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PLENARY:
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The
IFCS plenary convened briefly in the morning to hear
progress reports from working group chairs.
Above photos L-R: The dais during the morning plenary
session with IFCS President
Zoltán
Szabó, Judy Stober,
IFCS Executive Secretary, IFCS Vice-President, Latin
America and the Caribbean Jules
F. M. De Kom and IFCS Vice-President, Africa
Jamidu
Katima;
view of the morning plenary. |
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| Chair
Georg Karlaganis reported on the
nanotechnology working group, expressing hope that
consensus could be reached after the group's
morning meeting. |
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| IFCS
Vice-President Jamidu Katima reported on the
working group on the future of the IFCS, noting that
the group had had very constructive discussions last
evening, forming the basis for reaching a consensus
today.
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Michael Wittmann
reported that the working group on substitution had
finalized the drat recommendations on substitution. |
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INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATED VECTOR MANAGEMENT:
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| Romy
Quijano PAN AP, facilitated a plenary session on
IPM and IVM. |
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| Robert
Bos, WHO, presented on the characteristics of IVM
including: cost-effectiveness; intersectoral action
and community involvement; sustainability; regulation
and operation; evidence-based decision making;
ecosystem analysis; health-based targets; and
hierarchical programming.
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| William
Settle, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), questioned the assumption that current levels of pesticides are necessary for food security. |
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STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF IPM AND FURTHER POTENTIAL:
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van der Wulp, FAO, said IPM reduces pesticide use and should be part of risk reduction strategies. |
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| Hasan
Bolkan,
Campbell
's Agricultural
Research
Center, discussed IPM in the food industry. He said IPM is
an integral part of his company's corporate social
responsibility programme and highlighted the need to
address public concerns over pesticide residues in
food, pesticides in the environment, and workers'
safety. |
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| Hama
Garba, FAO, discussed experiences with regional
IPM projects in Western Africa
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STATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF IVM AND FURTHER POTENTIAL:
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Abeyasinghe, National Malaria Control Programme of Sri Lanka, discussed an integrated pest and vector management project in his country. |
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Helen Arromdee and Aurus
Jaa (Thailand)
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Sanou Yacouba, Burkina
Faso
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WORKING GROUPS:
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FUTURE OF THE IFCS:
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The working group on the future of the IFCS met in afternoon and evening sessions, as well as in informal consultations throughout the day. Some delegates reiterated the need for a short, convincing and attractive resolution that the ICCM would agree to, particularly given the absence of many countries who would be present at ICCM2.
Above photos L-R: Judy
Stober, IFCS Executive Secretary, in a conversation with
Osvaldo Alvarez, Chile; view of the Working Group session on
the future of IFCS. |
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LEAD AND CADMIUM:
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The
working group reconvened on Thursday evening to consider
international transport of lead and cadmium via trade. The
group started by debating whether to base discussions on the
Chair's draft text or a shorter text proposed by one
developing country. While agreeing on the need to establish a
clear link between international trade and the risks posed by
lead and cadmium, delegates disagreed on the adequacy of
evidence. Discussions
continued late into the evening.
Above photos L-R: Lilian
Corra, International Society of Doctors for the
Environment in a discussion with Mahmood
Khwaja, Sustainable Development Policy Institute; view of
the Working Group session on Lead and Cadmium. |
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IPM AND IVM:
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Chaired
by Romy Quijano, PAN AP, and Nassereddin Heidari,
Iran, a small drafting group on IPM and IVM met in the evening
to work through the draft recommendations on ecologically
based IPM and IVM. Several delegates made comments and
proposed revisions to the draft text, and discussions
continued late into the evening. |
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