and other globally prepared and recommendations for and draft properly Several POPs Updated draft NIP is harmful pollutants coordination on improvement are regulations coordinated initiatives are presented to the into the chemical MEAs is prepared effort and in a implemented not in a Government for review MTE and environment by enhanced. weak NIP coordinated way Initial inter-agency process and FTE reports promoting sound update. cooperation endorsement Published healthcare waste Difficulties in official management in gathering documentation Kazakhstan, and to information due (law, state assist the country in to the lack of programs, etc.). implementing its commitment, relevant obligations actual data or under the resources. Stockholm Difficulties in convention. reaching the agreement on NIP content and objectives. Mercury inventory Stand-alone, site Data collection Mercury situation in Inventory Data and Reduction plan specific mercury teams established Kazakhstan assessed collection limitations prepared. contamination and operational reports constrain priority Inventory is remediation discussions Sources of documented Legislative programme is in place mercury, storages options reports Draft Plan is Inter-agency by the World Bank and contaminated and draft delayed in consultations held No other inventories sites identified. regulations review and National capacity to of mercury initiated acceptance that Legislative gaps MTE and handle recovered and completed and results in weak analyzed and FTE reports mercury is assessed human exposure enforcement recommendations and recommendations Published estimated drafted for improvement are set official No mercury use and UNDP and UNEP forward Draft National documentation release standard set separate initiatives Mercury Reduction Plan (law, state No national mercury progressively developed with programs, etc.). management plan advance with their identified priorities. formulated and objectives Mercury emission approved standard established. POPs emissions 86.08 g TEQ/a to air, 16.38 g TEQ/a to air, Waste segregation Number of The emission from healthcare and 0.46 g TEQ/a to and 0.11 g TEQ/a to for waste source incinerators standard for waste incineration bottom ash. bottom ash reduction is not a replaced by waste are reduced through standard accepted alternative incineration is a demonstration approach in medical systems, and not implemented component, and facilities shut down. or delayed in wider replication of approval. Routine waste Quantity of
and other globally harmful pollutants into the environment by promoting sound healthcare waste management in Kazakhstan, and to assist the country in implementing its relevant obligations under the Stockholm convention. prepared and coordination on chemical MEAs is enhanced. Several POPs initiatives are implemented not in a coordinated way recommendations for improvement are prepared Initial inter-agency cooperation Updated draft NIP is presented to the Government for review process and endorsement and draft regulations MTE and FTE reports Published official documentation (law, state programs, etc.). properly coordinated effort and in a weak NIP update. Difficulties in gathering information due to the lack of commitment, actual data or resources. Difficulties in reaching the agreement on NIP content and objectives. Mercury inventory and Reduction plan prepared. Stand-alone, site specific mercury contamination remediation programme is in place by the World Bank No other inventories of mercury initiated and completed and human exposure estimated No mercury use and release standard set No national mercury management plan formulated and approved Data collection teams established and operational Sources of mercury, storages and contaminated sites identified. Legislative gaps analyzed and recommendations drafted UNDP and UNEP separate initiatives progressively advance with their objectives Mercury situation in Kazakhstan assessed Inventory is documented Inter-agency consultations held National capacity to handle recovered mercury is assessed and recommendations for improvement are set forward Draft National Mercury Reduction Plan developed with identified priorities. Mercury emission standard established. Inventory collection reports Legislative options reports and draft regulations MTE and FTE reports Published official documentation (law, state programs, etc.). Data limitations constrain priority discussions Draft Plan is delayed in review and acceptance that results in weak enforcement POPs emissions from healthcare waste incineration are reduced through a demonstration component, and wider replication of Waste segregation for waste source reduction is not a standard accepted approach in medical facilities Routine waste 86.08 g TEQ/a to air, and 0.46 g TEQ/a to bottom ash. 16.38 g TEQ/a to air, and 0.11 g TEQ/a to bottom ash Number of incinerators replaced by alternative systems, and shut down. Quantity of The emission standard for waste incineration is not implemented or delayed in approval.
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