The consultation aimed to strengthen the national capacities of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, in preparing proposals for Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations (SHPF) under the Rotterdam Convention (Article 6).
30 September 2010: The Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention convened a sub-regional consultation in Damascus, Syria, from 28-30 September 2010. The consultation aimed to strengthen the national capacities of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria to prepare proposals for Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations (SHPF) under the Rotterdam Convention (Article 6).
Participants included representatives from Ministries of Agriculture, Environment, Health, as well as local nongovernmental organizations and farmers’ associations who are involved in collecting information on poisoning and intoxications caused by hazardous formulations. [Rotterdam Convention website]