POPs control consultations legislation benchmarks and enforcement National The Government is Updated NIP Final draft of the NIP Project Consultations Implementation Plan carrying out several structure and content completed and reports are as wide as (NIP) on Stockholm non-coordinated agreed in circulated for review possible for Draft and Convention actions on POPs consultations with within the main priority setting final NIP obligations with (update of inventories relevant stakeholders. stakeholders. update Difficulties in inclusion of new on pesticidal POPs in 5 A first draft of Updated NIP documents reach agreement POPs reviewed and regions, PCB updated NIP submitted for approval on NIP content Comments updated, with management, prepared which to the Government, and objectives. from the elaboration of inventory and partial contains preliminary approved and submitted relevant Lack of specific action plans disposal, planning draft of the inventory, to the Secretariat. stakeholders; commitment, of on new POPs. better control of guidelines, legislation one or more uPOPs, improving of and action plan and partners could existing regulations). circulated. result in a not properly coordinated effort and in a weak NIP update. Outcome 1.4: Review and better No or very Functional review Roadmap in place Project and Mobilization Improved alignment of fragmented of for joint coordination of meeting and agreement stakeholders’ institutional ministerial functions institutional structure functions is MEAs reports of stakeholders coordination on on implementation of overseeing chemicals complete to support the Draft regulation to Draft chemical MEAs MEAs function Conventions’ selected regulations obligations alignment Lack of common for improvement recommendations is in knowledge on drafted place NGOs synergies between participate in the Stakeholder chemical MEAs review process consultations held for priority selection Delays in reviewing and Establishment of No conceptual Drafting and Draft legislation Functional approving coordination understanding approval of a joint supporting review report legislation mechanisms to (strategy) on the synergistic action establishment of the Draft support synergistic No financial synergism and plan (concept, coordinating mechanism legislation implementation of collaborative operation strategy note) for the submitted for review and backing to the Media reports Stockholm, mechanism of responsible parties implementation of the approval Stakeholder Rotterdam and agreed with the Stockholm, Basel and No or very Temporary (with consultations Basel Conventions Government Rotterdam fragmented institutional GEF/UNDP project’s and established conventions Roles and structure overseeing help) and fixed
POPs control legislation benchmarks and enforcement consultations National Implementation Plan (NIP) on Stockholm Convention obligations with inclusion of new POPs reviewed and updated, with elaboration of specific action plans on new POPs. The Government is carrying out several non-coordinated actions on POPs (update of inventories on pesticidal POPs in 5 regions, PCB management, inventory and partial disposal, planning better control of uPOPs, improving of existing regulations). Updated NIP structure and content agreed in consultations with relevant stakeholders. A first draft of updated NIP prepared which contains preliminary draft of the inventory, guidelines, legislation and action plan and circulated. Final draft of the NIP completed and circulated for review within the main stakeholders. Updated NIP submitted for approval to the Government, approved and submitted to the Secretariat. Project reports Draft and final NIP update documents Comments from the relevant stakeholders; Consultations are as wide as possible for priority setting Difficulties in reach agreement on NIP content and objectives. Lack of commitment, of one or more partners could result in a not properly coordinated effort and in a weak NIP update. Outcome 1.4: Improved institutional coordination on chemical MEAs Review and better alignment of ministerial functions on implementation of Conventions’ obligations No or very fragmented institutional structure overseeing chemicals MEAs Lack of common knowledge on synergies between chemical MEAs Functional review of stakeholders’ functions is complete for improvement drafted Stakeholder consultations held for priority selection Roadmap in place for joint coordination of MEAs Draft regulation to selected recommendations is in place Project and meeting reports Draft regulations Mobilization and agreement of stakeholders to support the function alignment NGOs participate in the review process Delays in reviewing and approving legislation No financial backing to the mechanism agreed with the Government Roles and Establishment of coordination mechanisms to support synergistic implementation of Stockholm, Rotterdam and Basel Conventions and established No conceptual understanding (strategy) on the synergism and collaborative operation of responsible parties No or very fragmented institutional structure overseeing Drafting and approval of a joint synergistic action plan (concept, strategy note) for the implementation of the Stockholm, Basel and Rotterdam conventions Draft legislation supporting establishment of the coordinating mechanism submitted for review and approval Temporary (with GEF/UNDP project’s help) and fixed Functional review report Draft legislation Media reports Stakeholder consultations
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