United Nations
Envionment
Programme

UNEP/NOWPAP/POMRAC/

WG(2) 1/4/1
13 February 2004

Original: ENGLISH

Northwest Pacific Action Plan
Pollution Monitoring
Regional Activity Center

The First Meeting of NOWPAP POMRAC Working Group 2 (River and Direct Inputs)
Vladivostok, Russian Federation, 24-25 May 2004

Draft 1

Structure of the National Reports on
River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants

1.  Executive Summary

2.  Introduction

•  Goals and objectives of this report
•  General background information on NOWPAP (set the report in the context of NOWPAP, short history, decisions)
•  General information/introduction on River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants (what is it, why is it important, relevance to the region etc.)
•  Geographical scope (geographical coverage of the report, characteristics of the country and it's environment related to the issue. e.g. major rivers, coasts, mountains, cities, climatic systems, physical geography etc.)
•  Institutional arrangements for developing these reports (who prepared this report)

3. Social and economic situation (short overview of relevant social and economic aspects related to River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants. e.g. population, distribution of communities in the country (mainly coastal or inland communities), main income, anthropogenic activities which cause River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants, transport, energy, industry)

4.  Present situation of national monitoring activities (related to River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants )

4.1 National program (major scientific or administrative programmes, actors/organizations etc., institutional framework, regular or irregular activities/projects, number and location of stations, existing monitoring parameters [chemical, physical and biological] and frequency, etc.);
4.2 Methodologies/procedures (including equipment used, detection limits and accuracy, QA/QC procedures applicable to River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants used in each NOWPAP country);
4.3 Research activities (related to River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants in NOWPAP region)
4.4 Training activities (related to River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants)

5. Presentation of past results (some results for River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants for any given year, e.g., 2001 or 2002, for NOWPAP region)

6.  Data quality and control (how reliable are the current data? What data control is available etc.)

7.  Publications, Websites and other information sources (list the publications, websites and other information sources available related to River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants )

8.  National Policies and Laws (overview of relevant policies and laws related to the subjects)

9.  National priorities for future activities in NOWPAP region

10.  Proposals for future regional activities (related to River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants in NOWPAP region)

11.  Conclusions