Lead country
Armenia
Participating countries
Armenia
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From May 26, 2015 to December 31, 2021
SDGs addressed by this project
SDG targets
- 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
- 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
- 15.3 Combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil
Project ID: 4905
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Technical team
- Chemicals and Waste Programme
Technical area(s)
- Persistent organic pollutants
- Waste management
Sub-area(s)
- Pesticide
- Hazardous_chemical_waste
Landscape(s)
- Human altered areas
Sub-landscape(s)
- Contaminated sites
Transformed sector(s)
- Materials and manufacturing
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
Strategy
- Technology innovation
- Governance
- Management operation
Sub-strategy
- Standards/ Labeling/ Guideline
- Best available techniques & best environmental practices (BAT & BEP)
- Institutional framework
- Waste management
Social inclusion
- Local community/CSOs
Gender equality
N/A
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender responsive
Pathway(s)
- People pathway
- Systems pathway
- Sci-tech pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Hazard control/mitigation
SDG target(s)
- 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
- 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
- 15.3 Combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil
Conventions and protocols
- Stockholm Convention (POPs)
Private sector(s)
- Capital providers
Hot topic
- Health
About this project
Description
The objective of the project is to protect human health and the environment globally as well as locally through elimination of POPs and obsolete pesticide stockpiles, and addressing associated contaminated sites within a sound chemicals management framework. The project is directed jointly by the Ministry of Nature Protection and the Ministry of Emergency Situations in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture. It will meet this objective by eliminating a large POPs pesticide burial site that represents the major POPs stockpile and waste legacy for the country as well as residual obsolete pesticide stores at 24 locations. In total, approximately7,100 t of POPs waste in the form of heavily contaminated soil, 1,050 t of POPs pesticides and other obsolete pesticides will be recovered, secured and ultimately treated and destroyed in an environmentally sound fashion. A further 12,700 t of less severely POPs contaminated soil will be securely contained. Additionally the project will provide critically needed hazardous waste infrastructure and national technical capability for the ongoing management of POPs and other chemical hazardous wastes as well as supporting the strengthening of institutional and regulatory capacity within an overall chemicals management framework.
Objectives
Protection of health and environment through elimination of obsolete pesticide stockpiles and addressing contaminated sites within a sound chemicals management strategy.
USD $4,840,000
Grant amount
USD $19,684,384
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,840,000)
Implementing partner(s)
- Government of Armenia
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