The Inception Workshop for the UNEP/GEF project ´Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the Africa Region´ and the Final Results Workshop for the UNEP/GEF project ´Establishing the Tools and Methods to Include the Nine New POPs into Global Monitoring Plan´ were held on 6 - 8 July 2016 - Accra, Ghana. The workshops mainly delivered the following outputs:
- Good understanding of the context of the project, including the effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention and the outcomes of the GMP1 regional project in Africa
- Clarification of the roles and resopnsabilities of the participationg countries and institutions
- Increased familiarity with the set-up, workplan, timeline, budget and activities of the GMP2 project, including air sampling and analysis, human milk sampling and laboratory training
- Discussion and finalization of the drafted legal agreements between UNEP and the participating countries.
