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5.0 CHALLENGES AND PLANNED EFFORTS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION
5.1 Challenges
In the course of implementing the Stockholm Convention there are various challenges. Some of the challenges and
suggested solutions are as indicated in Table 2.
Table 2: Challenges in implementation of the Stockholm Convention and suggested solutions
Challenge
i) Limited scope of the legislation governing POPs and waste
management
ii) Weak enforcement of existing legislation and hence poor
regulation of management of POPs including importation and
storage. This has resulted in unreliable data on POPs. In the
past there has been excessive importation of banned, expired,
low quality products
iii) Environmental pollution by POPs chemicals through spillage,
improper storage and disposal, and illegal use
Suggested solution
• Review of existing legislation to expand their scope to
cover provisions of international treaties on POPs and
waste particularly in the implementation of the NIP for
the Stockholm Convention.
• Implementation of the Africa Stockpile Project (ASP)
and the National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the
Stockholm Convention will help in the clean up of 1,200
metric tonnes of obsolete stocks of POPs Pesticides
and set up mechanism to control accumulation of
pesticide wastes in future.
• Promote Best Available Techniques (BATs) and Best
Environmental Practices (BEPs)
• Establish monitoring schemes for POPs releases and
impacts
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