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and dissemination of available alternatives; and strengthening of institutional
capacity for monitoring DDT imports, use and disposal.
In an inventory carried out in 2003 revealed an obsolete pesticides stock of about
170.5 MT (including DDT) in Tanzania mainland and 150kg of DDT in Zanzibar.
Since stockpiles are located in towns or villages and near water bodies, there are
potential health hazards to human and the environment. However, there is no
assessment that has been done to ascertain levels of hazards associated with
DDT. The existing DDT stockpile is expected to be disposed of through the Africa
Stockpile Project (ASP), expected to commence in August 2005.
At present there is no specific legal provisions that regulate DDT use for public
health in Tanzania. However, DDT like any other pesticide is regulated by the
Plant Protection Act (1997) and Plant Protection Regulations (1999) in mainland
Tanzania whereas in Zanzibar, it is regulated by the Public Health Act (1980).
Hence amendments of the respective laws are needed to facilitate DDT use in
public health and enforce compliance with the Stockholm Convention. In general
DDT importation and use will be restricted hence special conditions will be set for
its use.
3.0 IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION IN
TANZANIA
Tanzania became a Party to the Stockholm Convention in 30 th April 2004. This is
an indication that the country is committed to safeguard the health of its people
and the environment and values the importance of international cooperation in
addressing global environmental concerns. The Vice President’s Office is the
National Focal Point for this Convention.
a) Development of the National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the
Stockholm Convention
Since 2002 the Vice President’s Office in collaboration with key stakeholders is
involved in the preparation of NIP for the Stockholm Convention. This two-year
project is supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The development
of the NIP involved four phases, namely: establishment of coordination
mechanism and process planning; establishment of POPs inventories and
assessment of national infrastructure capacity of national infrastructure capacity,
priority assessment and objective setting, formulation of the NIP and its
endorsement.
The NIP addresses the management of POPs chemicals and wastes, and
support awareness raising in order to increase understanding regarding the
negative impact of POPs on human and the environment. The NIP is in the final
stages of fine-tuning prior to endorsement by stakeholders.
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