Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on New POPs, the Process for Reviewing and Updating NIPs

The workshop aimed at raising awareness on the new amendments to the Convention, which list nine new POPs in Annexes A, B and C, entered into force on 26 August 2010; and on the implications at the national level of the new obligations arising herewith. Furthermore, the workshop offered an opportunity for participants to become familiar with the enhanced version of the online electronic reporting system in preparation for the reporting deadline of 31 October 2010.More