Report of the 1st FAO/WHO joint meeting on pesticide management: 22–26 October 2007 Rome , Italy

Overview

The 1st FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management and the 3rd Session of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Management, were held at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 22 to 26 October 2007. Mr Gero Vaagt welcomed all participants to this inaugural meeting.

The FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Management is the official statutory body that advises the Organization on matters pertaining to pesticide regulation and management, and alerts it to new developments, problems or issues that otherwise merit attention. The Panel in particular counsels FAO on the further implementation of the revised version of the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides. The WHO Panel of Experts are drawn from the WHO Panel of Experts on Vector Biology and Control, or are academic or government experts invited to advise the Organization on policies, guidelines and key actions to support Member States on sound management of pesticides.