RECETOX ­ TOCOEN
& Associates




Prof. Dr. Ivan Holoubek

GEF: Regionally
Regional Co-ordinator

Based Assessment
Kamenice 126/3, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic

of Persistent Toxic
Tel.: +420 5 47 121 401, Mobile: +420 602 753 138

Fax: +420 5 43 32 12 95
Substances
E-mail: holoubek@chemi.muni.cz


http://recetox.muni.cz/




REGIONAL PRIORITY SETTING MEETING (PSM)

UNEP/GEF Regionally Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances Project
Region III ­ Europe

Pruhonice, Czech Republic, 28-31 May, 2002


The main goals of PSM:

- Critical evaluation of the first version of draft of Regional Report
- Collection 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


PRELIMINARY AGENDA

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2002
Afternoon or
Arrival and accommodation - the shuttles from Hotels in Pruhonice
evening
Prague Airport to Pruhonice will be organised
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2002
09.00 - 09.20
Opening of PSM, Greetings
Holoubek, Whylie
09.20 - 09.45
PSM Agenda
Holoubek
Introduction of Participants
Participants
09.45 - 10.30
Goals of Project
Holoubek
Stockholm Convention
10.30 - 11.00
Coffee break

11.00 - 12.30
Presentation the Draft of Regional Report
Holoubek, members of RT
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch

14.00 - 17.00
National presentation and contributions
Participants
Discussion of drafts
Blaha, Holoubek

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THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2002
09.00 - 12.00


08.00 - 10.00
Discussion in working groups - sources, levels
+ hot spots, effects
10.00 - 10.30
Coffee break

10.30 - 12.00
Discussion in working groups - sources, levels
+ hot spots, effects - cont.
12.00 - 14.00
Lunch

14.00 - 15.30
Regional priorities - discussion
Blaha
15.30 - 16.00
Coffee break

16.00 - 17.00
Regional POPs strategy
Blaha
Preliminary assessment of the regional
capacity and need to manage PTS
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2002
09.00 - 10.00
Identification of barriers
Blaha, Holoubek
Identification of needs
10.00 - 10.30
Coffee break

10.30 ­ 12.00
Recommendation for future activities
Blaha, Holoubek
Final discussion
Holoubek
End of PSM
Holoubek

Departures of participants
Friday afternoon, Saturday

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