This report summarises a training webinar, Introduction to SCCP/MCCP and PFAS and Inventory Development, which focused on the inventory development for industrial persistent organic pollutants (POPs), particularly POP-PFASs and SCCPs/MCCPs. The session addressed the limitations of traditional sectoral inventories. It emphasized the necessity of improved monitoring and control due to the widespread presence and human health risks associated with these chemicals.
The webinar provided valuable insights into tracking POP-PFAS use and stockpiles, offering practical methodologies for identifying presumptive POP-PFAS contaminated sites.
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.