Locust Watch
Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia

Technical Workshop on Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA), Tbilisi, Georgia, 24-28 October 2011

The Agenda of the Technical Workshop was as follows:

Opening

1. Opening address 

2. Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman & Drafting Committee 

3. Adoption of the agenda

Session 1: National locust campaigns in 2011 and forecasts for 2012

4. National locust campaigns in 2011 (countries’ presentations)

5. Locust forecast for 2012 and preparation of the next campaign (countries’ presentations)

6. Information sharing and cooperation in 2011

Session 2: Implementation of the Five-year Programme to improve locust management in Caucasus and Central Asia

7. Five-year Programme: Overview

8.   How to start implementing the Programme?
•    Further developing regional cooperation (Result 1)
•    Strengthening national capacities (Result 2)
•    Better anticipating and mitigating locust issues and disasters (Result 3)
•    Improving response mechanisms to locust outbreaks (Result 4)
•    Mitigating and better monitoring impact on human health and the environment (Result 5)

Session 3: Efficient and environmentally less hazardous strategies, technologies and products for locust control: progress made in CCA

9. Progress made concerning spraying technologies and products (countries’ feedback)

10. Progress made concerning safety and environmental precautions (countries’ feedback)

11. Results of recent trials carried out in Uzbekistan with biopesticides

12. Results of recent trials carried out in Georgia with biopesticides

13. Implementation of efficient and environmentally less hazardous strategies, technologies and products during a locust emergency campaign: example of Madagascar, 2010/2011

14. Implementation of efficient and environmentally less hazardous strategies, technologies and products against an acridid outbreak: example of the United States, 2010/2011

Closing

15. Any other business

16. Adoption and signature of the report

17. Closure address

 

There are no working papers for Items 1-2, 11 and 12 of the Provisional Agenda.