POPs

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POPs UNEP and the GEF

• Jim Willis, Director
• UNEP Chemicals

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Over 140 countries participate in UNEP GEF
Project Activities
Project Jurisdiction of Activities Single
country 103 Regional 78 Multi-country
20 Global 31 Total 232
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UNEP/GEF POPs and PTS Projects (1)

• Regionally-based Assessment of Persistent Toxic
  Substances
• Development of NIPs for POPs 12-country pilot
  project
• Support for Implementation of the Stockholm
  Convention (Medium size project)
• Persistent toxic substances, food security, and
  Indigenous Peoples in Arctic Russia (Medium size
  project)
• Demonstration of alternatives to DDT in Mexico
  and Central America (PDF-B)
• Reducing pesticides runoff to the Caribbean Sea
  (Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua) (PDF-B)

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UNEP/GEF POPs and PTS Projects (2)

• Reduction of exposure to DDT and strengthening of
  malaria control - Executed by WHO/AFRO and
  Ministries of Health in Eritrea, Ethiopia,
  Madagascar, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland
  (PDF-B)
• Support to local communities for the reduction of
  pesticides use in the Niger and Senegal River
  basins through Integrated Pest and Production
  Management - Executed by FAO/Global IPM Facility
  in Benin, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and
  Senegal (PDF-B)

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Some Considerations

• The NIP is your plan for implementing the
  convention make sure that the plan is designed
  to meet your needs.
• Different approaches in developing the plan
• Large external consultant component
• Country-driven
• EAs get a flat fee of 50,000 not included in
  the project budget.
• Budgets are country-specific 500,000 is not
  automatic.
• Different EAs have different strengths and
  weaknesses. Compare offers of assistance
  carefully.
• Partnerships are possible, but should be
  specified in your proposal.

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Why Consider UNEP? (1)

• UNEP is the secretariat of the Stockholm
  Convention and is designated by the Convention to
  assist parties.  
• With UNEP supporting its NIP, the entire amount
  of GEF funding goes to that country.
• UNEP has more than 6 million USD, in addition to
  what is available through the GEF, for projects
  and workshops in countries that develop their
  implementation plans with UNEPs support.

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Why Consider UNEP? (2)

• UNEP has extensive experience in all of the
  twelve POPs listed in the Stockholm Convention
  an active POPs programme since 1995.
• Governments selected UNEP to convene and support
  the negotiations of the Convention on the basis
  of its policy and technical competence on POPs.
• UNEP seconded a staff member to write the
  Initial guidelines for enabling activities for
  the POPs Convention and is the agency most
  familiar with its requirements.

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Why Consider UNEP? (3)

• UNEP is preparing the detailed guidelines for
  developing NIPs.
• UNEP is preparing a CD with all POPs relevant
  documentation to support NIPs preparation
• UNEP has developed all of the currently available
  UN guidelines and guidance materials specific to
  POPs.
• UNEP has 40 staff members ready to provide
  immediate assistance to countries on NIPs.
• UNEP has financed and provided technical support
  for over 60 national projects in developing
  countries and countries with economies in
  transition on the major issues addressed by the
  Stockholm Convention.

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Why Consider UNEP? (4)

• Since 1995, UNEP has held over 100 regional,
  sub-regional and national workshops addressing
  POPs and the priority issues that are reflected
  in the Stockholm Convention.
• UNEP implements 20-30 regional and sub-regional
  workshops each year on the Stockholm Convention.
  These address the key issues of implementation,
  including PCB and dioxin/furan inventories and
  action plans, and selecting alternatives to POPs
  pesticides. Where possible, these will be held
  in countries selecting UNEP to support their NIP
  in order to strengthen the plan development
  process and to build synergies.

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Why Consider UNEP? (5)

• UNEP has extensive experience in implementing GEF
  projects. UNEP is a founding member of the GEF,
  and has been an Implementing Agency since the
  GEFs inception in 1991.
• UNEP was the first agency with POPs projects
  approved by the GEF.
• UNEPs underlying interest is to ensure that each
  country has the ability to fulfil its obligations
  under the Stockholm Convention and thereby to
  protect health and the environment from POPs.
  UNEPs approach is designed to ensure that
  projects are country-driven, country-led and
  country-implemented.

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Follow-up

• UNEP would be pleased to arrange follow-up
  consultations with countries to
• Provide in depth briefings on the Convention and
  its requirements
• Develop proposals for NIPs for GEF funding
• Design other needed actions (e.g., workshops or
  projects) for chemical safety
• Can take place at UNEP or in your country