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
- Introduction – 5 min.
- Presentations by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions:
- Eighth meeting of the POPRC– 20 min.
- 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
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Online Form
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