On 14 April 2025 (14:00-15:30 CEST), the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) hosted 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 facilitated peer-to-peer learning by sharing experiences, challenges and practical insights on POPs inventory development and updates. With input from international experts, discussions highlighted key technical aspects, common obstacles, and best practices that have emerged across regions.
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 (Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya) |
| 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 (Guyana, the Bahamas, and Peru) |
| 15:00 | Representatives of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Armenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kazakhstan) |
| 15:10 | Expert panel – Dr. Roland Weber, Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Ms. Marcia Cecilia Suazo |
| 15:25 | Closing remarks |
The event was conducted in English. Simultaneous interpretation to French, Spanish and Russian was provided.
Watch the recording in French
Watch the recording in Spanish
This event was organized within the framework of Component 4 of GEF-funded and UNEP-led project (ID 10785) "Global Development, Review and Update of National Implementation Plans (NIPs) under the Stockholm Convention (SC) on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)"