Regional Workshop for the Environmentally Sound Management of Used Lead Acid Batteries & Rechargeable Batteries in Central America[1] and the Caribbean

San Salvador, 30 October – 01 November 2002

(Draft Agenda, 15.08.02)

Day 1

09.00 - 09.45Opening (MARN, SBC, UNCTAD, ILMC)

Break

10.00 - 12.30 Country presentations (15mn each)

  • Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, St Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela
  • All country presentations will follow the same format:
  • material flow of new and used LAB by country (including cross-border flows)
  • extent & impact of the informal sector
  • technology & education awareness needs
  • existing policy framework and priority needs

12.30 – 13.00Q&A (Chair)

Lunch

14.30 - 15.30Regional Overview

  • Presentation of the Regional Report(CARIRI, MARN-El Salvador, UNCTAD, ILMC)
  • The interventions will present the results of the project in the following areas:
  • material flow of new and used LAB in the region
  • common problems & issues in the countries surveyed in the project (environmental, health, technical, economics, etc)
  • extent and impact of the informal sector
  • categorisation of countries
  • priority areas of concern susceptible tofor regional cooperation

15.30 – 16.00Discussion

  • Q&A. Preparation of the working group sessions (Chair)

Break

16.15 – 17.30Working group session

  • Three working groups to address the problems & issues identified in the previous sessions:
  • informal sector
  • ESRecycling of used LAB
  • collection/storage, transportation/shipment

17.30 – 18.00Presentation of results

19.00Cocktail Party

Day 2

09.00 – 09.15Opening – Work in progress (Chair)

09.15 - 09.45Basel Convention Regime (MARN, CARIRI, SBC)

09.45 – 10.15Discussion (Chair)

10.15 - 12.30 Working group session. Suitable policy instruments and holistic approaches

Working group 1: countries collecting & exporting used LAB, with no recycling facilities / Working group 2: countries collecting used LAB, with recycling facilities
. review of policy instruments in place
. suitable policy instruments
- regulations, incentives, economic instruments, etc. / . review of policy instruments in place
. suitable policy instruments
- regulations, incentives, economic instruments, etc.

Break 11.00 – 11.15

12.30 – 13.00Presentation of results (working groups)

Lunch

14.30 – 15.00Presentation (ILMC)

  • Introduction to appropriate technologies for recycling of used LAB in the region

15.00 – 15.30Presentation (PAHO)

  • Occupational health

Break

15.45 - 17.30Working group session. Priorities for regional cooperation: concrete and practical solutions and options

Working group 1 / Working group 2 / Working group 3
Collection, shipment, and recycling of used LAB in the region / Harmonization of legislation in the region / Technology gaps, awareness education needs

17.30 – 18.00Presentation of results (working groups)

Day 3

09.00 - 09.15Opening – Work in progress (Chair)

09.15 - 10.30 Working group session. Barriers to national and regional policies. Presentation of results

Working group 1: countries collecting & exporting used LAB, with no recycling facilities / Working group 2: countries collecting used LAB, with recycling facilities
. Collection, shipment, and recycling of used LAB in the region / . Technology gaps, awareness education needs

Break 10.30 - 10.45

10.45 – 12.00Country sessions (panel, country delegations)

  • Every country delegation will be asked to prepare an action plan as a follow up to the workshop, to which it would commit itself
  • Future capacity-building needs and forms related to the action plans

12.00 – 13.00Wrap up session(Chair, panel)

  • Presentation of recommendations, country commitments, etc
  • Final debate
Lunch

14.30 – 16.30Presentations and discussions: ESM of dry cell rechargeable batteries (Chair, Industry)

  • Processing rechargeable batteries
  • Economics and technologies involved
  • Need for stable supply of feedstock
  • Examples of working programs for rechargeable batteries

16.30 – 17.00Closure of the regional workshop (Chair)

[1] Central America, Mexico and Panama