Final Meeting of the UNEP/GEF POPs GMP projects in Asia and Pacific Regions

The final meeting of the UNEP/GEF projects Implementation of the POPs Monitoring Plan in the Asian Region” and “Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in Pacific Region took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 4-5 April 2023.

Meeting Report

UNEP in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions, and with support provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), implemented four regional projects to support the Global Monitoring Plan for POPs from 2016 to present in 42 countries in the regions of Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), including, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), a global survey to generate data on concentrations in human breast milk of the POPs listed in the Stockholm Convention. The main activities of the projects include the provision of quality and comparable data on POPs in air, water, human milk and matrices of national interest, and capacity building at national and regional level to strengthen conditions for sustainable monitoring of POPs.

The final meeting shared the outputs and outcomes to ensure that the project achieves its objectives in line with the work plan. Furthermore, the representative from project countries, and expert shared the main findings, lessons learnt, experience gained, and recommendations for sustainable monitoring activities, and to wrap up the projects in the Asia and Pacific Region.