On 29 October 2026 (14:00-15:30 CET), the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) and UNEP's Chemicals Science and Policy Unit (CSPU) will host a virtual webinar on Strengthening Capacity to Better Produce and Use POPs Monitoring Data.
The webinar will present findings from a questionnaire assessing countries’ capacities, data availability, and priority needs for monitoring persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and explore practical solutions to strengthen monitoring systems and use data to inform the development and updating of National Implementation Plans (NIPs) under the Stockholm Convention.
The event will be conducted in English, with simultaneous interpretation into French and Spanish.
Objectives
- Present the questionnaire findings on participating countries’ POPs monitoring capacities, data availability and priority needs.
- Provide guidance and facilitate the exchange of practical experience on how countries can strengthen their capacity to produce, manage and effectively use POPs monitoring data.
- Promote the use of monitoring data to support NIP development and implementation and, in turn, the broader implementation of the Stockholm Convention.
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
- Practitioners working on POPs inventory and POPs management
- Members of NIP National Coordinating Mechanism/Committees and Project Coordination Units/Thematic Task Groups
- Representatives of Regional Centres and other relevant stakeholders
Speakers
- Brij Mohan Sharma, Consultant, Chemicals Science and Policy Unit, Chemicals and Health Branch, UNEP
- Kateřina Šebková, Head of the National Centre for Toxic Compounds and of the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre (SCRC) in the Czech Republic, RECETOX
- Gabriela Medina, Director, Basel Convention Coordinating Centre and Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in Uruguay (BCCC-SCRC Uruguay)
Contacts
Fabienne Pierre
GGKP Coordinator, Global NIP Update Project Manager (GEF 10785), UNEP
email: fabienne.pierre [at] un.org (fabienne[dot]pierre[at]un[dot]org)
Soomin Bae
Global NIP Update Project Support Consultant (GEF 10785), GGKP, UNEP
email: soomin.bae [at] ggkp.org (soomin[dot]bae[at]un[dot]org)
Mihaela Paun
Programme Management Officer, Chemicals Science and Policy Unit, Chemicals and Health Branch, UNEP
email: mihaela.paun2 [at] un.org (mihaela[dot]paun2[at]un[dot]org)
Brij Mohan Sharma
Consultant, Chemicals Science and Policy Unit, Chemicals and Health Branch, UNEP
email: brij.sharma [at] un.org (brij[dot]sharma[at]un[dot]org)