Small intersessional working group

The Small intersessional working group (SIWG) on the technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of persistent organic pollutants as wastes was established pursuant to paragraph 9 of decision OEWG-I/4 of the Open-ended Working Group. The group has been entrusted to undertake several activities leading to the preparation and updating of technical guidelines on POP wastes.

  • The SIWG is open in nature and consists of members nominated by Parties from the five regional groups of the United Nations and is open to observers;
  • The SIWG shall call upon additional experts as needed, subject to the availability of resources;
  • The working language of the group shall be English and the group shall otherwise organize its working modalities according to the rules of procedure of the Basel Convention;
  • The SIWG organizes informal online meetings and/or face-to-face meetings, as applicable and necessary.

Members of the SIWG

Parties

Name

Country

Ms. Irina Talamoni

Argentina

Ms. Jimena Berce

Argentina

Ms. Lana Barbour

Australia

Ms. Sara Broomhall

Australia

Mr. Jason Dunn

Australia

Ms. Tamara Kukharchyk

Belarus

Ms. Julie Croteau

Canada

Ms. Alena McFaul Freeman

Canada

Ms. Liu Hongbo

China

Mr. Peng Zheng

China

Mr. Ren Zhiyuan

China

Ms. Floria Roa-Gutierrez

Costa Rica

Ms. Sidonie Kouame

Côte d'Ivoire

Mr. Ivan Holoubek

Czech Republic

Ms. L. Schou

Denmark

Mr. Chiel Berends

European Commission

Mr. Timo Seppälä

Finland

Mr. Lamin Jaitech

Gambia

Ms. Juliane Koch

Germany

Mr. Michael Ernst

Germany

Mr. Georg Surkau

Germany

Mr. Sam Adu-Kumi

Ghana

Mr. Joseph Edmund

Ghana

Ms. Elisabetta Bemporad

Italy

Ms. Natsuko Sekiguchi

Japan

Mr. Motoharu Yatani

Japan

Mr. Hideki Kamitatara

Japan

Mr. Hiroto Shida

Japan

Mr. Kosuke Asano

Japan

Mr. Ichita Komori

Japan

Mr. Mohammed Oglah Hussein Khashashneh

Jordan

Mr. Jean Claude Salama

Madagascar

Mr. Myint Soe

Myanmar

Mr. Rameshwar Adhikari

Nepal 

Mr. Martien Janssen

Netherlands

Mr. Peter Dawson

New Zealand

Ms. Christina Charlotte Tolfsen

Norway

Ms. Christel Moræus Olsen

Norway

Mr. Ole Thomas Thommesen

Norway

Ms. Lucinda Gonçalves

Portugal

Mr. Andrey Romanov

Russian Federation

Ms. Ekaterina Tsyganova

Russian Federation

Ms. Galina Zykova

Russian Federation

Ms. Julia Kostina

Russian Federation

Ms. Maria Vodyanova

Russian Federation

Ms. Tatiana Kuznecova

Russian Federation

Ms. Svetlana RADIONOVA

Russian Federation

Ms. Tatiana KUZNETSOVA

Russian Federation

Ms. Irina SMIRNOVA

Russian Federation

Mr. Artur ESHIN

Russian Federation

Mr. Alexey TRETYAKOV

Russian Federation

Ms. Noluzuko Gwayi

South Africa

Mr. Jayakody A. Sumith

Sri Lanka

Mr. John Lotoft

Sweden

Mr. Andreas Buser

Switzerland

Mr. Ross Cowie

UK

Mr. Bob Mcintyre

UK

Ms. Elen Strale

UK

Ms. Francisca Katagira

United Republic of Tanzania

 

Observers

Name

Organization

Ms. Jitka Straková

Arnika Association / Intenational POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)

Mr. Jindrich Petrlik

Arnika Association / Intenational POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)

Ms. Miroslava Jopkova 

Arnika Association / Intenational POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) 

Mr. Lein Tange

Bromine Science Environmental Forum (BSEF)

Ms. Alessandra Menga

BSEF/HBCD Industry Group

Mr. Klaus Rothenbacher

BSEF/HBCD Industry Group

Ms. Ella Stengler

Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP)

Mr. Lorenzo Ceccherini 

Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP)

Mr. Gilberto Kuepouo

CREPD/Intenational POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)

Mr. Rikarnto Bountis

EURIC - European Recycling Industries’ Confederation

Mr. Mike Hale

EURITS - European Union for the responsible incineration and treatment of special waste

Ms. Anja Pieper

European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)

Mr. Timo Unger

European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)

Mr. Jens Warsen

European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)

Ms. Julie-Ann Adams

European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA)

Ms. Elisabetta Tonin

European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD)

Ms. Orla Kerrigan

European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD)

Mr. Patrick Clerens

European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology (ESWET)

Mr. Aurelién Ballagny 

European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology aisbl (ESWET)

Mr. Baogen Gu

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Ms. Sirine Rached

Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)

Mr. Nicolas Humez

Hazardous Waste Europe (HWE)

Mr. Philippe Ruat

Hazardous Waste Europe (HWE)

Mr. Alain Heidelberger

Hazardous Waste Europe (HWE)

Mr. Tommaso Grasso

HBCD Industry Group (IG)

Ms. Melis Arin

HBCD Industry Group (IG)

Mr. Lee Bell

Intenational POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) 

Ms. Yo Osada

Japan Industrial Waste Management Foundation

Mr. Joseph Debougbeto

La grande puissance de Dieu, NGO

Mr. Yukio Noma

National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

Mr. Antonino Furfari

Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE)

Ms. Mathilde Taveau

Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE)

Mr. Patrick de Kort 

Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE)

Mr. Alexander Potrykus

Ramboll

Mr. Keijiro Tomoda

Towa Technology Corporation, Japan

Ms. Mayumi Tamiya

Towa Technology Corporation, Japan

Mr. Abel Arkenbout 

ToxicoWatch, the Netherlands 

Ms. Heidi Fiedler

University of Orebro, Sweden

Ms. Lia Yohannes

US-EPA

Mr. Daniel Lowrey

US-EPA

Mr. Rainer Buchholz

WV Metalle - Germany

Mr. Siegfried Moeslein

WV Metalle - Germany