Enabling activities for the development of a National Plan for Implementation of the Stockholm Convention on POPs - "add-on"

This add-on results from the break-up of Serbia & Montenegro and the need to increase the originally allocated budget to allow for distinct national processes.The add-on will allow Serbia to complete the first POPs enabling activities to:i. Develop a comprehensive country-driven National Implementation Plan (NIP) for reduction and elimination of POPs in compliance with the provisions of the Stockholm Convention;ii. Prepare the ground for implementation of the Convention in the Republic of Serbia;iii. Achieve a high level of awareness of the POPs issue and sustained ownership of the NIP among all stakeholders;iv. Assist Serbia in meeting its reporting and other obligations under the Convention; and v. Strengthen Serbian national capacity to manage POPs and chemicals generally.