This report summarises a training webinar on the Introduction to PCDDs/PCDFs and Unintentional POPs: Emission control and inventory development. It focused on the formation, release, and management of unintentionally produced POPs (uPOPs), including PCDD/PCDFs, unintentional PCBs, PCNs, HCB, PeCB, and HCBD. It provided insights into the release of other pollutants from key Annex C sources, highlighting the necessity of adopting an integrated pollution prevention and control approach.
The session underscored the importance of developing robust national inventories to accurately identify, quantify, and prioritize sources of these pollutants, alongside strategies for their minimization and, where feasible, elimination. It also introduced the UNEP Toolkit methodology, which guides the development of uPOPs inventories.
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 NIP 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.