Inside the POPs Inventory: Lessons, Challenges and Successes from the Global NIP Update
On 14 April 2025 (14:00-15:30 CEST), the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) will host a roundtable on "Inside the POPs Inventory: Lessons, Challenges and Successes from the Global NIP Update."
Bringing together project countries, Parties to the Stockholm Convention and regional centres, this session will facilitate peer-to-peer learning by sharing experiences, challenges and practical insights on POPs inventory development and updates.
With input from international experts, discussions will highlight key technical aspects, common obstacles and best practices that have emerged across regions. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, seek expert advice, and explore solutions for improving data collection, analysis and overall inventory processes.
Target audience
- Stockholm Convention Official Contact Points and National Focal Points particularly from project countries
- National officials and experts involved in the process of reviewing and updating the NIPs
- Members of the National Statistical Office and similar institutions
- Practitioners working on POPs inventory and management
- Members of NIP National Coordinating Mechanism / Committees and Project Coordination Units / Thematic Task Groups
- Representatives of regional centres and relevant stakeholders
Agenda
| CEST 14:00 | Welcome and opening remarks |
| Moderator: Ms. Anastasiya Buchok, Component 4, GGKP | |
| 14:10 | Representatives of the countries of Eastern and Western Africa |
| 14:25 | Expert panel – Dr. Roland Weber, Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Ms. Marcia Cecilia Suazo |
| 14:40 | Representatives of the countries of Latin America and Caribbean |
| 15:00 | Representatives of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe |
| 15:10 | Expert panel – Dr. Roland Weber, Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Ms. Marcia Cecilia Suazo |
| 15:25 | Closing remarks |
The event will be held in English. Simultaneous interpretation to French, Spanish and Russian shall be provided.