviewing and updating NIPs
Algers, Algeria, 10 - 13 May 2010
April 2010
Technical and practical training course for enhanced response to the accidental releases of hazardou
São Paulo, Brazil, 26 - 29 April 2010
Regional awareness raising workshop on enhancing cooperation and coordination for the implementation
Beijing, China, 19 - 21 April 2010
First Expert Meeting to update the Guidance on the Global Monitoring Plan for POPs
Geneva, Switzerland, 12 - 14 April 2010
March 2010
Regional training workshop on PCBs and POPs wastes for French-speaking Africa
Bamako, Mali, 8 - 11 March 2010
February 2010
Simultaneous Extraordinary Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and St
Bali, Indonesia, 22 - 24 February 2010
January 2010
Regional training workshop on new POPs, the process of reviewing and updating NIPs and implementing
Panama City, Panama, 25 - 28 January 2010
First meeting of the Advisory Committee of the PCBs Elimination Network
Geneva, Switzerland, 18 - 20 January 2010
December 2009
Regional training workshop on new POPs and the process for reviewing and updating NIPs in Arabic-spe
Kuwait City, Kuwait, 14 - 16 December 2009
Regional training workshop on new POPs and the process of reviewing and updating NIPs in the Mediter
Barcelona, Spain, 2 - 4 December 2009
Fourth Toolkit Expert Meeting to Further Develop the Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Qua
Geneva, Switzerland, 1 - 3 December 2009
November 2009
Regional Awareness Raising Workshop on Enhancing Cooperation and Coordination for the implementation
Montevideo, Uruguay, 23 - 25 November 2009
Joint Workshop of the Rotterdam and the Stockholm Conventions for effective participation in the wor
Cairo, Egypt, 17 - 19 November 2009
Regional capacity building workshop on BAT/BEP and ESM of POPs wastes and PCBs for Asia
Beijing, China, 16 - 20 November 2009
First meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Effectiveness Evaluation of the Stockholm Convention
Geneva, Switzerland, 10 - 12 November 2009
Training and capacity building on implementation of Article 5 and practical use of the Guidelines on
Bucharest, Romania, 2 - 5 November 2009
October 2009
Regional Awareness Raising Workshop on Enhancing Cooperation and Coordination for the implementation
Pretoria, South Africa, 28 - 30 October 2009
First meeting of the Interim Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for alternatives to DDT
Geneva, Switzerland, 27 - 29 October 2009
Fifth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)
Geneva, Switzerland, 12 - 16 October 2009
September 2009
International Public Health Pesticides Workshop: Bringing New Pesticide Products to Market
Geneva, Switzerland, 29 September - 1 October 2009
Second workshop for the Stockholm Convention Regional and Subregional Centres
Geneva, Switzerland, 28 September - 2 October 2009
May 2009
Chemical information exchange and networking
Manila, Philippines, 20 - 27 May 2009
Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
Geneva, Switzerland, 4 - 8 May 2009
April 2009
Regional awareness raising workshop on fostering the implementation of the Stockholm Convention in t
Nadi, Fiji, 6 - 8 April 2009
March 2009
CEE regional workshop for effective participation in the work of the POPs Review Committee
Brno, Czech Republic, 25 - 27 March 2009
Stockholm Convention/WHO International Programme
on Chemical Safety Middle East Workshop
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Amman, Jordan, 9 - 12 March 2009
February 2009
Regional capacity-building workshop on the guidelines on best available techniques (BAT) and provisi
São Paulo, Brazil, 2 - 4 February 2009
December 2008
Third Expert Meeting to Further Develop the Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Quantificati
Geneva, Switzerland, 3 - 5 December 2008
November 2008
Second Expert Group Meeting on DDT
Geneva, Switzerland, 18 - 20 November 2008
Meeting of the Global Monitoring Plan Coordination Group
Geneva, Switzerland, 10 - 12 November 2008
Regional Consultation Workshop on Regional Needs for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention
Beijing, China, 7 November 2008
Stakeholders’ meeting to review the draft Business Plan to promote a global partnership for developi
Geneva, Switzerland, 3 - 5 November 2008
October 2008
Fourth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)
Geneva, Switzerland, 13 - 17 October 2008
September 2008
Workshop for Effective Participation in the POPs Review Committee
Bujumbura, Burundi, 22 - 26 September 2008
Workshop for Effective Participation in the POPs Review Committee
Bangkok, Thailand, 3 - 5 September 2008
August 2008
Workshop for Effective Participation in the POPs Review Committee
Montevideo, Uruguay, 20 - 22 August 2008
June 2008
First Workshop of the nominated Stockholm Convention centres
Geneva, Switzerland, 17 - 19 June 2008
May 2008
Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
Geneva, Switzerland, 19 - 20 May 2008
Workshop to facilitate drafting of the Regional Monitoring Reports of the Global Monitoring Plan
Geneva, Switzerland, 19 - 23 May 2008
March 2008
Third meeting of the Ad hoc joint working group on enhancing cooperation and coordination among the
Rome, Italy, 25 - 28 March 2008
December 2007
Second Expert Meeting to Further Develop the Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Quantificat
Geneva, Switzerland, 5 - 7 December 2007
November 2007
Third meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)
Geneva, Switzerland, 19 - 23 November 2007
Second meeting of the Ad hoc joint working group on enhancing cooperation and coordination among the
Vienna, Austria, 10 - 13 November 2007
October 2007
Meeting to discuss the preparation of a business plan for developing and deploying alternatives to D
Geneva, Switzerland, 11 October 2007
April 2007
Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
Dakar, Senegal, 30 April - 4 May 2007
Second meeting of the Open-ended ad hoc working group on non-compliance
Dakar, Senegal, 25 - 27 April 2007
March 2007
First meeting of the Ad hoc joint working group on enhancing cooperation and coordination among the
Helsinki, Finland, 26 - 28 March 2007
January 2007
Second Meeting of the Ad hoc Provisional Technical Working Group for the Global Monitoring Plan for
Geneva, Switzerland, 30 January - 3 February 2007
December 2006
Expert Meeting to Further Develop the Standardized Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of
Geneva, Switzerland, 13 - 15 December 2006
November 2006
First Expert Group Meeting on DDT
Geneva, Switzerland, 21 - 23 November 2006
Second meeting of the Expert Group on Best Available Technologies and Best Environmental Practices
Geneva, Switzerland, 19 - 24 November 2006
Second meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)
Geneva, Switzerland, 6 - 10 November 2006
October 2006
First Meeting of the Ad hoc Provisional Technical Working Group for the Global Monitoring Plan for P
Brno, Czech Republic, 9 - 12 October 2006
May 2006
Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
Geneva, Switzerland, 1 - 5 May 2006
April 2006
First meeting of the Open-ended ad hoc working group on non-compliance
Geneva, Switzerland, 28 - 29 April 2006
November 2005
First meeting of the Expert Group on Best Available Technologies and Best Environmental Practices
Geneva, Switzerland, 28 November - 2 December 2005
First meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)
Geneva, Switzerland, 7 - 11 November 2005
May 2005
First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
Punta del Este, Uruguay, 2 - 6 May 2005
November 2004
DDT Expert Group UNEP/WHO
Geneva, Switzerland, 22 - 24 November 2004