See more coverage of this event on the main IISD ENB website

We have launched a new website to better share our reports of global environmental negotiations.

As well as current coverage of new negotiations, you can find our original reports from this event by clicking here.
Web Updates/ Summary
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced daily web updates and a summary and analysis of the meeting. To download our reports, click the HTML or PDF icons below
Summary Report English version French version
htm
pdf
htm
pdf
22 Oct. HTML version PDF format HTML version PDF format
Sign up for ENB
Eighth Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-8) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

15-19 October 2012 | Geneva, Switzerland

Highlights for Friday, 19 October 2012
.
POPRC-8 was gaveled to a close at 1:11 PM.
Daily highlights (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)

On Friday, 19 October, POPRC-8 opened with an update on the work of the Global Monitoring Programme and its efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of the Convention. The Committee then adopted a decision to establish an ad hoc working group to revise a discussion paper on issues and common practices in the application of the Annex E criteria.

POPRC adopted a decision on effective participation of parties in the Committee’s work that asks the Secretariat and the Convention's regional centers to support such activities as: webinars, training and online meetings; workshops; pilot projects that can stimulate active involvement of research institutes, universities and other stakeholders in POPRC work; and the development of training modules and videos.

The Committee agreed to create an intersessional working group to revise the guidance on PFOS applications for consideration at POPRC-9. After a detailed discussion, the Committee adopted the recommendations on alternatives to the use of PFOS in open applications, based on a technical paper, for consideration by COP-6.

After adopting the report of the meeting, Chair Reiner Arndt gaveled the meeting to a close at 1:11 pm.

.
Observers huddle with Secretariat regarding alternatives to PFOS in open applications.
.
Non-governmental organization observers following Committee deliberations.
.
Kei Ohno, Stockholm Convention Secretariat.
up to top
Daily highlights (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
Related Links
Meeting resources
*Meeting website
*Meeting documents
*POPRC members

IISD RS resources
*IISD RS coverage of POPs POPRC-7, 10-14 October 2011, Geneva, Switzerland (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS coverage of the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP5) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), 25-29 April 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
*IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the Sixth Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC6) to the Stockholm Convention on POPs, 11-15 October 2010, Geneva, Switzerland (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS coverage of the Simultaneous Extraordinary Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (ExCOPs), and Eleventh Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GCSS-11/GMEF), 22-26 February 2010, Bali, Indonesia
*IISD RS briefing note of the Fifth Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC5) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), 12-16 October 2009, Geneva, Switzerland (HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS coverage of POPs COP4, 4-8 May 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
*IISD RS archive of meetings on chemicals management, and backgrounder
*Chemicals-L - A news and announcement list on chemicals news and policy developments
*Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
*SIDS Policy and Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
*Sustainable Energy Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of Sustainable Energy Activities
*Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
*Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
*Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
*African Regional Coverage
*Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage
| Back to IISD RS "Linkages" | Visit IISDnet | Send e-mail to IISD RS |
© 2012, IISD. All rights reserved.