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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Stockholm convention: is India thawing? by Roy Mathew

Stockholm convention: is India thawing? by Roy Mathew

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published Published on Apr 27, 2011   modified Modified on Apr 27, 2011
India on Tuesday raised objections relating to the “absence of alternatives” and “procedural violations” to the recommendation for a global ban on endosulfan at the conference of parties to the Stockholm Convention meeting in Geneva. However, C. Jayakumar, observer from Kerala, told TheHindu over telephone from Geneva that there was softening in India's approach compared to its position at previous meetings.

Though it had said that the health and environmental effects of endosulfan were not established in a draft circulated in the Asia Pacific Group, India did not mention this argument in its presentation to the conference. Its delegates, instead, focussed on the absence of alternatives to endosulfan and the time needed for finding and obtaining alternatives.

Faced with moves from the European Union to press for a division on the ban, India stressed that the issue should be decided by a consensus. However, the chair suggested that the issue of division could be discussed at a later stage.

A contact group with Qatar as the chairman was formed to sort out the differences that emerged during Tuesday's session. This group planned to meet later in the day to work out agreements on various issues.

India had circulated a draft in the Asia Pacific Group seeking postponement of a decision on endosulfan to the next conference of parties. However, this was opposed by Gulf countries such as Bahrain, Qatar and Oman, who pointed out that they had already banned endosulfan in their countries. India, however, has not withdrawn the draft.

Many developing countries such as Indonesia and Uganda, besides India, raised the need for financial and technical assistance and access to technology to replace endosulfan with alternatives.

Switzerland stressed that alternatives were available and that it was willing to discuss assistance for replacement of endosulfan in developing countries. China felt that the procedural issues raised at the meeting should be corrected.

Endosulfan has been recommended by the Convention's POPs Review Committee for addition to the list of 21 chemicals already slated for global phase-out. At this week's session, governments will decide whether to include the persistent insecticide in the Convention, which would ban it in the 173 countries that are parties to the treaty.

The Hindu, 27 April, 2011, http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/27/stories/2011042755541100.htm


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