Persistent
Organic Pollutants (POPs)
: The potential eligible activities under
this focal area include community initiatives
to eliminate the causes of land and marine
based sources of pollution, particularly nutrients,
chemical wastes & pesticides and industrial
waste dumping by promoting reuse, recycling
and effective management.
The objective of the operational program on Persistent Organic
Pollutants is to provide assistance, on the
basis of incremental costs, to developing
countries with economies in transition to
reduce and eliminate releases of POPs into
the environment. This objective is consistent
with that of the Stockholm Convention which
is aimed at protecting human health and the
environment from POPs.
The
expected outcomes of GEF-supported interventions
on POPs include the following:
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The institutional and human resources capacity
for the management of POPs is strengthened.
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The policy and regulatory framework is strengthened
to facilitate environmentally sound management
of POPs and other chemicals.
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There is significant improvement in the
reduction of the use of POPs for disease
vector control, termite control and agricultural
production.
- Stockpiles of POPs are managed and wastes that contain POPs
are managed or disposed of, in an environmentally
safe manner
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The GEF will provide funding, on the basis
of agreed incremental costs, for three types
of activities to address the issues of POPs-
capacity building, on the ground interventions
and targeted research.
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interventions are:
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Development
and strengthening of capacity, aimed
at enabling the recipient country
to fulfill its obligations under the
convention. These country specific
enabling activities will be eligible
for full funding of agreed costs.
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Capacity
Building :- Activities eligible for GEF-SGP funding may include:
- Strengthening
the human and institutional capacity,
including to perform inventories of
stockpiles of POPs and wastes that
contain POPs, human and environmental
risk assessment, development of management
options an analysis of cost-effectiveness
- Strengthening
and harmonization of the policies
and regulatory framework for integrated
an cross-sectional approaches to POP
management
- Developing
capacity to assess technologies and
management practices, including best
available techniques and best environmental
practices (BAT/BEP), and promoting
and facilitating th transfer of viable
and cost-effective options and management
practices based on the application
of international standards;
- Developing
and implementing public awareness
/ information/environmental education
programs.
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