Development of a National Implementation Plan for Namibia to Facilitate its Implementation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Within the overall objective of the Stockholm Convention, which is to protect human health and the environment from POPs, the purpose of the project is to prepare for implementation of the Stockholm Convention in Namibia by developing the National Implementation Plan.Specific objectives of this project are to: 1. Develop, through multi-stakeholder processes, inventories of persistent organic pollutants controlled by the Stockholm Convention;2. Prepare action plans to address priority issues for Namibia to meet its obligations under the Convention;3. Assist Namibia in establishing the capacity needed to meet its reporting obligations under the Convention;4. Strengthen Namibia’s national capacity to manage POPs and chemicals in general .