Updated National Implementation Plan (NIP) for Phasing Out and Elimination of POPs from Pakistan Under Stockholm Convention.

This Policy aims to describe the actions that Pakistan has undertaken regarding the inventory, management and reduction of the presence of POPs; propose actions that Pakistan will undertake in order to manage and eliminate POPs, as well as for preventing these chemicals from entering the environment; and inform the Conference of the Parties and Pakistan’s stakeholders about the national initiatives and projects designed to meet the requirements of the SC. The text provides an assessment on the POPs pesticides and describes that POPs pesticides are not used in Pakistan anymore. For the implementation of this Policy the text provides for strengthening the coordination between institutions and stakeholders and development of capacity and knowledge; setting up adequate legal, institutional, administrative and technical infrastructure; increasing synergies among related Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs); and Addressing POPs substitution and Clean Material Cycles within implementation of sustainable consumption and production (SDG12).
The NIP comprises of three chapters: Chapter 1 provides an overview of the aims and goals of the NIP, as well as the process for the development of the NIP; Chapter 2 outlines Pakistan’s demographic, political and economic status and it gives basic information on Pakistan’s status regarding the management of POPs; Chapter 3 presents an overview of recommended activities, strategies, action plans, and presents priorities, capacity-building needs, time frame for implementation strategy and estimated resource requirements. Section 3.3 of this NIP outlines the action plans, including respective objectives, activities and strategies for POPs management in Pakistan with suggested time frames for implementation and responsible implementing authorities and participating implementers and stakeholders. In Chapter 3.5 financial resources needed for implementation of priority activities are roughly estimated.