1. Update on WGE and Convention issues
35th Meeting of the Programme Task Force
ICP on Effects on Materials, Historic and Cultiral Monuments
Paris, April
Update on WGE and Convention issues
Isaura Rábago
Chair of the WGE

2. Latest news from CLRTAP meetings:
35th ICP on Effects on Materials & Historic and Cultural Monuments
Latest news from CLRTAP meetings:
4rd joint EMEP/WG meeting (September 2018)
38th EB meeting (December 2018)
EMEP/WGE Bureau meeting (March 2019)
Topics addressed:
Long Term Strategy (See
Follow-up Workplan
New CCE-UBA Germany
Mandates
Financial issues
LifeWatch – ERIC
NEC Directive and CLRTAP (November 2018)

3. EB decision 2018/5: Long Term Strategy
Long-term strategy for the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution for 2020−2030 and beyond
II. Strengths and successes of the Convention
A multi-pollutant multi-effect approach; a unique geographical scope; scientific tools to support policy making; established a robust system of emission inventories and modelling and monitoring activities, regular review of achievements…..
III. Remaining challenges
- Ozone, PM, N, S, POP, HM
- From Long Range transboundary to the urban scale
- Need for communication on the need for further action (scientific evidences of impacts, policy efficiency…)

4. EB decision 2018/5: Long Term Strategy
IV. Strategic priorities of the Convention
Maximizing its impact by meeting the objectives of the three most recent protocols as amended (ratification and implementation)
Improving the scientific and technical basis to better assess progress in improving air quality and reducing human health impacts and materials and ecosystem effects will help to ensure that policymaking remains evidence-based and effective.
The Parties should maintain or extend their monitoring networks, including ecosystem and material monitoring…air pollution….
TF-IAM should assess the health, materials and ecosystem impacts of measures taken on various geographical scales in order to identify appropriate multi-scale abatement strategies.
Enhance efforts in their communication activities to raise awareness of the compelling environmental, health and economic rationale for action on air pollution

5. Follow-up Workplan
ICP/TF activities reported to the EB (December 2018)
ICP- Materials
WP item
Activity description/objective
Expected outcome/ deliverable
Resource requirements
1.1 Improving tools to assess air pollution and its effects in the ECE region
1.1.1 Monitoring and modelling tools
Monitoring and assessment of the impact of the environment on corrosion and soiling effects on materials as well as their trends
Report on the trend exposure programme : Technical Manual (2018). Corrosion and soiling data (2019)
Covered by Italy, Sweden and recommended contributions
Gathering information on policy-relevant user friendly indicators to evaluate air pollution effects on materials by conducting case studies on UNESCO cultural heritage sites
Call for data on UNESCO sites: Report on risk assessment (2018). Report on economic evaluation (2019)

6. Follow-up Workplan
ICP/TF activities reported to the EB (December 2018)

7. Follow-up Workplan
ICP/TF activities reported to the EB (December 2018)

8. Follow-up Workplan 2018-2019 ICP – Modelling & Mapping:
New Coordinating Center for Effects: CCE-UBA Germany
New chair of the ICP-M&M: Alice James (INERIS, France)
transition year
Adapt existing IT Infrastructure and software at the UBA to fulfill data handling tasks of the CCE
Develop framework and skills to improve the information exchange between CCE and NFCs
Start work with the ICP M&M and collaboration with other ICPs
2019
Operationalize CCE-UBA Germany as Programme Center of the ICP-M&M

9. Follow-up Workplan
ICP – Waters

10. Follow-up Workplan 2018-2019 WGE Portal 1.4.3 Develop a common Portal
To present WGE as a single entity, and the official portal to access WGE information and data– also for the groups outside the Convention.
A common webpage will facilitate further integration and collaboration between the ICPs and other subsidiary bodies under the Convention and groups outside the Convention.
A common portal can facilitate better use of WGE data in integrated assessments, Air Convention, EU-Commission and national air pollution strategies.
A portal for data access in line with the ambitions of the Convention

11. Follow-up Workplan
WGE Portal

12. Process of Revision and update
Mandates
2016: Started the review of the mandates for EMEP Task Forces and Centres
2017: Started the review of the WGE ICPs, TF-Health and JEG Dynamic Modelling
2018: To be presented to the WGE/EMEP for acceptance, and to the EB for its approval
Process of Revision and update
Consistent with priorities of the Convention
According to:
Future Development of Effects-Oriented Activities (EB.AIR/WG.1/2000/4)
Guidelines for reporting on the monitoring and modelling of air pollution effects (ECE/EB.AIR/2008/11; ECE/EB.AIR/WG.1/2008/16/Rev.1)
Long-term Strategy for the CLRTAP (and PRG recommendations)
Bi-annual workplans for the implementation of the Convention

13. Mandates
Mandates: Adopted provisionally (with some amendments form the session, ECE/EB.AIR/2018/7)
ICP – Waters
ICP – Forests
ICP – Vegetation
ICP – Integrated Monitoring
ICP – Materials
TF – Health
2019: ICP – Modelling & Mapping and CCE-UBA Germany
JEG – Dynamic Modelling ??? (New Programme Center??)

14. Financing activities out of EMEP Protocol
2018 EB meeting
Decided the international coordination costs for financing the core activities shall be US$ 2,152,700 in 2019
Adopted Decision 2018/8 on amendment to decision 2002/1 (Recognize the German Federal Environment Agency as the CCE for the ICP-M&M)
Approved the contributions from LifeWatch ERIC to the core activities

15. Financing activities out of EMEP Protocol

16. Financing activities out of EMEP Protocol
35% Trust fund
65% in kind
Budgeted

17. Financing activities out of EMEP Protocol

18. LifeWatch - ERIC
September: WGE Decided to propose a collaboration with LifeWatch ERIC to the EB (common interests and possibility of financing activities)
September-December: options for agreement CLRTAP-LifeWatch
December: Approved the proposal of collaboration
(Letter of collaboration. Signed on December 2018)
To date
Waiting for the (inminent ??) call for action
Start working: Defining the scope and activities of collaboration
Tools that LifeWatch could provide to modelers and data administrators:
Next steps
Identify possible activities to be included in the next workplan
Once the call is published: define the participation in the projects
administrative procedure to get the funding

19. EU: NECD - Ecosystem Monitoring
2017: Close cooperation with the COM to produce the Guidance document
2018: No interactions with experts from the commission for 1 year.
New team at the COM
November: Expert meeting- subgroup ecosystem monitoring
ICPs and CLRTAP as observers
Firts analysis of the data submitted by MS in July (contract with WUR)
/03/2019 : COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Commission Notice on ecosystem monitoring under Article 9 and Annex V of Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (NEC-Directive) (2019/C 92/01)
2nd April - Ecosystem Monitoring Subgroup meeting
How to deal with technical questions from EU Member states?
Next Steps ??
UE as Party to the Convention: Participation at the ICPs (Ideas for technical collaboration?)

20. Next Steps Results: 2018-2019 workplan
Define the activities for the next workplan
ICP Materials
Common activities with other ICPs/TF and EMEP groups
WGE Portal: ICP-Materials contributions
Proposal:
ICP-Materials Official Document for 5th Joint EMEP/WGE meeting ??
With RUS/FR translation
The WORD doc should not exceed 10,700 words (about 15 pages)
The deadline for submission to the secretariat: 20 June 2019.

22. Working Group on Effects

23. Working Group on Effects
Thank you to all ICPs/TFs colleagues !

24. Thank you for your attention
35th Meeting of the Programme Task Force
ICP on Effects on Materials, Historic and Cultiral Monuments
Paris, April