Egypt - 1st National BCH Workshop
August 8, 2008 |
The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency in collaboration with UNEP-GEF will organize the first national workshop on Biosafety Clearing House entitled "Introduction to the CPB & BCH: Obligations & Operations" coordinated by Dr. Ossama Abdel-Kawy, Egypt BCH project coordinator. The workshop will be held on 25 August 2008, at Sofitel, El Maadi, Cairo with participation from Prof. Moustafa Fouda, Head of Nature Conservation Sector & Egypt CBD National Focal Point and Prof. Ossama El-Tayeb, Egypt CPB National Focal Point.
The workshop will focus on the CPB and the BCH as an information exchange mechanism established by the CPB to assist Parties to implement its provisions and to facilitate sharing of information on, and experience with, LMOs. Representatives from national concerned authorities, universities and NGOs are invited to the workshop and expected to discuss for one day the position of Egypt BCH and its integration within Egypt governmental institutions and non governmental organizations.
For more information, write to Dr. Ossama Abdel-Kawy at elkawyo@gmail.com. This announcement can be viewed at: http://bch.cbd.int/news/info.shtml?postid=46179
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