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IPPC GLOBAL WORKSHOP ON SYSTEMS APPROACHES – Advancing Understanding and Implementation of Integrated Measures for Pest Risk Management


Beyond the Basics: Join the IPPC Workshop on Systems Approaches!

The IPPC workshop will give you the practical skills and knowledge to design and implement effective systems approaches.

enter image description here Mark down in your agenda, get your passport and join us!

Dates: 1 – 4 December 2025

05 December 2025: Field trip side event organized by SAG-Chile, IICA, COSAVE and Frutas de Chile. This is a valuable opportunity for participants to see the practical application of systems approaches firsthand, connecting the workshop's theoretical discussions to real-world examples. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Location: Santiago, Chile

Venue: NH Collection Plaza Santiago Hotel

Language and modality: The workshop will be held in English and Spanish (with interpretation). It will be in-person only.

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Funding and Support

Participation in this workshop is generally self-funded. However, participants may be eligible for funding based on specific criteria:

• IPPC Funding Criteria: Funding will be available for participants who meet the standard IPPC criteria.

• IICA Funding Criteria: Funding support will be available through IICA for countries within the Americas region.

Please note that ONE participant per country will be funded by the IPPC (following the IPPC criteria for funding)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) global workshop on systems approaches aims to deepen knowledge and practical skills for designing, assessing, and implementing integrated pest risk management measures to facilitate safe trade of plants and plant products. This event will provide a platform for national plant protection organizations (NPPOs), regional plant protection organizations (RPPOs), industry representatives, and other interested parties who are considering, or currently developing and implementing, systems approach programs as alternatives to stand-alone measures for ensuring phytosanitary security in the trade of plants and plant products.

Participants will gain a stronger understanding of ISPM 14 (The use of integrated measures in a systems approach for pest risk management) and related IPPC standards, explore real-world examples and case studies, and engage in hands-on exercises using the IPPC Systems Approach Assessment Tools. The workshop will also provide opportunities to discuss challenges, lessons learned, and potential revisions to implementation materials, while promoting collaboration across the global phytosanitary community.

Coming from a proposal during the Nineteenth Session of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19), the workshop is now a reality.

enter image description here. Objectives

  • Enhance understanding of systems approaches through case studies, exercises, and field demonstrations.
  • Share experiences on development, recognition, and implementation of systems approaches among contracting parties.
  • Increase awareness of available assessment tools, including the IPPC Systems Approach Assessment Tool.
  • Strengthen collaboration among NPPOs, RPPOs, and industry stakeholders.
  • Consider potential recommendations for improving ISPM 14 to strengthen phytosanitary safeguards.
  • Identify additional system approach implementation material that could be developed.

Key Takeaways:

  • Improved capacity of participants to design, assess, document, and implement systems approaches.
  • Shared lessons learned and challenges from national experiences.
  • Practical recommendations to inform future IPPC decision-making.
  • Enhanced understanding through field visits and group exercises comparing systems approaches with single measures.

enter image description hereWho should join us?

Who should attend – audience: This event is for members of IPPC contracting parties, RPPOs, and representatives from industry with experience, considering, or in the process of, developing and implementing systems approaches as alternatives to stand-alone measures for ensuring phytosanitary security in the trade of plants or plant products.

Spots are limited!

enter image description here The programme

The detailed programme will be made available in due course.

Check this webpage for updates.

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enter image description here How to register?

An invitation and registration link will be made available soon to all IPPC official contact points.

Stay tuned and check your mailbox and this webpage. Spots are limited!

UPDATE 2025-10-03: Invitations sent out! IPPC official contact points and RPPOs, please check your email!

Registration open until 15 October.

enter image description here We want to hear from you! (deadline extended!)

Please check out the “Call for case studies and examples” at Call for case studies on systems approaches

NEW Deadline for submission of your case study is 15 October 2025.

Collaborators and partners:

This workshop is being held in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Agriculture and Livestock Service of Chile (SAG-Chile), and the Comité de Sanidad Vegetal del Cono Sur (COSAVE). We also extend our sincere thanks to the the Government of Canada, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF-Australia) for their crucial contributions to this important initiative.

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