الاجتماع الاثلث لفريق الخبراء المخصص المفتوح العضوية المعني بمكافحة النفايات البحرية والجسيمات البلاستيكية البحرية الدقيقة

Draft outcome document from the ad hoc expert group on marine litter and microplastics

Draft provisional agenda for AHEG 4 (Revised 21 November 2019; 19:05)

Draft provisional agenda for AHEG 4

WORKING DOCUMENTS

UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/1/REV.1

Provisional agenda (Advance version)

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UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/1add.1 

Draft Annotated Provisional agenda

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UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/2

Approach for the stocktaking of existing activities and actions towards long-term elimination of discharges into the oceans, to reduce marine plastic litter and microplastics by relevant contributors

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UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/3

Identification of financial resources and mechanisms for supporting countries in addressing marine plastic litter and microplastics  

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UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/4

Draft approach for technology and innovation mapping   

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UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/5

Proposed methodology for analysis of the effectiveness of existing and potential response options and activities in contributing towards long-term elimination of discharge of marine plastic litter and microplastics into the oceans

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INFORMATION DOCUMENTS

UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/INF/1.REV2

Proposed programme of work and list of documents for the Third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics 

UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/INF/2

Compilation of United Nations Environment Assembly resolutions on marine litter and microplastics

UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/INF/3

Approach for the development of a methodology to analyse the effectiveness of existing and potential response options and activities on marine litter and microplastics at all levels to determine the contribution in solving the global problem

UNEP/AHEG/2018/1/INF/3:

Combating Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics: An Assessment of the effectiveness of relevant international, regional and subregional governance strategies and approaches – Summary for Policy Makers Full assesment

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UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/INF/4​

Guidelines for the Monitoring and Assessment of Plastic Litter in the Ocean

UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/INF/5

Progress on the mapping of all United Nations agencies, programmes, initiatives and other sources of expertise relating to marine litter including plastic litter and microplastics

UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/INF/6

Progress on the Assessment on sources, pathways, and hazards of litter including plastic litter and microplastic pollution; approach and structure

UNEP/AHEG/2019/3/INF/7

Guidelines for the Development of Action Plans on Marine Litter

Second session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Expert Group

The Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics was held 3-7 December 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Key documents for the second session:

Summary of discussions on Information and Monitoring

Summary of discussions on Governance with annex

The meeting report can be accessed here: Link to the Report of the AHOEEG-2

Other documents can also be accessed here: https://papersmart.unon.org/resolution/second-adhoc-oeeg

First session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Expert Group

The First meeting of the Ad hoc Expert Open-Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics was held 29-31 May 2018, Nairobi Kenya. 

The meeting report can be accessed here: Link to the Report of the AHOEEG-1

18 November 2019

Agenda item 2a: Election of officers

Agenda Item 3: Update by the Secretariat on previous work of the ad hoc open-ended expert group

Agenda item 3: Update by the Chair on previous work of the ad hoc open-ended expert group

Agenda item 5: Summary of Information Document 

19 November 2019

Agenda item 6a: Approach for the stocktaking of existing activities and actions towards

Agenda item 6b: Identification of financial resources and mechanisms for supporting

Agenda item 6b: Draft approach for technology and innovation mapping

Agenda item 6c: Proposed methodology for analysis of the effectiveness of existing and potential response options and activities

20 November 2019

Agenda item 6d: Progress on the Assessment on sources, pathways, and hazards of litter including plastic litter and microplastic pollution; approach and structure

21 November 2019

Proposal by the Secretariat on the timeline of work

Recorded video statement of Ola Elvestuen UNEA President  at the third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics

Inger Andersen video statement at the third meeting of the Open Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics

Statements by Member States

Opening Statements

• Africa Group
• Africa Group: second statement
• Argentina
• Bangladesh
• Chile
• Démocratique République of Congo
• Djibouti
• Ecuador
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• European Union and its Member States
• Cameroon
• Costa Rica
• Germany
• Ghana
• Guatemala
• Islamic Republic of Iran
• Japan
• Kenya
• League of Arab States
• Lebanon
• Malaysia
• Mauritius
• Myanmar
• Norway 
• Peru
• Phillipines
• Republic of Korea
• Rwanda
• Singapore
• Spain
• Sudan
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Timor-Leste
• Uganda
• United States of America
• Vietnam

Statements on agenda items and proposals

• Sweden: Statement on Agenda item 4
• Norway: Agenda item 6a
• France: Agenda item 6a
• Spain: Agenda item 6a
• Kenya: Agenda Item 6c
• France: Agenda item 7b
• Norway: Statement on the  EMG mapping
• Norway: Statement on the stocktaking and effectiveness activities
• U.S. Proposed AHEG Meeting Timeline
• European Union and its Member States: Proposed agenda items for AHEG 4 in view of AHEG5
• Malaysia: Stock taking timeline proposal

Statements by Major Groups and Stakeholders

Opening Statements

• Break Free from Plastics movement
• World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
• Workers and Trade Unions
• Island Sustainability Alliane Cook Islands Inc. (ISACI)

Statements on agenda items

• CIEL question on finance study
• World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF): Agenda item 6

Statements by UN Organizations

UNEP/MAP-Barcelona Convention Secretariat