interventions to reduce the risks and impacts. Note that interventions can be focused on any or all of the components creating a toxic contamination problem. These could include: elimination of the source (such as waste removal or elimination of use of a toxic substance in a process); control of migration routes (such as installation of pollution control equipment or covering waste piles); elimination of pathways (such as covering or paving contaminated areas or providing clean drinking water sources); or reducing the people in contaminated areas (such as by fencing off disposal sites). TSIP Overall Process Step 1: Create a National Inventory of site screenings. Step 2: Hold a conference with government Ministries, partners, Pure Earth and international donor agencies. Review National Inventory to identify national priorities and critical sites. Identify sources of funding for cleanup projects. Create a Action Plan.” “Toxics Step 3: Implement cleanup projects at priority sites. TSIP Management Structure coordinating site screenings with TSIP Director Bret Ericson is the investigators, reviewing site screenings – TSIP Director and oversees all aspects to ensure quality, reviewing financial of the project. reports, and helping Regional Directors with other regional program activities. Regional Directors Each region has – a Regional Director in the New York Country Coordinators Pure Earth – office (see contacts list). This person has Country Coordinators in countries oversees Regional Coordinators in their where the organization is very active, regions. The Regional Director is responsible for setting regional priorities and budgets, coordinating regional activities, reviewing site screenings, and processing financial reports. Regional Coordinators Regional – Coordinators are Pure Earth staff members or consultants who are located in the region they coordinate. Regional Coordinators are responsible for
interventions to reduce the risks and impacts. Note that interventions can be focused on any or all of the components creating a toxic contamination problem. These could include: elimination of the source (such as waste removal or elimination of use of a toxic substance in a process); control of migration routes (such as installation of pollution control equipment or covering waste piles); elimination of pathways (such as covering or paving contaminated areas or providing clean drinking water sources); or reducing the people in contaminated areas (such as by fencing off disposal sites). TSIP Overall Process Step 1: Create a National Inventory of site screenings. Step 2: Hold a conference with government Ministries, partners, Pure Earth and international donor agencies. Review National Inventory to identify national priorities and critical sites. Identify sources of funding for cleanup projects. Create a “Toxics Action Plan.” Step 3: Implement cleanup projects at priority sites. TSIP Management Structure TSIP Director – Bret Ericson is the TSIP Director and oversees all aspects of the project. Regional Directors – Each region has a Regional Director in the New York office (see contacts list). This person oversees Regional Coordinators in their regions. The Regional Director is responsible for setting regional priorities and budgets, coordinating regional activities, reviewing site screenings, and processing financial reports. Regional Coordinators – Regional Coordinators are Pure Earth staff members or consultants who are located in the region they coordinate. Regional Coordinators are responsible for coordinating site screenings with investigators, reviewing site screenings to ensure quality, reviewing financial reports, and helping Regional Directors with other regional program activities. Country Coordinators – Pure Earth has Country Coordinators in countries where the organization is very active,
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