Time: 27-30 September 2022

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

The addition of chemicals to Annexes A, B or C of the Stockholm Convention entails Parties to review and update the national implementation plans (NIPs) in accordance with decision SC-1/12. To support Parties in need of assistance, in particular in addressing newly listed POPs, the Secretariat of the Stockholm Conventions will organize a workshop in cooperation with Africa Institute on developing, reviewing and updating NIPs. The workshop will focus on disseminating the newly developed inventory guidance on dicofol and PFOA, aiming at fostering participants’ understanding of the scope of the obligations to update and review their NIPs under article 7 of the Convention in light of POPs listed in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019; increasing participants’ capacity to effectively use the guidance documents and other training tools when updating their NIPs, and strengthening the capacity of Parties to develop effective strategies and action plans towards the elimination of newly listed POPs and enable them to meet their obligation to transmit updated NIPs to the COP.The workshop is open to national officials and experts involved in the process of reviewing and updating the national implementation plans (NIPs), and representatives of Regional Centres, GEF Implementing Agencies and the civil society organizations and other stakeholders.

More information about the workshop can be viewed at: 

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