UNUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Task Force on Heavy Metals

Workshop to Promote the Ratification of the Heavy Metals Protocol across the entire UNECE region", 14- 16 May 2008, Yerevan (Armenia)
Draft agenda
Registration form (deadline for registration 30 April)

Presentations

Day 1 (Wednesday, 14th May)

The Convention and its Protocols - framework and requirements_T. Aulavuo, Secretariat of the Convention

Development of the Heavy Metals Protocol upto now_D.Jost, Germany-former Chairman of the TFHM)

Experiences in transposing the obligations of the HM Protocol into national law_I. Angelov, Bulgaria

Evaluation of concentrations of air pollutants and depositions of HM over the EECCA and SEE region_Ilya, MSC-East - English - Russian

Presentations from national experts of the EECCA region
Armenia

Effectiveness of the HM Protocol - emission reductions and costs (TNO-study)_M. van het Bolscher, the Netherlands

Day 2 (Thursday, 15th May)

Technologies and techniques and their emission reduction potential and costs _Andre Peeters Weem, the Netherlands

Synergies of reduction of HM and particulate matter_Katja Kraus, Germany

Critical loads/Critical levels and effects of HM - Integrated Assessment_Jean-Paul Hettelingh, the Netherlands

Information from CIAM_Markus Amann (April 2008)

Additional technical measures/options and their reduction potential_M. van het Bolscher, the Netherlands

Overview of the situation in the EECCA region_John Sliggers, the Netherlands

Presentations from national experts of the EECCA region
Belarus
Moldova
Montenegro
Russia
Ukraine