Project

Review and update of the national implementation plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Lead country

Jamaica

Participating countries

Jamaica

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From September 9, 2019 to September 9, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 1.4 Equal rights to services, economic resources
  2. 3.9 Reduce deaths from pollution
  3. 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management

Project ID: 6274

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Technical team

  • Chemicals and Waste Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Persistent organic pollutants

Sub-area(s)

  • Pesticide
  • Unintentional POPs (e.g. furans, dioxins)

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Industrial site
  • Contaminated sites
  • Mining sites

Transformed sector(s)

  • Materials and manufacturing
  • Health care
  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Law regulation
  • Management operation
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Pollution control
  • Waste management
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Community capacity building

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 1.4 Equal rights to services, economic resources
  • 3.9 Reduce deaths from pollution
  • 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management

Conventions and protocols

  • Stockholm Convention (POPs)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

N/A

Project description

To review and update the National Implementation Plan (NIP) for Jamaica in order to comply with Articles 7 and 15 under the Stockholm Convention.

USD $250,000

Grant amount

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($250,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Jamaica

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