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capacity. The presenters propose a list of remedies, which may be found in their
paper.
Planned Efforts in Implementation of the Stockholm Convention are Completion
and adoption of the NIP for the Stockholm Convention and its implementation;
Disposal of the existing stock of POPs Pesticides through the Africa Stockpile
Programme (ASP) and Operationalisation of the Environmental Management Act
(2004) that will facilitate promulgation of various regulations, guidelines and rules
including those covering POPs Pesticides, DDT and contaminated sites.
Stockholm Convention is linked to Poverty Reduction through the povertyenvironmental
management is linked in fundamental ways to human well-being in
terms of three key dimensions of human poverty, Health and Vulnerability.
The presenter suggested that interventions to strengthen linkage of the
Stockholm Convention to Poverty Reduction can be achieved through Policy
Interventions and Capacity Building. The integration will make it possible to
achieve synergies between diverse interventions across many sectors and
ensure resources are being allocated and effectively targeted.
They concluded that the Stockholm Convention aims to protect human health
and the environment from POPs by establishment of a systematic and sustained
programme of action to eliminate POPs and their sources, with potential to
contribute in some manner to poverty reduction and sustainable development. It
is the intention of the Government to undertake review of its policies and
legislative framework relevant to the implementation of the Stockholm
Convention to strengthen capacity of institutions that deal with POPs. The
Government realizes the importance of generating and disseminating public
information and creating public awareness at all levels to tackle the issues of
POPs. The Government within its limited capacity shall make deliberate efforts to
implement its obligations under the Stockholm Convention and hence eliminate
POPs as scheduled. To achieve the NIP objectives, Tanzania will seek
cooperation of the international community in dealing with problems of POPs.
After the presentation participants asked whether the inventory data presented
credible enough to be used in the ASP project and the reaction was that literary
speaking inventory data are valid only during its conduction due to the fact that
after the inventory, stocks could be stolen or tempered with. Furthermore, the
inventory was conducted on severely affected areas only due to limited financial
resources at that time. If other areas of concern are discovered during the ASP
programme, a short research might be conducted for the area. In addition to that,
during the ASP programme, a small survey would be conducted to validate the
available data on obsolete stocks. It was further asked whether there is a
mechanism that requires each government sector related to Chemical
Conventions to submit annual report to the Director of Environment Vice
President’s Office as required and the reaction was that there are no regulations
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