Programme of Meeting
30 June, Monday
Arrival of participants in St. Petersburg
Accommodation in the hotel
1 July, Tuesday
Meeting hall of the hotel
09:00-09:30 Registration of participants
I. OPENING SESSION
09:30-10:15 Official Opening of the Meeting
Presentation of Participants
Overview of the Programme
10:15-10:45 Break
II. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: PRIORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
10:45-11:15 UNEP’s Chemical Agenda and G. Shkolenok, UNEP
Current Priorities and Perspectives of
the UNEP Chemicals (IRPTC) Sub-programme
11:15-12:00 Recent Developments in the Intergovernmental J. Buccini, Canada
Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS)
12:00-12:30 UNEP Chemicals Plans for A. Sundén-Byléhn,
Direct Implementation of the Global Action on POPs UNEP
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 NGOs’ Position on the POPs Global Problem J. Weinberg,
Greenpeace
14:30-15:30 Responsible Care Programme and R. Koch, CEFIC
POPs Management by Industry
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-17:00 Regional Programmes on POPs J. Jensen, USA
in North America
2 July, Wednesday
III. POPs RELEASES: IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCES, ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
09:00-10:00 PCBs Releases and their H. Fiedler, Germany
Environmentally Sound Management
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 Case study on PCBs H. Fiedler, Germany
11:30-12:15 Dioxin/Furan Sources of Releases: U. Quass, Germany
Processes and Substances
12:15-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:00 Control of Emissions of Dioxins/Furans A. Seys, Belgium
in the Chemical Industry
14:00-15:00 Case Study on Dioxins/Furants U. Quass, Germany
15:00-15:30 Discussion on the Case Studies on PCBs
and Dioxins and Furans
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-17:00 POPs alternatives B. Wahlström, Sweden
17:00-18:00 Consultations of National Participants with IFCS and
UNEP Chemicals Representatives and Lecturers
3 July, Thursday
IV. REGIONAL SITUATION, NATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES
09:00-09:45 UN/ECE Activities Related to POPs L. Nordberg, UN/ECE
09:45-10:30 Regional/National Strategy on Reduction and B. Wahlström, Sweden
Elimination of POPs Releases: Nordic/Swedish perspective
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-11:45 Information Support to the State Agencies of the B. Kurlyandski,
Russian Federation on toxicity and hazards of POPs Russian Federation
11:45-12:15 Main Results in the Implementation of A. Danilina,
the Federal Programme on Dioxins Russian Federation
12:15-13:15 Lunch
13:15-13:45 Greenpeace view on POPs Related Problems in Russia I. Blokov,Greenpeace
13:45-14:30 POPs Releases in the Baltic Sea Region O. Roots, Estonia
14:30-15:00 Identification of POPs Releases A. Shushkin,
in St. Petersburg and its Region Russian Federation
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-16:15 POPs Releases: Status of the Problem and Y. Kundiev, Ukraine
Scientific Approaches
16:30-17:15 Contamination of Soils with POPs and the Problem of T. Petrova, Uzbekistan
Unwanted Stocks of POPs Pesticides in Uzbekistan
17:15-17:30 Presentation of Participant Questionnaire
4 July, Friday
IV. REGIONAL/NATIONAL NEEDS, POLICIES AND STRATEGIES FOR FUTURE WORK
09:00-09:30 Risk Assessment of Releases of POPs B. Filatov,
Russian Federation
09:30-10:30 Discussion:
Needs and Plans for Defining/Characterizing
the POPs Specific Problems in the Region
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 Discussion:
Countries Needs for Identification and Assessment
of POPs Sources of Releases and
Initiation of National Inventories
11:30-12:30 Discussion:
Development of National Strategies/Action
Plans on POPs
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Presentation of Results of the Questionnaire
14:00-15:00 Adoption of Report of the Meeting
15:00 Closure of the Meeting