The construction sector is one of the most chemically intensive industries, fueled by rapid urbanization and an increasing reliance on chemicals.
This document highlights the stakeholders in managing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals of concern (CoC) in the construction sector. By identifying stakeholders across all stages of a building’s lifecycle, potential sources of POPs and their periods of use, it contributes to the data collection efforts during POPs inventory development and update, and overall development, review and update of National Implementation Plans (NIPs).
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
Within the framework of the “Global Development, Review and Update of NIPs under the Stockholm Convention on POPs” project to assist countries to review and update their NIP, the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) is executing Component 4, which focuses on the dissemination of information, management of knowledge and liaising with the Stockholm Convention Secretariat in providing information and tools to be integrated with existing materials and makes them easily accessible and understandable by all parties to the convention.