National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention.

The National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention (2006) (NIP) has as overall national goal to protect human health and environment from the harmful effects of POPs chemicals in Ethiopia. The specific policy objectives of the NIP are the following: Develop national legislation to regulate, control, reduce and eventually eliminate the import, use and production of POPs chemicals in the country; Establish appropriate institutional mechanisms to regulate the impact of POPs on human health and the environment and strengthen enforcement capacity of such institutions; Strengthen national capacity and infrastructure to enable the country to adequately address the requirements of the Stockholm Convention and the implementation of the NIP; Identify and promote the application of best available techniques (BATs) and best environmental practices (BEPs) to enable the reduction and eventual elimination of POPs chemicals particularly from unintentional sources; Promote the establishment of research and development centers in order to search for alternatives to the use of POPs chemicals and to address their effects on human health and the environment; Create public awareness on the requirements of the Stockholm Convention and ensure the participation of the public in addressing the adverse impacts of POPs chemicals; Establish appropriate mechanism for adequate data collection, exchange and dissemination and information management system for POPs chemicals.
The national POPs priorities for Ethiopia are: 1) Strengthening Human and Institutional Capacity for the Management of POPs; 2) Developing Capacity and Capability for the Identification, Analysis, Research and Monitoring of POPs; 3) Conducting Risk Assessment of POPs on Human Health and the Environment; 4) Development of Information and Communication System for the Management of POPs; 5) Undertaking safe and environmentally sound treatment and disposal of pops and pops-laden equipment and remediation of contaminated sites.