On 30 January 2026 (16:00-17:30 CET), the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP), as part of the GEF-funded and UNEP-led Global NIP Update Project (GEF ID 10785), will host a virtual webinar on Making Data Work: Applying GMP and POPs Inventories for Evidence-Based Policy in NIPs.
The webinar will explore how data from the Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) and national POPs inventories can be effectively handled, interpreted and leveraged to inform evidence-based policy design and enhance NIP development.
Focusing on the practical application of these data sets, the webinar will offer insights into past and ongoing GMP efforts and highlight opportunities for utilizing data to support sound environmental governance and effective POPs management.
The webinar will be conducted in English, with simultaneous interpretation into French, Russian and Spanish.
Objectives
- Understand the role of GMP and POPs inventories in informing national policies under the Stockholm Convention.
- Highlight ongoing efforts of the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention and the UNEP/GEF Global Chemicals Monitoring Program with an emphasis on integrating GMP data into national systems.
- Discuss the role of qualified laboratories in POPs monitoring and their impact on data consistency for national and regional decision-making.
- Build capacity for national stakeholders by providing practical insights into data collection and the application of GMP and POPs inventory data for NIP updates and policy-making.
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
Agenda
| TIME (CET) | Description | Speaker |
| 16:00 | Welcome and opening remarks | Moderator: Janalezza Thuaud (GGKP, UNEP) |
| 16:05 | Leveraging POPs inventories data to enhance NIP development and implementation and inform policy design | Mihaela Paun (UNEP) |
| 16:25 | Data handling and interpretation for the monitoring of POPs under the Stockholm Convention (introduction of UNEP e-course and ongoing GMP efforts) | Haosong Jiao (UNEP) |
| 16:45 | Ongoing GMP efforts of the Stockholm Convention Secretariat | Kei Ohno Woodall (BRS Secretariat) |
| 17:00 | Country example: Kenya | Vincent Madadi (University of Nairobi) |
| 17:10 | Country example: Uruguay | Silvana Martinez (Uruguay's Ministry of Environment) |
| 17:20 | Q&A session | All |
| 17:30 | Closing remarks |
Speakers
- Mihaela Paun, Programme Management Officer, Agrifood and Health Unit, UNEP
- Haosong Jiao, Associate Programme Management Officer, Chemicals Science and Policy Unit, UNEP
- Kei Ohno Woodall, Senior Programme Management Officer, BRS Secretariat/UNEP
- Vincent Madadi, Lecturer, University of Nairobi, GMP Coordination Group Co-Chair, Kenya
- Silvana Martinez, Director of the Division of Circular Economy and Sustainability, Ministry of Environment, 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]ggkp[dot]org)