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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
UNDP SERVICE LINE:CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT
Chemicals represent an important aspect of economic development,
affecting virtually all sectors of human activity. It is increasingly recognized,
however, that poor management of chemicals damages
human health and the environment, with serious impacts on the
world’s urban and rural poor and the most marginalized and vulnerable
groups, particularly women and children.
UNDP assists countries in meeting the objectives of international
agreements that target effective global chemicals management,
specifically the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer and the Stockholm Convention for the elimination of
persistent organic pollutants (POPs).Working with public and privatesector
partners, UNDP supports strategic planning for sustained
phase-out of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and POPs, including
capacity development, technical and policy advice, and technology
transfer. Total ongoing funding under this area service line amounts
to more than US$ 330 million with funds sourced from the Montreal
Protocol’s Multilateral Fund and the Global Environment Facility’s
(GEF) ODS/POPs programmes.
UNDP’S CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES AND
APPROACHES
■ Ensure compliance with the Montreal Protocol
targets for phase-out of ODS (with funding
approved under the Multilateral Fund)
■ Support reduction and elimination of releases of
POPs under the Stockholm Convention (with
funding approved under the Global Environment
Facility)
■ Promote capacity development, including institutional
strengthening and development of
enabling activities to highlight good chemicals
management practices
■ Facilitate national dialogue and coordination
among different actors in phase-out plans for
ODS and POPs
■ Provide technical assistance,training,and support
for programmes that promote sustainable adoption
of alternative substances and processes
■ Promote transfer of best available technologies
in support of national and sectoral ODS and
POPs elimination and compliance programmes
■ Design and implement programmes geared to
minimize social and economic impact of phaseout
processes, and encourage local trade,
employment and other relevant economic
activities.
■ Promote reduction and prevention of chemical
pollution of lakes, rivers, groundwater, coasts and
oceans (with funding approved under the GEF)
OUTCOMES & IMPACTS
■ Enhancing coordinated action on chemicals
management at the global level
■ Mainstreaming integrated chemicals management
strategies within national cross-sectoral
development planning
■ Increased technical and economic confidence in
alternative chemical substances and processes
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