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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Overview and Status of Implementation. Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention Barbados, March 2009. Aim of the Convention. Protecting human health and the environment from adverse effects of persistent organic pollutants.

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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

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  1. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Overview and Status of Implementation Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention Barbados, March 2009

  2. Aim of the Convention Protecting human health and the environment from adverse effects of persistent organic pollutants

  3. This presentation • General status of implementation • Status of key obligations • National implementation plans (Art. 7) • National reports (Art. 15) • Regional centres (Art. 12) • Listing chemicals (Art. 8) • Conclusions

  4. Status of the Convention • Convention adopted on 22 May 2001 • 152 Governments signed it • Convention entered into force on 17 May 2004 • 162 Parties to date (6 March 2009) • 3 COPs have already been convened • COP-1 held in May 2005 in Punta del Este Uruguay • COP-2 held in Geneva in May 2006 • COP-3 held in Dakar, Senegal • COP-4 is scheduled to be convened in Geneva in 4-8 May 2009

  5. Worldwide distribution of Parties

  6. Status of ratification in the Caribbeanregion

  7. Status of implementation of the Convention An overview of the Caribbean region

  8. Article 7 National implementation plans

  9. National implementation plans • Article 7 of the Convention requires each Party to develop and implement an implementation plan and to transmit it to the COP two years after the entry into force of the Convention for it. • COP 3: • Encouraged Parties whose deadline to transmit their NIP is overdue to do so • Invites Parties to provide an indication of their main priorities in implementing NIP for the period 2007- 2015 • Encourages Parties to use the guidance on social and economic assessment in the implementation of NIP

  10. DifferencebetweenNIPsrequired and submitted

  11. Status - national implementation plans • 93 NIPs submitted as of 5 March 2009

  12. Regionalstatus of NIPs transmission

  13. Status of NIP development – Caribbean (1)

  14. Article 15 Reporting

  15. Reporting • All Parties to report under article 15 on: • implementation measures taken; • quantities of POPs listed in Annex A and B produced, imported, exported (importation States) • COP • adopted a format • First reporting due 31 Dec. 2006 and every 4 years thereafter • COP 3 extended deadline to 31 July 2007 • On line reportingis available in the Convention web page • Low response rate so far

  16. Status of official contact points, national focal points and submission of reports (Art. 15)

  17. Article 13 on the Financial mechanism Needs assessment

  18. Needs assessment • ToRs: assessment of funding needs for Parties to implement the Convention over the period 2010- 2014 • Invited Parties to provide the relevant information to the Secretariat at the latest by 30 October 2008 • Team of consultant was hired to develop report • Report on needs assessment is available as COP document

  19. Needs assessment • COP will consider the report • Input to financial mechanisms • Report will inform the replenishment process of the GEF due to commence Nov. 2008

  20. Identification of Technical assistance needs Secretariat undertook exercise to identify technical assistance needs of Parties Based on information: contained in NIPs transmitted Other information provided by Parties Took into account priorities in implementing NIPs for period 2007-15 20

  21. Identified areas of technical assistance needs under NIP

  22. Summary of full resources estimated for 68 Parties in 4 regions (in million USD)

  23. Implementation via technical assistance - Stockholm centres • Guidance on technical assistance (SC-1/15) • Through developed country Parties • Regional and subregional centres

  24. Articl e 12 on Technical Assistance Process for the selection of regional centres

  25. Regional centres • Convention calls for establishement of regional and subregional centres (Art. 12) • COP 1 in its decision SC-1/15 adopted Guidance on technical assistance • COP 2 in it decision SC-2/9 on technical assistance adopted: • Terms of reference for regional and subregional centres for capacity-building and transfer of technology • Criteria for evaluating the performance of regional and subregional centres • COP 3 in its decision SC-3/12 adopted the process for the selection of regional and subregional centres

  26. Selection process

  27. Who can be nominated? • Institutions from within the region which are willing to serve as regional and/or subregional centres to provide technical assistance and promote the transfer of technology to developing countries and countries with economies in transition • Basel Convention regional centres • Other existing institutions within the chemicals and wastes cluster

  28. Nominations should take into account Ability of institutions to fulfil the technical assistance and technology transfer needs and priorities identified in the annex to decision SC-1/15 Compliance with terms of reference for the centres set forth in annex I of decision SC-2/9 The promotion of efficiency and effective use of resources The need for enhanced cooperation and coordination among existing centres in the area of chemicals management

  29. NominatedStockholmConventionCentres

  30. Article 8 Listing of chemicals in annexes A, b and c

  31. Other issues of relevance

  32. Listing of chemicals in annexes A, B and C • POPRC has examined and recommended proposals for listing 9 new chemicals in the Convention • COP 4 will consider the recommendations to list the chemicals in its annexes A, B and C

  33. Chemicals proposed for Listing • Annex A: • C-PentaBDE • Chlordecone • Hexabromobiphenyl • Lindane (Exemption: scabies and lice treatment) • Alpha and Beta-HCH • C-OctaBDE • Annex A or B: • PFOS, its salts and PFOSF (exemptions: several photo-applications, hydraulic fluids in aviation, medical devises, etc.) or acceptable purpose • Annex A and C: • Pentachlorobenzene (PeCB)

  34. Implications of listing chemicals in Annex A, B, and/or C • Annex A – Elimination: • Elimination of production and use of all intentionally produced POPs • Annex B - Restriction: • Restrict production and use in accordance with the provisions of that Annex • Annex C - Unintentional Production: • “…Continuing minimization and, where feasible, ultimate elimination of the total releases of chemicals.”

  35. Conclusions • Overdue NIPs should be transmitted • Parties that have not nominated an OCP should do as soon as possible • Parties should test the electrononic system for reporting • Parties should identify their needs and take advantage of the services being provided by the Nominated Stokholm Convention Centres in the region • Parties are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the proposals for listing new chemicals

  36. For more information www.pops.int Thank you!

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