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 2013 and forecasts for 2014

4. National locust campaigns in 2013 (countries' presentations)

5. Locust forecast for 2014 and preparation of the next campaign (countries' presentations)

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

6. Five-year Programme in 2013: overview on implementation and funding situation

7. Regional cooperation in 2013
   • Regular information sharing
   • Cross-border/ joint surveys
     - Armenia - Azerbaijan - Georgia - Russia (countries' presentations)
     - Afghanistan - Tajikistan - Uzbekistan (countries' presentations)
     - Russia - Kazakhstan (countries' presentations)

8. National capacities' development in 2013

   • Situation update on locust survey and control equipment
   • Training on locust monitoring:
     - Kazakhstan & Russia (countries' presentations)
   • Training on locust Ultra-Low Volume spraying:
     - Kyrgyzstan (country presentation)
     - Tajikistan (country presentation)
   • Training on mitigating and monitoring impact of locust control operations       on human health and the environment:
     - Armenia - Azerbaijan - Georgia - Russia (countries' presentations)
     - Kazakhstan (country presentation)
     - Kyrgyzstan (country presentation)
     - Tajikistan (country presentation)
   • One-month internship on locust management:
     - In Morocco: Russia & Tajikistan (countries' presentations)
     - In Australia: Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan (countries presentations)

9. Developing monitoring and analyzing systems (remote sensing): results of the Locust Geographical Information System (GIS) Workshop and steps forward

10. Update on background documentation

11. Five-year Programme during Year 3 (2014): workplan

Session 3: Locust control and risk reduction for human health and the environment

12. Importance of human health and environmental aspects in locust control

13. Mitigating impact of locust control operations

14. Monitoring impact of locust operations

15. Progress made on safety and environmental precautions (countries' feedback)

16. Progress made on spraying technologies products and biopesticides (countries' feedback)

17. Future activities in CCA to promote risk reduction for human health and the environment 

18. Practical demonstrations on human health and environmental aspects (subject to availability of biological material)

Closing

19. Any other business

20. Adoption of the report

21. Closure address