Enabling Activities to Facilitate Early Action on the Implementation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Republic of Macedonia

The objective of this enabling activities proposal is to strengthen national capacity and the enhance knowledge and understanding amongst decision-makers, managers, the industry, NGOs and the public at large on POPs to develop and formulate a National Implementation Plan (NIP). By achieving this objective Macedonia will meet the obligations of the Stockholm Convention and will be enabled to manage the elimination of POPs. Specifically, the project will:(i)Allow Mecedonia to meet its reporting obligations under the Stockholm Convention;(ii)Prepare the ground for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention in Macedonia;(iii)Strengthen national capacity to manage POPS and strengthen chemicals management capacity in general;(iv)Maximize government commitment and facilitate ratification of the Stockholm Convention.