The UNDP-GEF POPs Resource Kit - International POPs Elimination ...

Relevant technical expertise in some countries may be limited to a select group of
individuals (e.g. academics), with the risk of limited transfer of knowledge of experience to
the actual institutions in charge of POPs issues.
Convention Processes
Enabling Activities can help to 'bring home' to countries, and to broader
constituencies, the implications of their commitments under a Convention.
Enabling Activity projects have a tendency to place undue emphasis on the
obligations of the countries at the expense of responding to country needs and priorities.
Enabling Activities can enhance the participation of Convention parties in
international fora, particularly the CoP, and can strengthen their presence and contribution in
the decision-making process.
Finalization of Action Plans should include a review to assess whether all the key
concerns and commitments required under the Convention have been adequately considered
and matched with appropriate strategies and action plans.
Information, Awareness and Participation
Involvement of local communities, indigenous groups, and the private sector, and
consideration of gender issues, are all vital elements of any Enabling Activity.
Effective multi-sectoral involvement requires knowledge and awareness to be raised
outside the traditional constituencies.
Use existing information, resources and experience to the maximum extent possible.
The national consultation process should be raised from the sharing of expert opinion
to that of making clear, formal and long-term agreements. One effective approach as been to
further empower the responsible agencies.
Public information initiatives (glossaries, TV, radio, newspaper, media workshops,
courses, etc.) can be used effectively concurrent with Action Plan preparation.
Enabling Activities should give better support to the development of web sites by
granting the necessary resources for development, enhancement and updating of sites.
Insufficiently broad dissemination of Operational Guidelines for Enabling Activities
within countries can lead to limited stakeholder participation in project design and
ineffective inclusion of different sectoral concerns.
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