Project

Elimination of Obsolete Pesticide Stockpiles and addressing POPs Contaminated Sites within a Sound Chemicals Management Framework in Armenia

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

  1. 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  2. 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  3. 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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Elimination of Obsolete Pesticide Stockpiles and addressing POPs Contaminated Sites within a Sound Chemicals Management Framework in Armenia