1. PRTR capacity-building in a global context Belgrade, Serbia 10 October 2007 UNITED NAITONS INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH Chemicals and Waste Management Programme UNITAR

2. 1 UNITAR PRTR Programme I.Country-based capacity-building activities II.Capacity-building elements III. Training Materials

3. 2 UNITAR country-based activities Argentina Chile Czech Republic Cuba Ecuador Egypt Mexico Slovak Republic South Africa

4. 3 Capacity Building Issues ●Multi-stakeholder process ●Addressing industry concerns ●Data estimation and reporting ●Legal implementation ●Public access to information and data dissemination

5. 4 PRTR as an implementation tool The Stockholm Convention requires Parties to exchange information (article 9), to facilitate public information, awareness and education (Article 10), to report to the Secretariat (Article 15), to periodically update implementation plans (Article 7) Article 10 explicitly acknowledges the value of PRTRs Article 11 encourages Parties to undertake appropriate monitoring pertaining to POPs

6. 5 12 POPS under Stockholm Convention  Aldrin  Chlordane  DDT  Dieldrin  Dioxins  Endrin  Furans  Heptachlor  Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)  Mirex  Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)  Toxaphene

7. 6 PRTR vis-à-vis Stockholm Design of a National PRTR System to Strengthen National Capacities for the Implementation of the Stockholm Convention in Armenia Global PRTR Project on POPs monitoring, reporting and information dissemination using Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

8. 7 Technical Guidance on Specific Aspects of PRTR Design and Implementation Implementing a National PRTR Design Project – Guidance Document Supplement 1: Preparing a National PRTR Infrastructure Assessment Supplement 2: Designing the Key Features of a National PRTR System Supplement 3: Implementing a PRTR Reporting Trial

9. 8 Technical Guidance on Specific Aspects of PRTR Design and Implementation (cont.) Supplement 4: Structuring a National PRTR Proposal Addressing Industry Concerns Related to Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers Guidance on Estimating Non-Point Source Emissions Guidance for facilities on PRTR Data Estimation and Reporting

10. 9 PRTR-CD ROM ●International, regional and national legislation/policies ●National and regional PRTR reports ●International guidance documents on PRTR design ●Estimation and reporting on emission releases ●Public dissemination, right to know and PRTR data evaluations ●PRTR websites

11. 10 PRTR-CD ROM

12. 11 Capacity Building Programme to Facilitate the Design of a PRTR Thank you for your attention! Chemicals and Waste Management Programme United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10 SWITZERLAND Fax: +41 22 917 8047 www.unitar.org/cwm/