This Revised Implementation Plan of the Macao Special Administrative Region for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) is a multi-sectoral policy document covering the period of 2016-2025. Strategies for implementation of short-term action plans(2016-2020) include: To complete investigation about the industries involved in the intentional production and use of the new POPs and chemicals proposed for listing under the Convention as well as to complete the investigation and emission inventory about the industries involved in unintentional production of such POPs; To gradually improve the management system of POPs or related goods, with a purpose to help eliminate and restrict the production, use, import and export of intentional production and use of new POPs; To update the dynamic emission inventories for Dioxin and PCBs; To strengthen the control of unintentional emissions from incineration facilities; To improve the dynamic database for POPs stockpiles and POPs containing waste; To identify POPs contaminated sites and manage them in an environmentally sound manner; etc. Strategies for implementation of medium- and long-term action plans (2021-2025) include: To study on the establishment and continuous improvement of long-term mechanism for the control of unintentionally produced POPs; To improve the environmentally sound management system and managerial capacity for POPs waste; To identify POPs contaminated sites and manage them in an environmentally sound manner; To submit regularly reports on POPs effectiveness evaluation reports and reports on the implementation of the Convention as required; Tasks including regular exchange mechanism and cooperation on implementation as well as publicity and education on the implementation of the Convention; To conduct regular environmental monitoring for POPs and effectiveness evaluation on the implementation of the Convention.
China, RAE de Macao