This self-paced course is designed to assist developing the inventory of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) listed under the Stockholm Convention. It provides useful information to understand why it is important to develop a national PBDE inventory, and how to do so.
The course is based on the Draft Guidance on Preparing Inventories of PBDEs Listed under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. It includes the general guidance for PBDEs inventories, as well as the basics for specific inventories for target sectors such as electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and related waste (WEEE), transport, textiles and construction.
The content is provided by UNEP with support from Basel Convention Coordinating Centre-Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (BCRC-SCRC-LATU), and the e-course is developed by Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Capacity-building and the Transfer of Technology in Asia and the Pacific (SCRC China).
Target audience
- Stockholm Convention Official Contact Points and National Focal Points, particularly from project countries
- National officials and experts involved in the process of reviewing and updating the NIPs
- National officials and experts involved in hazardous chemicals and waste management
- Members of National Coordinating Mechanism/Committees and Project Coordination Units/Thematic Task Groups
- Representatives of regional centres
- Other stakeholders
As part of the GEF-funded and UNEP-led “Global Development, Review and Update of NIPs under the Stockholm Convention on POPs” project, the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) is executing Component 4, focused on disseminating information, managing knowledge and coordinating with the Stockholm Convention Secretariat to provide accessible, integrated tools and resources for all Parties.