The Committee draws conclusions as to the effectiveness of the Convention, and make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties on any improvements that might be warranted. Proposed schedule for the first effectiveness evaluation Year Available information Monitoring data Effectiveness evaluation 2017 - entry into force, first meeting of the Conference of the Parties 2018 - second Global Mercury Assessment Conference of the Parties Conference of the Parties meeting of the considers results of considers result of Most Minamata Convention Conference of initial assessments intersessional work and intersessional work and the Parties how to address gaps and considers how to establish completed organize future monitoring effectiveness evaluation including organizational framework arrangements 2019 third Article 21 reporting: first Approve monitoring Effectiveness evaluation – meeting of the biennial short report by 31 arrangements, including framework adopted Conference of December timeline for submission of Effectiveness evaluation the Parties data committee members nominated 2020 First national action plans on ASGM start to be submitted Submission on release source categories 2021 fourth Article 21 reporting: first Conference of the Parties All stage 1 reports to be – meeting of the full report by 31 December initiates the first monitoring submitted to the secretariat Conference of report, which will feed into (except for global the Parties effectiveness evaluation monitoring report) 2022 Article 21 national reports Prepare monitoring report June: stage 1 completed compiled and submission to the December: secretariat to Committee to feed into Emissions/release develop preliminary effectiveness evaluation inventories start to be analysis report - to address para. 2 of submitted Committee meets to review Article 22 in facilitating the the information evaluation 2023 fifth Biennial report Conference of the Parties Conference of the Parties – meeting of the welcomes monitoring welcomes effectiveness National action plan review Conference of report. evaluation report the Parties The terms of reference of an effectiveness evaluation committee, as proposed in the report on the work of the ad hoc group of experts on effectiveness evaluation (see UNEP/MC/COP.2/INF/8), should be included in the effectiveness evaluation framework.
The Committee draws conclusions as to the effectiveness of the Convention, and make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties on any improvements that might be warranted. Proposed schedule for the first effectiveness evaluation Year Available information Monitoring data Effectiveness evaluation 2017 - entry into force, first meeting of the Conference of the Parties 2018 - second meeting of the Conference of the Parties Global Mercury Assessment Most Minamata Convention initial assessments completed Conference of the Parties considers results of intersessional work and how to address gaps and organize future monitoring including organizational arrangements Conference of the Parties considers result of intersessional work and considers how to establish effectiveness evaluation framework 2019 – third meeting of the Conference of the Parties Article 21 reporting: first biennial short report by 31 December Approve monitoring arrangements, including timeline for submission of data Effectiveness evaluation framework adopted Effectiveness evaluation committee members nominated 2020 First national action plans on ASGM start to be submitted Submission on release source categories 2021 – fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Article 21 reporting: first full report by 31 December Conference of the Parties initiates the first monitoring report, which will feed into effectiveness evaluation All stage 1 reports to be submitted to the secretariat (except for global monitoring report) 2022 Article 21 national reports compiled Emissions/release inventories start to be submitted Prepare monitoring report and submission to the Committee to feed into effectiveness evaluation report - to address para. 2 of Article 22 in facilitating the evaluation June: stage 1 completed December: secretariat to develop preliminary analysis Committee meets to review the information 2023 – fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Biennial report National action plan review Conference of the Parties welcomes monitoring report. Conference of the Parties welcomes effectiveness evaluation report The terms of reference of an effectiveness evaluation committee, as proposed in the report on the work of the ad hoc group of experts on effectiveness evaluation (see UNEP/MC/COP.2/INF/8), should be included in the effectiveness evaluation framework.
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