The objective of this Enabling Activities proposal is to build and strengthen national capacities and to enhance knowledge of decision makers, industrialists, NGOs and the general population on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). This will lead to the preparation of a National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention on (POPs), and endorsement by all stakeholders in Burundi, in order to enable Burundi to manage the reduction and elimination of POPs and fulfil its reporting and other obligations under the Stockholm Convention. Specifically, the project will: i.

The objective of this enabling activities proposal is to strengthen national capacity and enhance knowledge and understanding amongst decision-makers, managers, the industry, NGOs and the public at large on POPs to develop and formulate a National Implementation Plan (NIP). By achieving this objective, Malawi will meet the reporting and other obligations of the Stockholm Convention, and will be in a position to manage the reduction and elimination of POPs.

The objective of this Enabling Activities proposal is to build and strengthen national capacity and to enhance knowledge and understanding amongst decision makers, industrialists, NGOs and the general population on POPs. This will lead to the preparation of a National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention on POPs, and endorsement by all stakeholders in Djibouti. By achieving this objective, Djibouti will be in a position to manage the elimination of POPs and fulfil its reporting and other obligations under the Stockholm Convention.

The health sector is a major source of dioxins and mercury in the global environment primarily as a result of medical waste incineration and the breakage and improper disposal of mercury-containing devices such as thermometers and sphygmomanometers. This Project is designed to assist the participating countries in developing and sustaining best practices in a way that is both locally appropriate and globally replicable.

The overall objectives of the action plan are to complement relevant African processes, including the work programme of the revitalized AMCEN, with a view of improving environmental conditions in Africa in order to contribute to the achievement of economic growth and poverty eradication. It will also build Africa’s capacity to implement regional and international environmental agreements and to effectively address the African environmental challenges in the overall context of the implementation of NEPAD.