Training Programme For

Training Programme for Organised by: Capacity Building in Cleaner Production Centres

Session Using Cleaner Production to facilitate the implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Objectives: (A) To equip participants with the background, understanding, and knowledge of cross- cutting issues concerning the current and most relevant multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), and to show the commonalities and role of Cleaner Production in implementation of core MEAs.

(B) To identify the practical options for CPCs to apply Cleaner Production to facilitate the implementation of MEAs.

Agenda

09h00 Opening Session for the CP/MEA session  Objectives and overview of CP/MEA session  Relevance to CPC work programmes

11h00 Break

11h30 CP & MEA: The Linkage  CP revisited  What are MEAs  CP & MEAs: Building on commonalities

13h00 Lunch

14h00 Facilitating MEA Implementation with Cleaner Production  MEA clusters  Brief introduction to Basel Convention  Scope and potential for Cleaner Production  CP experience in Basel Convention Regional Centre

15h30 Break

16h00 Starting the Discussion on CP Centre activities  Current status of CP/MEA integration, gaps, vision  Examination of MEA priorities and linkages to CP Centre activities  Discussion on experiences to date  Determining priorities

17h30 End of Day 1 Session Using Cleaner Production to facilitate the implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Day 2 09h00 Facilitating MEA Implementation with Cleaner Production – Stockholm Convention on POPs  Brief introduction to Stockholm Convention on POPs  Scope and potential for Cleaner Production  Discussion on role of CPCs

10h30 Break

11h00 Facilitating MEA Implementation with Cleaner Production – Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol  Brief introduction to UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol  Scope and potential for Cleaner Production  CPC experience in Costa Rica  Discussion on role of CPCs

13h00 Lunch

14h00 Group Exercise  Experiences to date  Determining priorities  Developing action plans for Centre activities to facilitate implementation of Basel & Stockholm Conventions and Framework Convention on Climate Change

16h00 Break

16h30 Group Presentations  CPC views and action plans  Next steps

18h00 Closing of Session  Evaluations  Closing Statements

18h30 END OF PROGRAMME