Arusha - Green Customs Initiative

Promote Capacity building through continuous training and workshops for other
stakeholders e.g. the media, chemical industries, Police etc.
There is need for creation of data base for chemicals that are restricted for each country.
Parties should make provisions in their budgets to support the implementation of MEAs
activities.
Noting that developing countries have limited capacity and capabilities to effectively
implement programs, technical and financial assistance from the secretariats of the MEAs should
be provided to national agencies which are implementing the conventions to enable them to
acquire necessary equipment and tools to control and monitor movement.
Future similar meetings should involve representation from the Police, Port and Boarder
Authorities,
Strengthen National Focal Points by providing them with necessary incentives.
Harmonization of databases across all related MEAs to facilitate movement of regulated
goods and tracking of illegal trade .The database should contain information on the goods,
chemicals, mixtures of chemicals and their precursors controlled under the relevant conventions.
The secretariats of the conventions should promote collaborations among the conventions
and the focal points should promote inter agencies co-operations at national level;
The secretariats should be proactive in assisting countries that have difficulties with
compliance.
In order to measure effectiveness of compliance under each convention, a baseline data
should be established followed by targets and indicators. Regular monitoring should be
institutionalized.
Intelligence and information sharing should be promoted. This can be done along the lines of
the World Customs Organization’s Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices whereby the Global
Customs Enforcement Network (CEN) is used. For this to succeed, National and Focal points
should be strengthened and provide them with necessary equipments such as computers and
internet connectivity.
Good governance and transparency should be promoted to reduce instances of illegal trade.
This can be achieved through collaboration with the media, NGOs, civil society. However,
confidentiality of intelligence information should be maintained in order not to jeopardize
investigations.
Efforts should be done to prepare promotional materials in languages which can be
understood by the wider public.
Strengthen partnerships with international, regional and sub-regional trade and economic
organizations, intergovernmental organizations in order to enhance movement of goods and
services under the conventions. Efforts should be made to include representatives of the
secretariats in the training activities and other forums organised by the other organisations
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