Daily report on Basel, Rotterdam & Stockholm COPs
April 26, 2017 in ABAN, Events, Latest News, Top News
The Earth Negotiations Bulletin is published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development – Reporting Services Division (IISD-RS). It is now providing a daily report of what is happening at the Basel, Rotterdam & Stockholm COPs.
If you go to their website – http://enb.iisd.org/chemical/cops/2017/ – you will see photos taken each day at the COPs and at the top, left-hand side you can click and download their report of Day 1 and Day 2. You can go each day to their website and get the daily report of the COPs or you can sign up to have them emailed to you.
It seems that there was no discussion today about the listing of substances that have been blocked (chrysotile asbestos and paraquat, for example) or of the proposed amendment.
Attached is a statement: Rotterdam Convention Conference of the Parties, Geneva, April 24 – May 5, 2017.
The International Mesothelioma Interest Group calls on the international community to list chrysotile as a hazardous substance, as a matter of urgency.
Prepared by: Kathleen Ruff, e-mail: kruff@bulkley.net