Summary
The BRS Conferences of the Parties (COPs) continued Wednesday, first hearing reports from the contact groups. The Stockholm Convention (SC) COP convened throughout the day considering several matters related to implementation of the Convention, including measures to reduce or eliminate releases from intentional production and use and measures to reduce or eliminate releases from unintentional production. Also during the morning, the Basel Convention (BC) technical matters and synergies and joint issues contact groups met.
Over lunch, the Budget Group convened. Side events on the electronic reporting formats of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions and measuring the effectiveness of the Stockholm Convention.
In the afternoon, the technical assistance and financial resources and SC listing contact groups met. In the evening, BC technical matters, technical assistance and financial resources and SC listing contact groups continued.
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Morning Plenary
View of the dais during the morning plenary
Jane Stratford, UK, Co-Chair of Contact Group on Synergies and Joint Issues
Jacinthe Séguin, Canada, Co-Chair of Contact Group on Basel Convention Technical Matters
Junichi Matsumoto, Japan
Leticia Reis de Carvalho, Brazil, Co-Chair of Contact Group on Technical Assistance and Financial Resources
Björn Hansen, EU, Co-Chair of Contact Group on Stockholm Convention Listing
Abdulkarim Hasan Rashed, Bahrain
Jean Claude Emene, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Karissa Kovner, US
Imogen Ingram, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)
Thiyu Kohoga Essobiyou, Togo
Contact Groups Throughout the Day
Contact Group on Basel Convention technical matters
Contact Group on synergies and joint issues
Budget Group
Contact Group on Stockholm Convention Listing
Contact Group on technical assistance and financial resources
Afternoon Plenary
View of the dais during afternoon plenary
Sam Adu-Kumi, Stockholm Convention COP8 President
Pavel Shirokov, Russian Federation
Heidar Ali Balouji, Iran
Judith Torres, Uruguay
Sani Mahazou, Niger
Christine Kasedde, Uganda
Bangaly Dioumessy, Guinea
Juan Miguel Cuna, the Philippines
Jacqueline Alvarez, UN Environment
Carolyn Vickers, World Health Organization (WHO)
Around the Venue
Adel Shafei Mohamed Osman, Egypt
Delegates speak informally between sessions
Delegates review the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) and website to keep track of negotiations
UN Security around the venue
Delegates from Romania and Moldova
Delegates from Maldives
Delegates from Switzerland and US
Delegates from Mali
