Stockholm Convention
23 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
December 2011: The Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, Jim Willis, has released a proposal for the organization of the secretariats of the three conventions, as requested by the three Conferences of the Parties in their decisions on joint managerial functions.
Proposed changes include a shift from the current programmatic structure, which consists of three separate secretariats dedicated to each respective Convention and a joint convention services group, to a...
16 Jan 2012
The Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) is a subsidiary body to the Stockholm Convention established for reviewing chemicals proposed for listing in Annex A, Annex B, and/or Annex C. POPRC 8 will convene from 15-19 October 2012. A meeting of the intersessional working groups would be held on Sunday, 14 October 2012, in English only. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/poprc-8/ ]
16 Jan 2012
The GEF Central Africa Region Expanded Constituency Workshop (ECW) will bring together GEF focal points, focal points from the main Conventions (Biodiversity, Desertification, Climate Change and POPs), representatives from civil society and representatives from GEF agencies. The purpose of the meeting is to keep these stakeholders abreast of GEF strategies, policies and procedures and to encourage coordination. The ECW will include participants from Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic,...
16 Jan 2012
This workshop is being organized by the Stockholm Convention Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme to prepare Pacific Island parties to the Stockholm Convention for the Fourth Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (COP-4), scheduled to convene in Geneva in May 2009. For more information contact: tel: +41 22 917 87 29; fax: +41 22 917 80 98; e-mail: ssc@pops.int; Internet. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/pacific-...
16 Jan 2012
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), with the financial support of the governments of Australia, Sweden and Switzerland, are organizing a Pacific Island workshop on SAICM. The workshop aims to provide Pacific Island stakeholders with an introduction to SAICM and guidance on initial implementation, including through the Quick Start Programme. It will also include sessions on the...
