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Regional workshop promoting the coordinated implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in the Middle East and Northern Africa REGIONAL WORKSHOP PROMOTING THE COORDINATED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NOTHERN AFRICA 19 – 21 July 2004 Meridien Hotel, Damascus, Syria Programme for the workshop United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL) Ministry of Environment, Syria 18
Introduction This workshop will build on previous regional workshops on the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions. These earlier events were designed to explain the objectives of the three conventions, the obligations that they impose on Parties, and how they are meant to work at the national level. The three conventions are clearly mutually supportive and complementary and together provide a coherent framework for managing the life cycle of chemicals. Participants The participants will include Government Focal Points for the three Conventions as well as representatives from Ministries of Foreign Affairs or the equivalent. A representative of the Basel Convention Regional Centre in Cairo will also be invited. The Executive Secretaries of the three Conventions as well as selected experts will give presentations intended to stimulate working group discussions. Objectives The objectives of the workshop will be to discuss and exchange experiences on how to: • Promote an integrated approach to implementing the three conventions at the national and regional levels. • Promote cooperation and coordination amongst convention focal points and identify opportunities for developing pilot projects for the environmentally sound management of hazardous chemicals and wastes. • Identify options for supporting and enhancing cooperation and joint implementation of the three conventions. Approach The organizers expect the workshop to be highly participatory and invite participants to take full part in the discussions, both in plenary and in the working groups. Documents Doc 1 – Agenda Doc 2 – Provisional list of participants Doc 3 – Terms of Reference for Working Group I Doc 4 – Terms of Reference for Working Group II Doc 5 – Overview of ratification status of Middle Eastern and North African Countries Doc 6 – The November 2002 Cotonou workshop – summary and conclusions Doc 7 – The September 2003 Pretoria workshop – summary and conclusions Doc 8 – The January 2004 Montevido workshop – summary and conclusions Doc 9 – The April 2004 Riga (Latvia) workshop – summary and conclusions 19
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