India

Institutional capacity building for sustainable management of chemicals and waste with special focus on Persistent Organic Pollutants

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Funding, streamlining knowledge key to chemical management 

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India takes aim at persistent organic pollutants

Project Summary

The main objective of the project is to strengthen the institutional capacity for the sustainable management of chemicals and wastes, with a special focus on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) taking into account national needs and emerging issues. While there are regulations in place for the proper handling, storage and management of waste in India, there continues to be a lack of coordination among various stakeholders. The project therefore aims to develop a framework within which various stakeholders including government regulatory agencies, academic and research institutions, and other non-government organizations working in the related fields will support the country to meet its legal obligations, as well as, scientific and technical commitments arising from the existing Multilateral Environmental Agreements and those that may be established in future.

Project Objectives

The project will undertake the following measures:

• Framing a specialized directorate on Chemical and Waste Management;
• Gap assessment and need analysis for capacity building on the identification and management of chemical wastes;
• Development of a comprehensive national database by triggering new and useful tools;
• Introduction of advanced and new technologies and public participation;
• Study of the emerging pollutants and upcoming POPs;
• Development of the Electronic Interactive Toolkit for environmentally sound management of POPs in India;
• Promotion of gender issues in hazardous chemicals and wastes management at the national and regional levels.

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