GEF: Regionally Based
Assessment of Persistent
Toxic Substances
Proposed Agenda Regional Priority Setting Meeting
(Southeast Asia and South Pacific)
20-22 August 2002, Metro Manila, Philippines
Day 1, 19 August 2002 (Mon)
Afternoon/evening Arrival of participants
Manila Galleria Suites,
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Day 2, 20 August 2002 (Tue)
08.15 09:00
Registration
Manansala C/D Function
Room, Manila Galleria
Suites
09.00 - 10.00
OPENING CEREMONIES
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Chua Thia-Eng,
Program Manager,
GEF/UNDP/IMO
PEMSEA
Keynote Speaker
Hon. Heherson Alvarez
Secretary, Dept. of
Environment & Natural
Resources
Introduction of Participants
Participants
Overview of UNEP/GEF Project on
Gil Jacinto
Regionally Based Assessment of Persistent
Toxic Substances and working plan for
meeting
10.30 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 12.30
Presentation the Draft of Regional Report
Team Members
Discussion
12:30 14:00
Lunch
14:00 15:30
Draft of RR Discussion of priorities and gaps Gil Jacinto
definitions, regional characteristics
1530 1600
Coffee Break
1600 - 1730
Draft of RR Discussion of priorities and gaps Lim Kew Leong
sources
Day 3, 21 August 2002 (Wed)
0900 1030
Draft of RR Discussion of priorities and gaps Sani Ibrahim
environmental levels, hot spots
1030 1100
Coffee Break
1100 1230
Draft of RR Discussion of priorities and gaps Sani Ibrahim/Des Connell
Ecotoxicology and toxicology
1230 1400
Lunch
1400 1530
Draft of RR Discussion of priorities and gaps Des Connell
transboundary movement of PTS within, into,
and out of the region
1530 1600
Coffee Break
1600 1730
Discussion - Preliminary prioritization of PTS
Gil Jacinto & Participants
in Southeast Asia and South Pacific
19:30
Dinner (Hosted by the Dean, College of
Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman)
Day 4, 22 August 2002 (Thu)
09.00-10.30
Discussion - Preliminary assessment of the
Gil Jacinto & Participants
regional capacity and needs to manage PTS
Identification of barriers
10:30 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 12:30
Identification of needs
Team Members &
Recommendation for future activities
Participants
12:30 1400
Lunch
14:00 1530
Final Discussion & Closing of Meeting
Team
Members
&
Participants
1530 1600
Coffee Break
16:00 1730
Meeting
Team Members
Day 5, 23 August 2002 (Fri)
Departure of Participants
Main goals of Priority Setting Meeting:
- Critical evaluation of the first version of draft of Regional Report
- Identification of additional and missing information from countries of the region
(sources, levels, hot spots)
- Discussion of national specifics, strategies, hot spots, sources
- Discussion of regional priorities, strategy, alternatives, hot spots, management
options
- Scoring of priorities on the regional level based on the national evaluation
Document Outline