Knowledge

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is an international environmental treaty, signed in 2001 and effective from May 2004, which aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of POPs. Since the adoption of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties has adopted a series of decisions to amend it and to list additional POPs.
Cover_Sectoral approach NIPs link to GFC
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
This report offers initial considerations for using Stockholm Convention National Implementation Plans to manage hazardous chemicals and wastes through a sectoral approach.
UNEP-POPS-NIP-GUID-Inventory-Sampling-2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This guidance supports Stockholm Convention Parties in strengthening monitoring of persistent organic pollutants in products and recycling streams, focusing on sampling and analysis of industrial POPs and uPOPs.
Webinar Report_ActionPlans2_2026Jan
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
The report summarizes a GGKP webinar outlining actions to reduce UPOPs and manage PFAS across their full life cycle.
202512 Gender Checklist
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
This checklist guides the integration of gender into NIPs under the Stockholm Convention, outlining key entry points and step-by-step approaches for gender-responsive hiring, procurement and training.
Sustainable-Financing-Guidance-Document
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This guidance offers governments a strategic roadmap and financing options to implement sustainable domestic financing for chemicals and waste management, sustaining progress beyond donor support.
Webinar Report_PCBs and POP Pesticides
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
The report summarizes key insights from a GGKP webinar on NIP action plans for PCBs and POP pesticides, highlighting the need and options for integrated approaches to eliminate POP pesticides, HHPs, PCBs and PCNs.
Webinar Report_NCM_2025Nov
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
This report summarizes the roundtable on National Coordination Mechanisms, highlighting how effective NCMs support the NIP lifecycle under the Stockholm Convention and drawing on country experiences.
Workshop Report_Article 15
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
This report summarizes the Article 15 in Practice workshop, which strengthened Parties’ capacity to meet Article 15 reporting obligations by using the Electronic Reporting System and leveraging synergies with Article 7 NIP data.
Workshop Report_HS code_2025Oct
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
This report summarizes the regional workshop for Europe, Africa and Asia on POPs and border control, highlighting how HS codes can be used to trace POPs in trade, strengthen Convention implementation, and improve inventories and NIP updates.