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PRTR capacity-building supported by UNITAR

This document provides information on capacity building projects and initiatives related to the use of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) for reporting Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). It highlights the applicability of PRTRs to comply with Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and discusses the PRTR reporting approach. The document also presents data sources and the PRTR Online Reporting Model. It includes information on ongoing PRTR projects in Peru, Central America, Azerbaijan, and Panama, and outlines future steps for PRTR implementation.

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PRTR capacity-building supported by UNITAR

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  1. PRTR capacity-buildingsupportedby UNITAR • 2nd Meeting of the PRTR Protocol Working Group • 20-21 November 2012 • Geneva

  2. Capacity-building projects/initiatives

  3. Use of PRTRs for POPs reporting GEF medium-sized project 2009-2012 UNEP/UNITAR initiative Global project (Chile, Cambodia, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Peru and Ukraine) Applicability of PRTRs to comply with MEAs I Phase = design. Inclusion of POPs in the list of chemicals. II Phase = implementation. Involvement of POPs-PRTR focal points.

  4. POPs reporting approach Bottom-up approach Top-down approach Data sources PRTR

  5. POPs reporting approach Bottom-up approach AIR WATER LAND WASTE Emission to superficial water Transfer through sewage In-site transfer External transfer POPs un-intentional releases CONTAMINATED SITES STOCKS POPs stocks and sites

  6. PRTR Online Reporting Model PRTR model

  7. PRTR in Peru http://retc.minam.gob.pe/retcweb/

  8. PRTR in Peru http://retc.minam.gob.pe/retcweb/

  9. PRTR in Peru http://retc.minam.gob.pe/retcweb/

  10. PRTR in Peru Agenda anual del registro http://retc.minam.gob.pe/retcweb/ • Submission of industrial reports – 3 months • Verification of data and commentsbyMinistry of Environment – 5 months • Publication of data – 1 month (September) • Preparationsfornextreportingperiod (dissemination of guidelines) – 3 months

  11. Design of regional PRTR in Central America Project 2011-2012 Supported by CCAD and Ministry of Environment of Spain Regional project (Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras) Also I Phase = design

  12. Design of regional PRTR in Central America All countries drafted PRTR regulation Integration with other reporting schemes All countries with online reporting systems

  13. PRTR in Honduras http://retchn.org/index.html# http://www.serna.gob.hn/RETC-Web/index.html#

  14. PRTR design in Azerbaijan and Panama Starting 2011-2012, ending in 2013 Funded by the SAICM Quick Start Programme Trust Fund PRTRs are one of the SAICM work areas! Key element = south-south technical cooperation Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Georgia Azerbaijan Panama

  15. Promotion of PRTR Protocol ASIA LATIN AMERICA Central America Ecuador Panama Cambodia Peru EASTERN EUROPE Azerbaijan Georgia Kazakhstan Ukraine

  16. UNITAR PRTR design/implementation package Updated guidance document New guidance on legal consdierations New guidance on using PRTRs to report POPs Online reporting model Manuals Video E-training PRTR:Learn Webinars (what are the needs?) ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, SPANISH 2013

  17. Future steps - implementation

  18. Thank you Chemicals and Waste Management ProgrammeUnited Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)Palais des Nations1211 Geneva 10Tel: +41 22 917 1234Fax: +41 22 917 8047Email: cwm@unitar.org

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