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Convention on Long-range Trans-boundary Air Pollution

Convention on Long-range Trans-boundary Air Pollution. Task Force on Integrated Assessment Modelling 32nd meeting 17-19 May 2006, Rome, Italy Matti Johansson secretary to the Working Group on Effects – and TFIAM United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

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Convention on Long-range Trans-boundary Air Pollution

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  1. Convention on Long-range Trans-boundary Air Pollution Task Force on Integrated Assessment Modelling 32nd meeting 17-19 May 2006, Rome, Italy Matti Johansson secretary to the Working Group on Effects – and TFIAM United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

  2. Kara Sea Barents Sea Kara Sea Barents Sea Artic Ocean Artic Ocean Canada Canada Iceland Pacific Ocean Iceland Finland of America Pacific Ocean North Sea United States of America Finland Atlantic Ocean North Sea Norway Sweden Atlantic Ocean Russian Federation Estonia Norway Sweden Russian Federation Estonia Latvia Lithuania Denmark Latvia Lithuania Denmark Ireland Belarus United Poland Ireland Kingdom Netherlands Belarus United Poland Germany Kingdom Netherlands Belgium Ukraine Czech Rep. Germany Belgium Kazakhstan Luxembourg Slovakia Ukraine Czech Rep. Austria Luxembourg Slovakia Hungary Moldova France Liechtenstein Austria Switzerland Aral Hungary Moldova Atlantic Ocean Slovenia France Liechtenstein Romania Switzerland Sea Aral Croatia Atlantic Ocean Slovenia Romania Sea Bosnia and Croatia Yugoslavia Monaco Herzegovina Black Sea Bosnia and Kyrgyzstan Caspian Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro Monaco Herzegovina Georgia Black Sea Kyrgyzstan Caspian Sea Bulgaria F.Y.R.of Italy Georgia Sea Albania Macedonia F.Y.R.of Italy Azerbaijan Albania Macedonia Armenia Spain Armenia Spain Greece Turkey Portugal Greece Turkey Portugal Malta Malta Cyprus Mediterranean Sea Cyprus Mediterranean Sea 50 Parties to the Convention UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

  3. Organization of the Convention

  4. The Protocols • Increase ambition levels stepwise • Implementation of and compliance with Protocols in force • 1985 and 1994 Sulphur Protocols • 1988 NOx Protocol • 1991 VOC Protocol • 1998 Heavy Metals Protocol • 1998 POP Protocol • 1999 Gothenburg Protocol • multi-pollutant multi-effect • review initiated by the Executive Body in December

  5. Executive Body, December • 1998 POP Protocol • first review completed • legal experts to prepare report on amending mechanisms • 1998 Heavy Metals Protocol • ongoing review preferably completed in 2006 • Task Force meeting previous week • 1999 Gothenburg Protocol • multi-pollutant multi-effect • review to be completed by December 2007 • options for addressing particulate matter • workshop on long-term air pollution policy • Convention workplan in Internet • Heads of Delegation to WGSR, April • technical elements in review document

  6. 2007 review of the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol • Main review document • 16 pp. in three languages • coordinated by the secretariat • constantly revised until final document for EB in December 2007 • Review report by TFIAM • one of the key documents • sufficiency and effectiveness • Joint report by the Working Group on Effects • summarizes recent results in 2006 and 2007 • Reports from other bodies • mostly English only • list of references updated in main document

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