The NIP aims to outline the country's National Objectives for the reduction and elimination of POPs production, importation, use, and releases. The Plan designs programs to remove barriers to the effective implementation of POPs phase out and release reduction measures under the Convention. The text further provides for information exchange, public education, communication, and awareness raising; and outline the needs for transfer of technology and know-how and/or enhanced use and development of indigenous knowledge. The NIP requires paying attention to some specific issues as follow: (1) Survey among farmers indicated the use of some of the banned POPs pesticides; (2) The updated inventory of dioxins and furans indicated high contributions from open burning, manufacturing facilities and power plants; (3) A more comprehensive identification of contaminated sites with dioxins and furans is necessary to prioritize activities on awareness and education, environmental and health monitoring and BAT/BE interventions; (4) The training activities under the IPOPs project, have contributed to the greater awareness of C B owners of the regulations of the Chemical Control Order (CCO) for PCBs. The Plan indicates that for the POPs Pesticides, the total elimination of the listed POPs pesticides remains the goal for which the following measures should be taken: (1) Immediately dispose the remaining known stockpiles of DDT and Endosulfan; (2) Develop a policy recommendation for FPA to officially ban the importation, production, distribution, and use of Endosulfan, and Lindane in the country; (3) Implement improvement in the monitoring and control of the reported illegal entry and use of the listed pesticides. The text further analyses the socio economic assessment of POPs in the National Implementation Plan and outlines the known risks to the most vulnerable sectors and cost of risk reduction associated with the action plans to manage the POPs in the country. The Plan is designed in 4 Chapters and has 5 Appendixes.
Филиппины · 2014-01-01