National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS).

The National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) is a national cross-sectoral plan of The Central African Republic for the period [DATES]. It aims at improving POPs management in the country in order to reduce/eliminate the detrimental effect of POPs on human health and environment. The global strategic objective is to contribute to combating poverty and to the promotion of sustainable development through progressive promotion of consideration of chemical safety in the strategies and action plans for the fight against poverty and for sustainable development, in order to bring about fitting solutions against the threats of POPs to human health and environment.
Its specific objectives are: i. Improving the knowledge on POPs to be able to reduce/eliminate their local sources and emission quantities; ii. Having a national legislation explicitly adapted to POPs and enforcing it; iii. Reinforcing the capacities of the principal stakeholders in environmentally sound POPs management and coordinating their activities; iv. Ensuring information exchange on implementation measures and participation in the effectiveness evaluation of the Convention by international cooperation.
The implementation strategy for the Convention aims at reduction/elimination of sources and emissions of POPs and is based on: i. Making the appropriate institutional arrangements ii. Putting into place a coherent legal and regulatory framework iii. Sharing responsibility with the stakeholders iv. Mobilizing financial resources for the realization of projects v. Awareness raising, education and communication vi. Reinforcement of human and technical capacities
The guiding principles for this strategy are: i. Promotion of good governance; ii. Sustainable management of natural resources; iii. Consideration of sub-regional integration; iv. Promotion of human safety through environmental and sanitary safety; v. Refocusing the state’s role and responsibility sharing with the civil society, local cooperatives and private operators.
The Ministry charged with the Environment is the primary responsible for the implementation and the follow-up evaluation of action plans included in the NIP. It is represented in the regions by the Regional Directorates and in the prefecture by inspections.
The Central African Republic will call on bilateral, multilateral, regional and sub-regional cooperation and on funds provided by the Convention in order to face up to all obligations of the Parties towards the Convention.