Zambia Environmental Management Agency
Development of NIPs for POPs in Zambia
By
David Kapindula
Inception Workshop held at Radisson Blu Hotel, Lusaka
6, August 2013
INTRODUCTION
• The Stockholm Convention on Persistent
Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a global treaty to
protect human health and the environment
from chemicals that remain intact in the
environment for long periods, become widely
distributed geographically, accumulate in the
fatty tissue of humans and wildlife, and have
adverse effects to human health and the
environment.
INTRODUCTION
• Zambia became a signatory to the Stockholm
Convention May 2001
• Zambia developed her NIPs from 2002 - 2006
• Zambia transmitted NIPs to the SC Secretariat
at COP 4 in May 2009
• Zambia became Party on October 5, 2006 by
submitting the instruments of ratification in
July of 2006
NIPs DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA
Development of the NIP in Zambia involved the following five
phases:
• Phase I – Establishment of Coordinating Mechanism
and Process Organisation
• Phase II- Establishment of POPs Inventories and
Assessment of National Infrastructure and Capacity
• Phase III- Priority Assessment and Objective Setting
• Phase IV- Formulation of National Implementation
Plan
• Phase V- NIP Endorsement and Submission
NIPs DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA
PHASE I: ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATING MECHANISM AND PROCESS
ORGANISATION
 The initial processes in Zambia included the following steps
(i) MOU signing in July 2002
(ii) Setting up of the National Coordinator’s Office at ECZ in Aug 2002
(iii) Holding of the national workshop at which the NCC and the Four
Thematic Groups were formed. These were Dioxins & Furans, DDT,
PCBs
and POPs Pesticides.
 In August 2002 secretariat produced the Project Plan and initial
information dissemination was made to stakeholders and the public on
POPs
 By the end of September 2002 the Four Thematic Groups had started
technical meetings. There were on average one meeting per month.
NIPs DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA
PHASE II: ESTABLISHMENT OF POPS INVENTORIES AND
ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CAPACITY
 Work plan developed for National wide inventory (All Nine
Provinces). This was done in last quarter of 2003 and
additional data collection in September/October 2004
 Following data gathering was the development of the
National POPs Inventory ( PCBs, DDT, Dioxins & Furans, and
POPs Pesticides).
 Creation of National POPs Database
 Assessment of POPs in Zambia and
 POPs Assessment Reports were produced
NIPs DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA
PHASE III: PRIORITY ASSESSMENT AND OBJECTIVE SETTING
 Key activity was the review of national status based on
inventory ( including national Legal framework)
 Four Consultants were hired to do an Analysis of Existing
Data on Human Health, Socio-economic and the
Environment
 Three workshops were held to undertake a Priority
Assessment and setting of objectives ( for DDT, PCBs,
POPs Pesticides and Dioxins & Furans, Monitoring, Legal
and Institutional framework, Contaminated Sites and
Public Awareness)
 At the end a National Priority Assessment and Objective
Setting Report was produced
NIPs DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA
PHASE IV: FORMULATION OF NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
 Following the Priority assessment and Objective Setting, the
Subcommittees embarked on the action plans development
for the NIP
 The National Action Plans Development focused on;
(i) POPs Pesticides
(ii) DDT,
(iii) PCBs,
(iv) Dioxins and Furans,
(v) Stocks piles,
(vi) Public Awareness
(v) Monitoring
NIPs DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA
PHASE V: NIPs ENDORSEMENT AND
SUBMISSION
NIP Drafting and Production
National Coordinating Committee
Endorsement
National High Level Endorsement
Submit to Secretariat
LESSONS LEARNED
 Multi Stakeholder Approach was very useful
 Enhanced information gathering
 fostered networking
Time demanding
Harmonizing divergent views
Created awareness among stakeholders on POPs at
various levels
Guidance materials came late while the project was
in progress
Capacity was built at local level e.g. PCBs testing
CURRENT STATUS
Some projects on POPs implemented with
funding from Finland and UNEP
Disposal of PCBs by the mines
Capacity building for POPs
Effectiveness evaluation – background levels of
POPs monitoring
No preliminary studies have been undertaken
nationally to determine presence of new POPs
No strategy yet developed on new POPs
END
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