Time: 15:30 – 16:30
Venue: Virtual meeting
Chaired by: H.E. Ms Jillian Dempster, Chair of the ad hoc open-ended expert group on marine litter and microplastics and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations in Geneva.
Annotated provisional agenda uploaded on 19 March 2020
Meeting summary uploaded on 31 March 2020
1. Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda.
Annotated provisional agenda uploaded on 19 March 2020
2. Consideration of alternative dates for the 4th meeting of the expert group.
Consideration of alternative dates for the 4th meeting of the expert group uploaded on 23 March 2020
3. Update on current status of preparations for the 4th meeting of the expert group.
Draft outline of summary of submissions on potential response options for continued work for consideration by the United Nations Environment Assembly uploaded on 24 March 2020
Draft revised 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 uploaded on 24 March 2020
Draft Provisional summary of the stocktake of existing activities andaction towards the long-term elimination of discharges into the oceans, to reduce marine plastic litter and microplastics uploaded on 24 March 2020
Draft Provisional summary of the Inventory of technical and financial resources and mechanisms for supporting countries in addressing marine plastic litter and microplastics uploaded on 24 March 2020
4. Consideration of a revised agenda for the 4th meeting of the expert group.
Draft provisional agenda uploaded on 19 March 2020
Draft annotated provisional agenda uploaded on 19 March 2020
Meeting summary uploaded on 31 March 2020
