Monday; 24 November
18:00-19:00 Meeting of Workshop Presenters (at Royal Princess Hotel; room to be announced;
all other meetings at United Nations Conference Center)
Tuesday; 25 November
08:00-9:15 Registration
I. OPENING SESSION
09:15-09:45 Official opening of the meeting S. Yodmani, UNEP
Presentation of participants
Overview of programme G. Shkolenok, UNEP
Opening Remarks P. Taranatham, Thailand
J. Buccini, Canada
J. Willis, UNEP
09:45-10:15 Keynote Presentation: J. Buccini
The Need for Global Action on POPs
10:15-10:30 Break
II. PERSPECTIVES ON THE POPS PROBLEM: THE WORK OF GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM
10:30-12:00 Panel Discussion.
moderator: B. Walhstrom
UNEP Plans for global action on POPs J. Willis
UNEP Global Plan of Action (GPA) for Land-based H.N. El-Habr, UNEP
sources of marine pollution
UN/ECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary L. Nordberg, UN/ECE
Air Pollution and Region POPs action
Environmental NGO’s position on the global POPs J. Weinberg, Greenpeace
problem
Responsible Care and POPs management by industry H. Feng, ICCA
I. Swann, ICCA
Management of Priority Chemical Pollutants in Asia J. Boon-Long, Thailand
and the Pacific
12:00-12:30 Group discussion
12:30-13:30 Lunch
III. THE NATURE OF THE POPS PROBLEM: WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT POPS RELEASES AND THE RISKS THEY POSE
13:30-15:30 Panel Discussion: Releases, Levels, Effects and Criteria with
some emphasis on the POPs pesticides.
moderator: J. Boon-Long
Case study of POPs concentrations relative to D. Stone, Canada
effects levels
Criteria for the identification of POPs B. Rodan, USA
Assessing POPs-related problems in Vietnam Le Thi Bich Thuy
New Zealand’s Organochlorines Programme: H. Ellis
focus on identifying POPs risks
Organochlorine Termiticides in Australia S. Harrison
Pesticide case study from Lao PDR Khampa Keomanichanh
Group discussion
15:30-15:45 Break
15:45-17:00 Panel Discussion: Industrial Chemical POP-related problems
moderator: D. Ogden, UNEP
PCB uses and environmental releases H. Fiedler, Germany
Case study from Canada J. Buccini
Comments from Bhutan
=s experience K. Nyedrup
Group discussion
17:00-18:30 Cocktail reception
Wednesday, 26 November
09:00-10:15 Panel Discussion: Contaminants that are POPs
moderator: G. Shkolenok
Dioxin/furan sources and releases B. Rodan
Case study from Japan S. Kimura
Case study from Vietnam Le Thi Bich Thuy
Group discussion
10:15-10:30 Presentation: Endocrine Discrupting Chemicals W. Welshons
at Environmentally Significant Levels Commonweal
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:30 Working groups on the status of POPs releases and levels in
countries and needs for further information and research:
- industrial chemicals and contaminants
- pesticides
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Reports from working groups/general discussion
14:30-14:45 Break
IV. OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDRESSING THE POPS PROBLEM: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ACTIONS
14:45-17:00 Panel discussion: national actions to manage POPs
moderator: L. Nordberg
Managing and disposing of POPs in Australia P. Bainton
Managing POPs in Japan E. Kinoshita
Managing POPs in Nepal Poorna Manandher
Managing POPs in Singapore Koh Kim Hock
Managing POPs in Sweden B. Wahlstrom
Managing POPs in Thailand J. Boon-Long
Managing POPs in Iran M. Meschi
Managing POPs in China S. Lijin
Thursday, 27 November
09:00-10:45 Panel discussion: Issues related to response strategies
moderator: J. Buccini
Clean technology M. Radka, UNEP
Malaria control and DDT E.N. Doberstyn, WHO
Selecting alternatives to POPs B. Wahlström
Control of releases of dioxins/furans in the I. Swann, ICCA
chemical industry
Safe management of PCBs H. Fiedler
Case study on Australia’s plans to manage P. Bainton
PCB stockpiles
Communicating risks of POPs to the public D. Stone
Group discussion
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Working groups on possible national actions and strategies
to address relevant POPs issues:
- industrial chemicals and contaminants
- pesticides
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Reports from working groups/general discussion
14:30-14:45 Presentation of POPs Clearinghouse UNEP Chemicals
14:45-15:00 Break
15:00-17:00 Panel discussion: regional cooperation to Manage POPs
moderator: M. Pradham, UNEP
North American Regional Action Plans on POPs J. Buccini
UN/ECE Preliminary Draft Protocol on POPs D. Stone
14:45-17:00 Panel discussion: regional cooperation to manage POPs
(continued)
Greenpeace views POPs-related problems in Asia N. Jayaraman
and the Pacific
Small island countries of the South Pacific and POPs A. Munro, SPREP
Global Programme of Action for East Asian Seas H.N. El-Habr
and Global Environment Facility Project for the
South China Sea
Activities under the ASEAN Working Group on J. Boon-Long
Transboundary Air Pollution
Group discussion
Friday, 28 November
09:00-10:30 Working groups on possible regional co-operation to
address POPs issues:
- industrial chemicals and contaminants
- pesticides
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Reports from working groups/general discussion
11:45-12:30 General discussion on regional preparation for POPs INC1
facilitator: J. Willis
12:30-12:45 Procedure for completing the meeting report
12:45-13:15 Closure of the meeting
Remarks by J. Willis, J. Buccini, others