National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention with Its Associated Action Plans for all 22 POPs.

This National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention with Its Associated Action Plans for all 22 POPs is a multi-sectoral policy document. The overall objective is reduction of the risk for the human health and the environment from the harmful effect of POPs.
Specific national objectives are identified as: 1. Strengthen institutional capacity and improve public awareness on obsolete pesticides including POPs pesticides. 2. Strengthen laboratory capacity to support periodic POPs pesticides monitoring. 3. Build capacity of government officials and enhance participation of private sector for managing PCBs. 4. Improve management and monitoring measure to manage stockpile and waste contained PCBs. 5. Take effective measure for reduction of the release of unintentionally produced PCDD/PCDF. 6. Develop legal frameworks/measures and effectiveness enforcement of POP PBDEs in EWaste and in Transport Sector. 7. Build capacity and promote awareness of POP PBDEs in E-Waste and in Transport Sector to the officials and the public. 8. Strengthen the management and applying monitoring measure of POP PBDEs in E-Waste and in Transport Sector. 9. Minimize the use of PFOS and take counter measure to manage waste contaminated PFOS based on environmental principles.
The following 11 priorities of national importance have been set: 1. No provision on management of POPs in existing legislations; 2. Public information; 3. Poor POPs research, development and monitoring; 4. Unclear measure and lack of technical capacity for management stockpile and waste; 5. Knowledge and awareness is limited among government officials; 6. Financial resource mechanism for effective managing POPs; 7. Lack of mechanism for full law enforcement in place; 8. No data on transformer in use of private sector; 9. Database, (importation); 10. Registration and deregistration system for transport sector; and 11. Capacity of government officials at sub-national level is limited for POPs management.
Based on the set objectives and priorities, the strategies for the management of POPs are identified, including: 1. Application of an integrated approach in the resolution of the issues with the coordinating role of MOE through active involvement of the ministries and institutions responsible for the policy related to the management of POPs. 2. Use of diverse and effective measures for implementation and support of the planned activities legislation and control, information and training, economic measures, use of the currently existing structures. 3. Monitoring of the environment and the health. 4. Prioritization of the activities which may affect positively the health of the population. 5. Engagement of NGOs in the process of information of the community regarding the effects of the new POPs on the human health and the environment. 6. Provision of public access to information on POPs via the Internet site of MOE. 7. Coordination of the activities for the management of POPs through cooperation in the application of the Stockholm, Rotterdam and Basel Conventions.
Actions to reduce or eliminate the release of POPs Pesticides include: 1. Strengthen existing pesticide regulation enforcement. 2. Involve all national stakeholders (governmental and non-governmental, private and public) in the various issues related to pesticides management and use. 3. Conduct a scientific monitoring study on pesticide contamination on crop, food, soil, water and air. 4. Upgrade the capacity building for pesticide contamination analysis in crop, food, soil, and water. 5. Continue and expand awareness raising on pesticides including POPs pesticides toxicity and hazards for related bodies (e.g. training workshops for government staff who work with pesticides management, pollution control and import/export control, dealers and the endusers). 6. Establish a networking and communication system with both national and international level links regarding pesticides and POPs pesticides information exchange. Actions to reduce or eliminate the release of PCBs include: Capacity building; Import only PCBs-free equipment; Control and monitoring activities; etc.