Workshop

GMP2 African Inception workshop and the New POPs Workshop

Name: GMP2 African Inception workshop and the New POPs Workshop
Start: 2016-07-06
End: 2016-07-08
Location: Ghana

6 - 8 July 2016

Accra, Ghana

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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.

Day1

GMP2 Africa - UNEP Overview (J. Alvarez) (EN) (FR)
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for New POPs (J. de Boer)
Development of the Guideline for PFAS in Water (H. Fiedler)
Results of the Pilot Field Study on Air (PAS/PUF) and Water (H. Fiedler)
Passive Sampling of Ambient Air (K. Sebkova) (EN) (FR)
Results and Lesson Learned from the Second Interlabs Assessment (H. Fiedler) (EN) (FR)
Highlights and Outcomes of the UNEP/GEF GMP1 Projects (H. Fiedler)

Day 2

Outcomes of the First and Second Phases of Implementation (K. Magulova) (EN) (FR)
GMP Data Warehouse RECETOX (K. Sebkova) (EN) (FR)
UNITAR’s Role in the GMP2 (A. Cararo) (EN) (FR)
Ambient Air Sampling and Analysis (K. Sebkova)
Human Milk Surveys and the Role of UNEP-WHO Reference Lab (R. Lippold) (EN) (FR)
Protocol for the Sampling and Pre-treatment of National Samples (J. de Boer) (EN) (FR)
Training of National Labs (E. Abad) (EN) (FR)
Interlaboratory Assessments 3rd Round (H. Fiedler) (EN) (FR)

Day 3

GMP2 Activities for POPs in Ghana (S. Adu-Kumi)
IOMC Toolbox - General introduction (A. Cararo) (EN) (FR)