1. Convention on Long-range Trans-boundary Air Pollution
Task Force on Integrated Assessment Modelling
32nd meeting
17-19 May 2006, Rome, Italy
Matti Johansson
secretary to the Working Group on Effects – and TFIAM
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
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2. 50 Parties to the Convention
Artic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Slovenia
Hungary
Slovakia
Poland
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Finland
Armenia
Sweden
Georgia
Norway
Belarus
Czech Rep.
Ukraine
Denmark
Moldova
Germany
Yugoslavia
Austria
Bulgaria
Liechtenstein
Turkey
Italy
Monaco
Cyprus
Switzerland
Malta
Netherlands
Greece
Belgium
F.Y.R.of
Macedonia
Luxembourg
Albania
France
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Spain
Croatia
Portugal
Ireland
United
Kingdom
Romania
Russian Federation
Iceland
Kara Sea
Barents Sea
North Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Caspian
Sea
Aral
Canada
of America
Kyrgyzstan
Serbia and
Montenegro
United States
Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan
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3. Organization of the Convention

4. The Protocols Increase ambition levels stepwise
Implementation of and compliance with Protocols in force
1985 and 1994 Sulphur Protocols
1988 NOx Protocol
1991 VOC Protocol
1998 Heavy Metals Protocol
1998 POP Protocol
1999 Gothenburg Protocol
multi-pollutant multi-effect
review initiated by the Executive Body in December

5. Executive Body, December
1998 POP Protocol
first review completed
legal experts to prepare report on amending mechanisms
1998 Heavy Metals Protocol
ongoing review preferably completed in 2006
Task Force meeting previous week
1999 Gothenburg Protocol
multi-pollutant multi-effect
review to be completed by December 2007
options for addressing particulate matter
workshop on long-term air pollution policy
Convention workplan in Internet
Heads of Delegation to WGSR, April
technical elements in review document

6. 2007 review of the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol
Main review document
16 pp. in three languages
coordinated by the secretariat
constantly revised until final document for EB in December 2007
Review report by TFIAM
one of the key documents
sufficiency and effectiveness
Joint report by the Working Group on Effects
summarizes recent results in 2006 and 2007
Reports from other bodies
mostly English only
list of references updated in main document