This document is designed to assist countries in ratifying amendments to the Stockholm Convention or updating their National Implementation Plans (NIPs) to include newly listed persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
It details the chemical identity, production, use and hazards associated with substances such as alpha- and beta-HCH, lindane, pentachlorophenol (PCP), and decaBDE, among others. For each chemical, the document outlines current stockpiles, waste management strategies and available alternatives, helping countries transition away from hazardous substances in line with the convention’s goals.
The report also emphasizes the importance of life-cycle management to protect both human health and the environment from the harmful effects of POPs. In addition to technical information on each POP, it provides a thorough analysis of socio-economic considerations for ratifying the amendments, taking into account the financial, environmental, and health impacts of continued POP use.
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 to make them easily accessible and understandable by all parties to the convention.