Persistent organic pollutants and the stockholm convention page 1 1. Stockholm convention implementation financial mechanism. Standalone stockholm convention projects for the gef6 period leveraged 1. The eu suggested deleting text referring to the gef, preferring that all. The gef serves as the financial mechanism for the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants and for the minamata. The stockholm convention is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants pops. Guidance for developing a national implementation plan for the stockholm convention. However, it is clear that financial needs for stockholm convention.
The report of the global environment facility gef to the fifth meeting of the conference of the parties cop to the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops describes gef activities undertaken during the period from november 1, 2008 to june 30, 2010, in response to convention guidance. The ninth meeting of the conference of the parties to the stockholm convention sc cop9 was held back to back from 29 april to 10 may 2019, backtoback with the fourteenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention bc cop14 and the. Pops have harmful impacts on human health or on the environment. The gef small grants programme sgp was launched in 1992 and is implemented by the united nations development programme undp in 128 countries. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants requires parties to implement certain. The gef has supported more than 2,400 projects in more than 165 developing. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants. This international regime promotes global action on an initial cluster of twelve pops. Introduction the world bank is an implementing agency with the united nations environment program and united nations development program of the global environment facility gef. Report of the gef to the fifth meeting of the conference.
The gef primarily provides financing to developing governments to assist countries meet their obligations under these conventions. More recently, the gef is providing support to sids for the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops and the convention to combat desertification. They remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically and accumulate in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife. Stockholm convention on pops banned production and use of ddt with a temporary healthrelated exemption for use of ddt for malaria. Apr 22, 2016 in coordination with unido and the secretariat of the stockholm convention, unitar executed key components of a gef project development of the guidelines for updating of national implementation plans nips under the stockholm convention. Established in 1991, it unites 183 member governments and partners with. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants the. Undp support for implementation of the stockholm convention. The statement of the gef on csd 18 hls on may, 2010 in. The institutional structure of the global environment facility, operated in. Inception report for the unepgef enabling activity titled. You can find meeting documents and other information about the cop9 on this page. The global environment facility gef congressional research service 3 the global environment facility the global environment facility gef is an independent and international financial organization that provides grants, promotes cooperation, and fosters actions in developing. Article 16 of the convention, develop and distribute a user manual.
Secretariat of the stockholm convention office address. As a party to the stockholm convention, the uk developed a national implementation plan nip in 2007 and an update was published in 20 1. The gef is charged with eliminating the most harmful chemicals, which are covered by the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants, the minamata convention on mercury, and the montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. The version of the stockholm convention contained in this booklet does not substitute the certi. Summary of the 57th meeting of the global a brief history of. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants came into force on 17 may 2004, with australia ratifying the convention on 20 may 2004 and becoming a party on 18 august 2004. In coordination with unido and the secretariat of the stockholm convention, unitar executed key components of a gef project development of the guidelines for updating of national implementation plans nips under the stockholm convention. Chemicals and waste management for sustainable development publication showcases lessons from 11 case studies around the world, funded by the global environment facility gef as the main funding mechanism for the stockholm convention on pops.
Initially, the gef was selected to serve as financial mechanism for the following international conventions. First meeting of the steering committee for the gef. Historical archives introductory note declaration of the. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants was adopted in may 2001 with the objective of protecting human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants. Global environment facility small grants programme gef. The gef also funds activities in the areas of sustainable forest management, international.
Funding from the facility is channeled to recipient countries through 18 gef agencies. Building the capacity of the russian federation to. Basel and stockholm convention regional centre in uruguay. The gefs work also focuses on sustainable forest management, international waters, and ozone layer depletion. Convention on biological diversity uncbd, the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops, the united nations convention to combat desertification unccd, and the minamata convention on mercury. It should also be noted that in addition to the pif, the 23 rd pop, hexabromocyclodecane will be included in all analysis.
Chairman, excellencies, and distinguished delegates, the global environment facility gef is the largest public multilateral supporter of projects to improve the global environment. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops in accordance with. The global environment facility the global environment facility gef is an independent international financial institution that provides grants, promotes cooperation, and fosters actions in developing countries to protect the global environment. Stockholm convention obligations but is response to country priorities. This report also provides an account of the gef s support to the stockholm convention over the sixth replenishment period gef 6 of july 1, 2014 to june 30, 2018, as well as an. The global environmental facility gef is the designated interim financial. Global environment facility small grants programme gef sgp. It is a corporate programme of the gef which provides grant funding to communities and civil society orga. Pops are chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of living organisms and are toxic to humans and wildlife. The gef also supports the achievement of broader sound management of chemicals and waste through its support to the strategic approach to. Stockholm 1972 declaration of the united nations conference.
The gef, established in 1992, is a financial mechanism for major international environmental five conventions. In response, the stockholm convention to protect human health and the environment from pops was formally adopted in 2001 and entered into force in 2004. The gef provides funding to assist developing countries in meeting the objectives of international environmental conventions. Tackling hazardous chemicals pollution is an important area of gefs. This has now been revised to describe how the convention is being implemented in the uk and to outline next steps for the management of pops, particularly those which have been more recently listed. In october 2002, the gef reinforced its support for pops when it added pops to its mandate. Implementing the stockholm convention april 30, monday continued 12. Gef chemicals program international atomic energy agency. The ec became a party to the stockholm convention in 2005.
Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops. Pfas analysis in water for the global monitoring plan of the. The gef unites 183 countries in partnership with international institutions, civil society organizations csos, and the private sector to address global environmental issues while supporting national sustainable development initiatives. The global environment facility gef has approved national activities to update the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops national implementation plans nips. The islamic republic of iran and sudan will need to have ratified the convention at the time of proposal submission. Nov 17, 2019 the gef is charged with eliminating the most harmful chemicals, which are covered by the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants, the minamata convention on mercury, and the montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. The stockholm convention calls for international action on 12 pops grouped into. Building the capacity of the russian federation to implement the stockholm convention on pops and develop a national implementation plan project summary in consideration of the scale of the country, and the diversity and complexity of pops problems, the russian federation has opted to develop its nip via the gef full project cycle. National waste management law since 2004 to fulfill stockholm convention. The guidance developed under this project is available on the stockholm convention secretariats website.
This paper aims to identify challenges that the stockholm convention on persistent organic. Chemicals and wastes project duration months 36 months integrated approach pilot. The ninth meeting of the conference of the parties to the stockholm convention cop9. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants the parties to this convention, recognizing that persistent organic pollutants possess toxic properties, resist degradation, bioaccumulate and are transported, through air, water and migratory species, across international boundaries and deposited far from their place of release, where they. Future challenges to the stockholm convention on persistent. May 27, 2004 june 2011 to june 2017 gef world bank. The global environment facility gef was established on the eve of the 1992 rio earth summit to help tackle our planets most pressing environmental problems. The global environment facility gef congressional research service 3 the global environment facility the global environment facility gef is an independent and international financial organization that provides grants, promotes cooperation, and fosters actions in.
The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants is a multilateral treaty to protect human health and the environment from chemicals, known as pops. Gef approves nip updating projects in 27 countries news. This report covers the reporting period of july 2016 to june 2018. The convention is a global treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment from the effects of persistent organic pollutants pops. Declaration of the united nations conference on the human environment the united nations conference on the human environment, having met at stockholm from 5 to 16 june 1972,having considered the need for a common outlook and for common principles to inspire and guide the peoples of the world in. The gef serves as a financial mechanism for a number of meas, including the. Council of the global environment facility as contained in the annex of decision sc111. To date, the gef has financed nips development projects for all developing countries parties requiring support. So far 108 parties have already submitted their nips to the secretariat of the stockholm convention. The gef serves as a financial mechanism to five conventions. The uk national implementation plan for the stockholm. The report of the global environment facility gef to the fifth meeting of the conference of the parties cop to the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops describes gef activities undertaken during the period from november 1, 2008 to june 30, 2010, in. The gef has a formal mandate as a financing mechanism under the convention on biological diversity cbd, the united nations convention to combat desertification unccd, the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc, the minamata convention and the stockholm convention, and it. Gef report to the 9th meeting of the conference of the parties to the.
Later, it also became the financial mechanism for the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants. Recalling also the pertinent provisions of the rio declaration on environment and. Rio declaration on environment and development1, the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants2, the minamata convention on mercury3, the dubai declaration of saicm4, the sustainable development goals5, the gef policy on gender mainstreaming guidelines and processes6, and the guide. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants is an international environmental treaty, signed in 2001 and effective from may 2004, that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants pops. The project is financed by unep through a grant from the global environment facility gef and significant cofinance from other. Shantora north american commission for environmental cooperation cec world bank ms. Report of the gef to the fifth meeting of the conference of. Basel and stockholm convention regional centre for the asia and the pacific region in china. Keshab raj joshi for their hardwork in writing and compiling the fact sheets on all pops listed so far under stockholm convention. Guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental practices relevant to article 5 and annex c. Tackling hazardous chemicals pollution is an important area of gef s. The ninth meeting of the conference of the parties to the stockholm convention sc cop9 was held back to back from 29 april to 10 may 2019, backtoback with the fourteenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the basel convention bc cop14 and the ninth meeting of the. Stockholm convention implementation public awareness.
This revised stockholm convention text therefore re. The role of the gef the gef is the interim financial mechanism for the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants. In terms of the asp, the gef is providing funds for development and implementation. Standard 3 specifically regulates pcbs management and elimination since 2002. This project assisted the philippines in meeting its obligations under the stockholm convention on pops in minimizing the risk of human and environmental exposure to pops. The stockholm convention is a global treaty to protect human health and the. Persistent organic pollutants and the stockholm convention. Report of the global environment facility to the ninth. This international regime promotes global action on. The gef has a unique mandate across multiple multilateral environmental agreements. The gef has a formal mandate as a financing mechanism under the convention on biological diversity cbd, the united nations convention to combat desertification unccd, the unfccc, the minamata convention and the stockholm convention, and it. The first meeting of the steering committee for the gefsupported project was held in muscat, oman from 4 to 5 march 2006.
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