G/SPS/GEN/1345  
 
7 July 2014  
(14-3880)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
IPPC CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 
MEETING OF 9-10 JULY 2014 
Agenda Item 9(c) – Information from Observers 
The following communication, received on 4 July 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
International Plant Protection Convention secretariat (IPPC). 
 
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  1  IPPC CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (CDC) 
1.1.  The Seventh Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-7, 2012) 
established the IPPC Capacity Development Committee (CDC) as a technical structure to provide oversight and contribute to the delivery of the IPPC Strategic Objective of developing National 
Phytosanitary Capacity of its members. 
1.2.  In establishing the CDC, the CPM also decided that after two years (at CPM-9 in 2014) the 
CPM would review the function of the CDC including deciding whether to establish a subsidiary 
body. 
1.3.  The CPM-9 (2014) adopted that the review of the CDC will be presented to CPM-10 (2015) 
instead of CPM-9 so that evaluation period will cover the full initial two-year period of CDC activities, with the CDC continuing its activities in the meantime. 
1.4.  At the fourth CDC meeting in June 2014, the IPPC Secretary explained the agreed Term of 
Reference for the CDC review, in which an external volunteer team would contact the review. As a first step of the review, interview was conducted with each CDC member during the meeting. Due 
to the unavailability of the review team, the inte rview was conducted by the IPPC Secretary based 
on the questionnaire developed by the review team  and the results were reported to the team. The 
final report developed by the team will be presented to the Bureau meeting in October 2014 for 
discussions. 
1.5.  During the fourth meeting, the CDC revi ewed ongoing and future capacity development 
activities and updated CDC operational task list. The report is posted on the IPP: 
https://www.ippc.int/core-acti vities/capacity-development . 
1.6.  The fifth CDC meeting is planned for 1-5 December 2014 in Rome, Italy. 
2  TECHNICAL RESOURCES AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 2.1.  The phytosanitary technical resources web page ( http://www.phytosanitary.info ) has the 
objective to be used as an information platform for technical resources to support the 
implementation of the IPPC and its standards.  The page includes various categories of 
phytosanitary resources and tools (advocacy, diagnostic protocols, guides, manuals, pest 
information, photos, standard operating procedures, videos, etc). G/SPS/GEN/1345 
 
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  2.2.  The IPPC Secretariat had worked for the im provement of the structure and layout of the web 
page and new layout page was re-launched in March 2014, including the virtual tool on CPM 
preparation and the Pest Risk Analysis Awareness Raising materials. 
2.3.  The new materials such as Market access manual, Transit manual and dielectric heating 
treatment factsheet that were developed under the auspice of the IPPC Secretariat under the 
direction of the CDC have been posted on the web page. The other materials in development will be made available in the near future. 
2.4.  NPPOs and RPPOs are encouraged to use and provide feedback on these materials as well as 
to consider opportunities to collaborate on future development, translation and printing of these materials through the financial contributions and the incorporation of these materials into the project activities. 
2.5.  The web page invites NPPOs and RPPOs to re view and add information from their regions to 
the Global Capacity Development Projects and Activi ties databases. The e-learning course on Pest 
Risk Analysis is available in English and Spanish for participants to sign up and enroll in through 
the phytosanitary technical resources web page ( http://elearning.phytosanitary.info/ ). 
2.6.  The IPPC Secretariat launched the Roster of Consultants in April 2013. This tool consolidates 
self-nominated experts with competencies releva nt to developing phytosanitary capacity. This 
includes expertise in technical areas (such as pest risk analysis, surveillance, and phytosanitary 
treatments) and managerial functions (such as establishment and management of national plant protection organizations). The Roster of Consultants is available through the phytosanitary technical resources web page ( http://consultants.phytosanitary.info/ ). A disclaimer in the Roster of 
Consultants explains that inclusion in the Roster of Consultants does not indicate any endorsement 
or support by the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention or its contracting parties. 
2.7.  The IPPC Secretariat has issued an open ca ll for technical resources on plant health. This call 
for existing technical resources is ongoing ( http://phytosanitary.info/about ). Anyone in the world 
can share the materials that may assist the implementation of the IPPC and its standards and can 
access the available resource through the web page. The IPPC Secretariat encourages 
contributions in any languages from anyone in the world working in the field of plant health. 
3  REGIONAL IPPC WORKSHOPS 3.1.  The IPPC has supported and attended th e Regional IPPC workshops to review draft 
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) since 2000, with seven workshops per 
year for the past five years, covering all re gions except Western Europe and North America. 
3.2.  The workshops now address a broader range of IPPC-related issues in addition to disucss and 
prepare the comments on draft ISPMs. This was reported to CPM-8 and was reflected in the new, 
more inclusive name (Regional IPPC workshop s) for the workshops. These Regional IPPC 
workshops are being planned in cooperation with a range of regional partners, and some with EU 
funding. 
 
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