Dear colleagues,

As it was mentioned in our first webinar, GGKP shall record not only the webinars but also take notes on the questions raised in Q&A sessions and chats. A summary of those questions which were addressed in the session will be posted in our group, as well as the questions from the chat which were not answered in the session shall be always recorded and answered in our NIP update group on Green Forum. Please don`t miss it, and we encourage you to join and ask any questions, whenever you find necessary, as the group is administered and managed by our project team on a regular basis.

Q. How is an updated NIP different from the previous NIP? Does it differ in terms of format or structure, or steps to approach review and update?

Our speaker from UNEP, Chemicals and Health Branch, Components 1 and 2, Programme Management Officer Ms. Mihaela Claudia Paun answers:

“When updating your National Implementation plan, we adhere to the same structure of NIP and the same five steps countries followed to develop their previous NIP.
In general, it is recommended to pay attention to the followings:

1. Update information and data included in the previous NIP and their related action plans (if the case).
2. Compile new information and data and develop action plans for newly listed POPs decided to be addressed during the update process.
When it comes to POPs data collection it is also important to refer to and use the latest version of guidance documents, including when it comes to updating previous NIP data.”