Regional multi-stakeholder workshop for Pacific island countries on alternatives to hazardous chemical
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The Rotterdam Convention Secretariat organizes workshops to deliver technical assistance and disseminate information to Designated National Authorities and other stakeholders. These activities take account of the technical assistance plans for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, which are adopted by the Conference of the Parties, and the programme of work (PoW) for any given biennium, in particular Activity 15 on training and capacity development activities under the Rotterdam Convention.
Workshops are designed and specifically tailored based on information provided and official requests submitted by Parties through the Designated National Authorities (DNAs). Through needs assessment questionnaires and in bilateral discussions, Parties to the Rotterdam Convention indicated the following priority areas:
- Monitoring and surveillance of national exposure situations to support possible decisions on banning or severely restricting chemicals;
- Supporting customs officers in implementing the Convention;
- Monitoring and reporting of pesticide poisoning incidents related to severely hazardous pesticide formulations (SHPFs);
- Legal and institutional framework;
- Ensuring provision of information required by the Convention (risk data, labelling, etc.);
- Regional cooperation among DNAs or Official Contact Points (OCPs);
- Decision-making and notifications for FRAs for non-Annex III chemicals;
- National collaboration and coordination of stakeholders;
- Submission of import responses for Annex II chemicals.
We invite you to explore the Workshop library below to discover more about the workshops we have planned and conducted: