STAP recently held its twice annual meeting at the headquarters of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna, Austria.
Under discussion was STAP's work and future activities on the global environment. STAP considered ways to translate its recent work into policy, discussing and presenting concrete measures for GEF project interventions in developing countries and countries in transition. STAP, and its partners, also discussed environmental priorities that could be addressed in the upcoming year, including the inter-linkages between chemicals management, water use and management, and their impact on ecosystems. Consideration for defining stronger links between renewable energy and energy efficiency in STAP's advice, and translating the findings of the Global Energy Assessment (GEA) for the GEF were also items of discussion.
Detailed Report
Agenda
Agenda item 2 - Adoption of Agenda
Agenda item 3 – Confirmation of Minutes from October 2010
Agenda item 4 – Progress Report (presentation by the STAP Secretary)
Agenda item 5 – Update from the GEF Secretariat (Andrew Velthaus, no presentation)
Agenda item 6 – Global Energy Assessment (presentation by N. Nakicenovic, IIASA)
Agenda item 7 – STAP Focal Area Priorities, Advisory Products, and Work Plan
7.a. Chemicals, POPs
Presentation by Henk Bouwman, STAP
Presentation by Matthias Kern, Basel Convention
7.b. Climate Change (presentation by N.H. Ravindranath)
7.c. International Waters (presentation by Meryl Williams)
7.d. Biodiversity (presentation by Sandra Diaz)
7.e. Land Degradation
Presentation by Michael Stocking, STAP
Presentation by Sara Minelli, UNCCD
Agenda item 8 – Links with Convention Science Bodies
Agenda item 9 – Targeted Research (presentation by Meryl Williams)
Agenda item 10 – Preparations for Council
Agenda item 11 – Evaluation Office & STAP (presentation by Aaron Zazueta, EO)
Agenda item 12 – Upcoming Science Conferences
Draft Participants List
Documents for the Meeting
Hypoxia and Nutrient Reduction in the Coastal Zone
White Paper - Version 1: Scientific review of the UNCCD provisionally accepted set of impact indicators to measure the implementation of strategic objectives 1, 2 and 3
Global Energy Assessment (GEA)
Biofuels GEF PIF Review Guidance for Sustainable Global Environmental Benefits
Selection of Persistent Organic Pollutant Disposal Technology for GEF Projects
Draft Targeted Research Approach Paper
Contact Information
Panel
Secretariat