Project

National Programme for the environmental Sound Management and Life cycle management of Chemical substances

Lead country

Ecuador

Participating countries

Ecuador

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From March 23, 2018 to March 23, 2023

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  2. 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
  3. 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management

Project ID: 5706

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Technical team

  • Chemicals and Waste Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Persistent organic pollutants
  • Heavy metals

Sub-area(s)

  • Pesticide
  • Source_from_ASGM

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Mining sites

Transformed sector(s)

  • Materials and manufacturing
  • Metals and Mining
  • ASGM

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Normative support
  • Optimising financing

Strategy

  • Enabling
  • Governance
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Mainstream
  • Partnerships
  • Institutional framework
  • Community capacity building

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  • 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
  • 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management

Conventions and protocols

  • Stockholm Convention (POPs)

Private sector(s)

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises

Hot topic

  • Health
  • Structural/system transformation

About this project

Description

To protect human health and the environment by adopting an environmental sound management and live cycle management of chemical substances in Ecuador

Objectives

To protect human health and the environment by adopting the environmentally sound and live cycle management of chemical substances in Ecuador.

USD $8,690,000

Grant amount

USD $40,571,428

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($8,690,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Ecuador

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Strengthen institutional capacity and the regulatory and policy framework for the Sound Management of Chemicals (SMC) based on a Life-Cycle Approach.

 Indicators:

2 new partnership mechanisms with funding for sustainable management solutions of natural resources, ecosystem services, chemicals and waste at national level.
31,187 direct project beneficiaries (9,356 of females and 21,831 of males) for which the risk of hazardous chemicals and waste has been reduced.
80 of new jobs created (24 jobs for females and 56 jobs for males) through solutions for management of natural resources, ecosystem services, chemicals and waste.
Four (4) financial and capacity building plans developed and implemented and capacity of 12 private or public entities increased to enable them to address chemicals of concern.
Sixteen (16) policies, regulations and standards to achieve the LCM of chemicals revised and/or developed.
120 tonnes of obsolete POPs and non-POPs pesticides and related waste disposed of.
25 grams TEQ of UPOPs releases reduced.
30 tonnes of new POPs releases reduced.
2 tonnes of mercury use/releases reduced from ASGM at a non-industrial level.
35 kg/yr of mercury use/releases avoided from priority sectors (other than ASGM).
Access to finance improved for ASGM sector through development/ improvement of 2 financial products.
11,778 people (3,533 females and 8,245 males) of whom awareness has been raised on the sound management of chemicals.
28 Case study reports, publications, publications, presentations, (web-based) articles, etc. summarizing lessons-learned, best practices and experiences, disseminated at national, regional and global level.
29 GEF UNDP M&E requirements met and adaptive management applied in response to needs and Mid-term Evaluation (MTE) findings.
Outcome 2:

Eliminate POPs stockpiles and reduce the use and release of initial and newly listed POPs (including those contained in products).
Outcome 3:

Implementation of measure for reduction and elimination of Hg from priority sectors.
Outcome 4:

Raise awareness, ensure project monitoring and disseminate project results and experiences.
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