Elimination of POPs Wastes

The overall Global Environment Objective of the proposed project is to support the development of environmentally sound management of POPs in Kazakhstan consistent with the country’s obligations under the Stockholm Convention. The project will support priority implementation activities identified in the country’s National Implementation Plan (NIP) to achieve impacts in the reduction of POPs releases, which aim to reduce the stress on human health and the environment caused by POPs (PCB-containing materials, obsolete pesticides), and to rehabilitate territories in accordance with obligations under the Stockholm Convention.