The first Effectiveness Evaluation and future directions

1. The first Effectiveness Evaluation and future directions Dr Sara Broomhall Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources

2. Effectiveness Evaluation Article 16 of the Stockholm Convention: Commencing four years after the date of entry into force of this Convention, andperiodically thereafter at intervals to be decided by the Conference of the Parties, the Conference shall evaluate the effectiveness of this Convention.

3. Effectiveness Evaluation Article 16 states that “In order to facilitate such evaluation, the Conference of the Parties shall, at its first meeting, initiate the establishment of arrangements to provide itself with comparable monitoring data on the presence of chemicals listed in annexes A, B and C as well as their regional transport…"

4. Effectiveness Evaluation Article 16 states that “the evaluation … shall be conducted on the basis of available scientific, technical and economic information including: Reports and other monitoring information…; National reports…; and Non-compliance information…”

5. Effectiveness Evaluation • Effectiveness Evaluation aimed at: • Progress in implementation (and how) via National Reports • Measuring impact of implementation (ie actual environmental and human health outcomes)

6. Effectiveness Evaluation • Parties are expected to monitor levels in humans & environment • Global Monitoring Plan provides harmonised framework for collection of comparable data to: • identify trends • regional and global transport

7. Effectiveness Evaluation • If no reduction over time, then perhaps: • Measures not adequate; or • Implementation not sufficient; and • Corrective approaches may be needed

8. Global Monitoring Plan • Monitoring will not address: • Issues of compliance; • Proposal for addition of new substances; • Hot spot detection and evaluation.

9. Global Monitoring Plan • GMP intended to: • Be cost effective • Use consistent test protocols • Harmonise reporting for comparability • Enable global view • Time series to establish trends • Allow for capacity enhancement

10. Global Monitoring Plan • Guidance on: • Substances to be monitored • Statistical considerations • Sampling methodology for core matrices • Analytical methodology • Data Handling • Draft structure for reports

11. Global Monitoring Plan • Minimum requirements for 2009: • Provide baseline for future evaluations • Core data: air, human milk or blood • Core data from all regions • Standardisation • Strategic arrangements and partnerships • Reports for COP

12. Global Monitoring Plan • GMP coordinated through Regional Organisational Groups – Fiji (Asia Pacific) • ROGs prepare Regional Reports • Regional reports integrated for global coverage via a Coordination Group (CG) • Crucial actors: Stockholm Secretariat & partnerships

13. Global Monitoring Plan • Challenges: • Logistical (eg large country, not densely populated) • Resource constraints (incl analysis, collection) • New to this type of monitoring on a national scale • Intellectual capacity

14. Global Monitoring Plan • Other domestic chemicals issues • Australia keen to engage with neighbours • Explore opportunities with Pacific Island Countries

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16. Effectiveness Evaluation • ROGs also responsible for: • Identifying where existing data exist • Developing regional strategy • Establishing monitoring networks; • Coordinating sampling and analytical arrangements including QA/QC; • Ensuring data archiving and accessibility; • Developing elements for capacity building; • communication and information dissemination within the region

17. National Implementation Plan • Australian NIP finalised August 2006 • NIP sets out actions that Australia: • has undertaken to reduce POPs; • proposes to undertake, such as: • Under article 16, to contribute to the global monitoring plan by providing relevant information gained from existing POPs monitoring programmes and, subject to resources, from future research programmes.

18. Priority regions