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View of the opening plenary of PIC COP 4. |
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PIC COP 4 President Andrea Repetti
(Argentina) welcomed delegates and stressed that the
Convention enables countries to make informed
decisions. |
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Bakary Kante, Director, Division of
Environmental Law and Conventions, speaking on
behalf of Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive
Director, called for the COP to strongly signal that
governments are ready to work together. |
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Modibo Tiémoko Traoré,
Assistant Director-General, Agriculture and Consumer
Protection, speaking on behalf of Jacques Diouf,
FAO’s Director-General, said increasing food
production entails using more intensive agricultural
methods and possibly more pesticides, making the
Convention more relevant. |
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Peter Kenmore,
Co-Executive Secretary of the Rotterdam Convention (FAO),
welcomed delegates to COP 4 and emphasized that
information sharing is the key element of the
Convention. |
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José Roberto Andino Salazar, El
Salvador. |
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ISSUES ARISING OUT OF PREVIOUS COP
MEETINGS:
National
and Regional delivery of techical assistance |
Several
countries discussed national and regional experiences, noting the
importance of continuing and strengthening work on technical
assistance.
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Above photos L-R: Hamoud
Darwish Salim Al-Hasani, Oman; Qinghua Xu, China;
Gladys Maina, Kenya; Osvaldo Alvarez, Chile; and
Maria E. Bondanza, Argentina. |
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BUDGET
AND PROGRAMME OF WORK:
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Cooper, Co-Executive Secretary of the Rotterdam
Convention (UNEP), introduced the proposed programme
of work and budget, proposing a new triennial
(instead of biennial) budget for 2009-11 with
increased resources. |
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SWITZERLAND
highlighted the importance of linking the programme
of work with the budget and ensuring new staff
positions are in line with the synergies package
already accepted at the Basel Convention COP.
Above photo: Franz Perrez, Switzerland. |
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INDONESIA drew attention to the
recommendations by the Ad Hoc Joint Working
Group that have already been accepted by the Basel
Convention.
Above photo: Mohammad Koba, Indonesia. |
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION: Status
of implementation |
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| Yun Zhou,
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention, presented
several reports on the status of implementation. |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC opposed creating a
new annex to the Convention.
Above photo: Elsa Ferreras, Dominican
Republic. |
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JAPAN emphasized
that the Convention drafters intended Annex III listing
to be determined by consensus.
Above photo: Masayashi Mizuno, Japan. |
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ENB SNAPSHOTS: |
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RECEPTION HOSTED BY FRANCE ON BEHALF OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION: |
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