Briefings

Briefings to the Permanent Missions in Geneva, Geneva, Tuesday, 10 July 2012

A Briefing to the Permanent Missions in Geneva will be held on Tuesday, 10 July 2012 from 10:00 to 12:00 at the International Environment House II, Geneva, Switzerland.

The agenda items for the briefing include:

  • Organization of the ordinary and extraordinary meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions scheduled to be held back-to-back from 28 April to 10 May 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland
  • Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention, 25-28 September 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Eighth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee of the Stockholm Convention, 15-19 October 2012, Geneva, Switzerland

Presentations

 Eighth meeting of the POPs Review Committee (POPRC 8)                       

Webinars

POPRC8 preparatory briefing

During the October meeting, the POPRC will review chemicals proposed for listing in Annexes A, B, and/or C to the Convention and will undertake tasks assigned to it by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention.”

Recording   2 October 2012

POPRC8 preparatory briefing

POPRC8 preparatory briefing

Background:

The eighth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC8) will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 to 19 October 2012, at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG).

During the October meeting, the POPRC will review chemicals proposed for listing in Annexes A, B, and/or C to the Convention and will undertake tasks assigned to it by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention.

The Committee will consider draft risk profiles of chlorinated naphthalenes, hexachlorobutadiene, a revised draft risk profile of short-chained chlorinated paraffins, and further consider its recommendation to the COP on listing of hexabromocyclododecane. The Committee will also discuss assessment of alternatives to endosulfan, DDT, and PFOS in open applications, climate change and POPs, evaluation of brominated diphenyl ethers and PFOS, its salts and PFOSF, collaboration with other scientific bodies and effective participation of parties in the Committee’s work.

Objectives

The objective of this webinar is to inform parties to the Stockholm Convention and observers to enable them to fully participate in the activities of POPRC8.

Contents

  1. Introduction – 5 min.
  2. Presentations by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions:
    • Eighth meeting of the POPRC– 20 min.
  3. Discussion – 30 min

Target group

Stockholm Convention national focal points, official contact points, permanent missions and interested stakeholders

Schedule and registration

Date and Time
(Geneva time: UTC/GMT+2 hours)
Please register a few days in advance of the webinar.
To register, please use the following link:
2 October, at 4 pm
Online Form

When you register, you will be given additional information regarding the system requirements and instructions on how to log in to the webinar.

Outcomes of POPRC8

During the eighth meeting, the POPRC reviewed chemicals proposed for listing in Annexes A, B, and/or C to the Convention and undertook tasks assigned to it by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention.

Recording   13 November 2012

Outcomes of POPRC8

Outcomes of POPRC8

Background

The eighth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC8) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 to 19 October 2012, at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG).

During the eighth meeting, the POPRC reviewed chemicals proposed for listing in Annexes A, B, and/or C to the Convention and undertook tasks assigned to it by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention.

The Committee considered draft risk profiles of chlorinated naphthalenes, hexachlorobutadiene, a revised draft risk profile of short-chained chlorinated paraffins, and further considered its recommendation to the COP on listing of hexabromocyclododecane. The Committee also discussed assessment of alternatives to endosulfan, DDT, and PFOS in open applications, climate change and POPs, evaluation of brominated diphenyl ethers and PFOS, its salts and PFOSF, collaboration with other scientific bodies and effective participation of parties in the Committee’s work.

Objectives

The objective of this webinar is to inform parties to the Stockholm Convention and observers on the outcomes of POPRC8.

Contents

  1. Introduction – 5 min.
  2. Presentations by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions:
    • Outcomes of the eighth meeting of the POPRC– 20 min.
  3. Discussion – 30 min

Target group

Stockholm Convention national focal points, official contact points, permanent missions and interested stakeholders

Schedule and registration

Date and Time
(Geneva time: UTC/GMT+1 hours)
Please register a few days in advance of the webinar.
To register, please use the following link:
13 November, at 4 pm
Online Form

When you register, you will be given additional information regarding the system requirements and instructions on how to log in to the webinar.