"COP-7 held in 2015 requested the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat to further pursue the work on alternatives to chemicals newly listed or under discussion for listing to Annex III. Within a European Commission project funding was provided to focus on Strengthening the Capacity of Pacific Island countries on alternatives to newly listed and candidate pesticides under the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions. Studies on available pesticides and pesticides used in the Pacific as well as on potential alternatives were identified and provided. Together with case studies from the region they formed the basis of this sub-regional multi-stakeholder workshop for Pacific Island countries on alternatives to newly listed and candidate pesticides under the Rotterdam Convention."