Eliminating Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) through Sound Management of Chemicals

Eliminating Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) through the Sound Management of Chemicals is a five-year project implemented by the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and supported by United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

The project aims to reduce the risks of POPs on human health and the environment through strengthening of the institutional capacity, and the enhancing of policy and regulatory framework for the environmentally sound management (ESM) and disposal of hazardous chemicals with focus on POPs. The project will develop sustainable systems for the sound collection, labeling, storage, and disposal of hazardous POPs chemicals and waste.

Project Components:

• Component 1: Strengthening the regulatory and policy framework and institutional and technical capacity for the sound management and disposal of POPs, chemicals and wastes.
• Component 2: Establishing systems for the sound collection, labeling, storage and disposal of hazardous chemicals and wastes.
• Component 3: Monitoring and learning, adaptive feedback, outreach and evaluation.