3rd SAICM EUJUSSCANZ Regional Meeting

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Developing Reporting Modalities for SAICM
Implementation

• 3rd SAICM EU-JUSSCANZ Regional Meeting
• Paris, France
• February 12, 2008

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Presentation Outline

• Project objectives
• Process and key actors
• Results achieved
• Next steps

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Project Objectives

• Implementation of 28 and 24 of the OPS to allow
  
• the SAICM secretariat to report to the
  Conference on implementation of the Strategic
  Approach by all participants and
• the Conference.. to receive reports from all
  relevant stakeholders on progress in
  implementation of the Strategic Approach and to
  disseminate information as appropriate and to
  report on progress in implementation of the
  Strategic Approach to stakeholders (24).
• Ensure transparency, inclusiveness and minimal
  reporting burden.

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Process and Key Actors

• Project funded by Canada
• Instrumental role in ensuring progress
• International consulting firm (RFI) contracted to
  develop indicators and baseline estimates report
• 4 sets of indicators developed tailored for
  different stakeholder groups
• Countries (via government reporting)
• International Government Organizations
• Industry associations
• NGOs
• International Project Steering Committee
  established
• Comprised Government representatives from each
  SAICM regional group, government representatives
  of the QSP Executive Board and Trust Fund
  Implementation Committee, IOCC, IGO, NGO, trade
  union, industry association, and public interest
  trade and labor organization representatives and
  the SAICM Secretariat
• Provides advice to consultant on relevant sources
  of information, and draft proposals
• Documentation, including comments, on SAICM
  website http//www.chem.unep.ch/saicm/Reporting/r
  eporting.htm

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Results Achieved

• Draft indicators
• Designed to measure progress in achievement of
  SAICM Dubai Declaration and objectives in SAICM
  Overarching Policy Strategy (OPS).
• Allow global and regional aggregation of
  results-based indicators
• Be consistent with government obligations under
  MEAs minimizing dual reporting
• Allow reporting of information in a web-based
  environment or via a CD
• Refined based on IPSC advisory input
• Are now in close to final form and expected to
  be submitted to SAICM secretariat this Spring
  (March 2008)
• To be submitted to ICCM-2 for consideration
• Baseline estimates report
• Reflects the actual status of these indicators as 
  applicable to the 
• 2006 baseline year (adoption of
  SAICM by the ICCM)
• To be assembled from readily accessible
  information
• Will be further discussed at the next IPSC
  conference call (March 4)
• On the basis of comments provided, will be
  refined and submitted to SAICM secretariat this
  Spring 2008
• Will be presented to ICCM-2 as a partner document
  to the indicators

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Next steps

• Last IPSC conference call scheduled for March 4
• Conclusion on the consultants proposed draft
  indicators and discussion of draft baseline
  estimates report
• Comments on draft indicators invited from GRULAC
  region as a result of regional meeting (Panama
  City, 14-16 February)
• Outstanding comments to be provided to SAICM
  secretariat
• May take the form of a compilation but not to be
  included in the draft indicators
• Upcoming SAICM meetings may allow for further and
  broader discussion. If not, draft documents to
  be submitted in current form to ICCM-2
• Pilot phase prior ICCM2
• testing out of questionnaires.
• could be partial testing - volunteer countries in
  the region, approximately two representatives per
  region.
• resource, analysis and lead role implications