Angola

Strengthening Angola’s National Chemicals and Waste Management Programme by establishing sustainable, integrated, and coherent national structure with emphasis on Private Sector participation

Project Story

2019 - Partnering to Strengthen Chemicals and Waste management in Angola

Project Summary

Between 1975 and 2002, Angola was locked in one of the world's bloodiest wars. As a result, the chemicals and waste management agenda has not been clearly articulated. National coordination mechanisms and capacities, as well as partnerships with the private sector, remain very weak. There is also no government entity responsible for coordinating chemicals and waste agenda. In order to remedy the situation, Angola hopes to strengthen its capacity to meet its obligations towards the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions as well as promote the participation of the private sector in relevant areas with the view to facilitating the improved management of chemicals and waste.

Project Objectives

The project will undertake the following measures to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks for Sound Management of Chemicals:

• Establishing a National Chemicals and Waste Management Unit;
• strengthening the inter-sectoral coordination and building national capacity for implementation of the MEAs and SAICM;
• Establishing Pilot Private Sector Partnerships and Promote Circular Economy initiatives to strengthen resource mobilization for the implementation of the chemicals and waste management agenda; and
• undertaking an awareness raising and education campaign to increase the knowledge and skills of a wide range of stakeholders to increase their participation in sound chemicals and wastes management in Angola.