SAICM Quick Start Programme (QSP)SAICM Quick Start Programme (QSP)Strategic Priority BStrategic Priority B

Matthew Gubb, Coordinator, SAICM secretariatMatthew Gubb, Coordinator, SAICM secretariat

Caribbean Workshop Caribbean Workshop on SAICM and related chemicals and hazardous waste on SAICM and related chemicals and hazardous waste management instruments management instruments Bridgetown, Barbados, 10-13 MarchBridgetown, Barbados, 10-13 March 2009 2009

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ContentsContents

About QSP Priority BAbout QSP Priority B Existing QSP projects Existing QSP projects

addressing priority Baddressing priority B– MEAsMEAs– IHRIHR– PRTRsPRTRs– GHSGHS

Conclusion and contact Conclusion and contact informationinformation

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What is QSP Priority B?What is QSP Priority B?

QSP aims to mobilize resources for QSP aims to mobilize resources for national priority initial enabling national priority initial enabling activities, in particular:activities, in particular:

b)b) Development and strengthening of Development and strengthening of national chemicals management national chemicals management institutions, plans, programmes and institutions, plans, programmes and activities to implement SAICM, activities to implement SAICM, building upon work conducted to building upon work conducted to implement implement international chemicals-international chemicals-related agreements and initiatives.related agreements and initiatives.

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International chemicals-related International chemicals-related agreements and initiatives (1)agreements and initiatives (1)

International agreementsInternational agreements provide a legal framework provide a legal framework under which to address common concerns and/or under which to address common concerns and/or transboundary issues.transboundary issues.

Examples include the Examples include the Basel ConventionBasel Convention on the Control on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the and their Disposal, the Rotterdam ConventionRotterdam Convention on the on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, the Trade, the Stockholm ConventionStockholm Convention on Persistent on Persistent Organic Pollutant, the Organic Pollutant, the International Health International Health RegulationsRegulations, the International Labour Organization , the International Labour Organization Convention 170 on Safety in the Use of Convention 170 on Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Chemicals at WorkWork, the , the International Maritime Organization International Maritime Organization Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ShipsConvention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the and the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer and its Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol on Substances Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layerthat Deplete the Ozone Layer. .

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International chemicals-related International chemicals-related agreements and initiatives (2)agreements and initiatives (2)

In addition to such legal instruments, there are In addition to such legal instruments, there are voluntary voluntary international initiativesinternational initiatives emanating emanating from intergovernmental processes.from intergovernmental processes.

Examples include the Examples include the International Code of International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of PesticidesPesticides developed under the auspices of developed under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization and the the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicalsand Labelling of Chemicals developed by the developed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council's United Nations Economic and Social Council's Committee of Experts on the Transport of Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.Dangerous Goods.

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EC ACP MEAs project EC ACP MEAs project support support

European Commission (EC) is providing Euro European Commission (EC) is providing Euro 1.95 million to enhance capacities of African, 1.95 million to enhance capacities of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to implement their obligations and commitments implement their obligations and commitments under chemicals-related MEAs thereby resulting under chemicals-related MEAs thereby resulting in environmentally sound management of in environmentally sound management of chemicals in all sectors, including agriculture, chemicals in all sectors, including agriculture, environment, health, labour and industry.environment, health, labour and industry.

The support will be provided through the SAICM The support will be provided through the SAICM Quick Start Programme (QSP) trust fund.Quick Start Programme (QSP) trust fund.

Interested ACP countries can submit QSP Interested ACP countries can submit QSP project proposals relating to MEA project proposals relating to MEA implementation. The standard rules on QSP implementation. The standard rules on QSP Trust Fund eligibility will apply to these Trust Fund eligibility will apply to these applications.applications.

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Links to MEAs: Basel Links to MEAs: Basel ConventionConvention

The Basel Convention COP has The Basel Convention COP has encouraged Parties to use the QSP to encouraged Parties to use the QSP to support Convention implementation.support Convention implementation.

Possible activities may include, for Possible activities may include, for example: example: – Developing or strengthening national Developing or strengthening national

waste and chemicals management waste and chemicals management programmes or activities;programmes or activities;

– Research for risk reduction strategies in Research for risk reduction strategies in relation to hazardous waste;relation to hazardous waste;

– Regional collaboration on illegal trafficking Regional collaboration on illegal trafficking in hazardous waste. in hazardous waste.

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QSP project related to MEAs: QSP project related to MEAs: Basel Convention exampleBasel Convention example

Strengthening the legislative, regulatory and Strengthening the legislative, regulatory and enforcement capacity of SIDS in the enforcement capacity of SIDS in the Caribbean in Caribbean in Trinidad & Tobago-Trinidad & Tobago-Secretariat of Basel Convention/BCRCSecretariat of Basel Convention/BCRC::– The project aims to strengthen the legislative, The project aims to strengthen the legislative,

regulatory and enforcement capacity of Trinidad regulatory and enforcement capacity of Trinidad and Tobago to comply with its international and Tobago to comply with its international obligations under the Basel Convention and, to the obligations under the Basel Convention and, to the extent appropriate, the Stockholm Convention. extent appropriate, the Stockholm Convention.

– Activities include the undertaking of gaps and Activities include the undertaking of gaps and needs analyses, the reinforcement of the needs analyses, the reinforcement of the regulatory framework and legislative measures and regulatory framework and legislative measures and the strengthening of enforcement and the strengthening of enforcement and implementation capacities.implementation capacities.

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Links to MEAs: Links to MEAs: Rotterdam Convention exampleRotterdam Convention example

The Rotterdam Convention COP has The Rotterdam Convention COP has encouraged Parties to use the QSP to support encouraged Parties to use the QSP to support Convention implementation.Convention implementation.

Possible activities may include Possible activities may include strengthening strengthening governance, policy and legislation, governance, policy and legislation, undertaking training and research, such as undertaking training and research, such as – SAICM action plan development, building upon PIC SAICM action plan development, building upon PIC

Action Plans;Action Plans;– Developing or strengthening national pesticides Developing or strengthening national pesticides

and chemicals management programmes or and chemicals management programmes or activities; activities;

– Research for risk reduction strategies;Research for risk reduction strategies;– Regional projects on illegal trafficking. Regional projects on illegal trafficking.

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QSP project related to MEAs: QSP project related to MEAs: Rotterdam ConventionRotterdam Convention

Capacity Building and Awareness Raising Programmes Capacity Building and Awareness Raising Programmes on the Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention on the Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention in in ThailandThailand::– Based on priorities identified in Thailand’s National Based on priorities identified in Thailand’s National

Strategic Plan on Chemical Management and the Strategic Plan on Chemical Management and the National Action Plan for the Implementation of the National Action Plan for the Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention.Rotterdam Convention.

– Training of customs and border control officials to Training of customs and border control officials to monitor and control imports and exports of chemicals.monitor and control imports and exports of chemicals.

– Awareness-raising activities on the Rotterdam Awareness-raising activities on the Rotterdam Convention aimed at industrial and agricultural Convention aimed at industrial and agricultural associations and local communities. associations and local communities.

– Capacity building on reporting on severely hazardous Capacity building on reporting on severely hazardous pesticide formulations to relevant Government agencies. pesticide formulations to relevant Government agencies.

– Outreach activities would target local communities, Outreach activities would target local communities, including farmers, teachers and students, auditors and including farmers, teachers and students, auditors and regulators in product inspection, to promote the safe use regulators in product inspection, to promote the safe use of pesticides and good agricultural practices.of pesticides and good agricultural practices.

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Links to MEAs: Links to MEAs: Stockholm ConventionStockholm Convention

Possible activities may relate toPossible activities may relate to– Priorities identified in NIPs;Priorities identified in NIPs;– National and regional/multi country National and regional/multi country

projects;projects;– Activities may relate to data gathering and Activities may relate to data gathering and

sampling (effectiveness evaluation), sampling (effectiveness evaluation), development of POPs and or chemicals development of POPs and or chemicals management policies and legislation, management policies and legislation, training and awareness-raising, training and awareness-raising, inventories of contaminated sites, etc.inventories of contaminated sites, etc.

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QSP project related to MEAs: QSP project related to MEAs: Stockholm Convention exampleStockholm Convention example

Capacity building for POPs laboratories in Cuba under Capacity building for POPs laboratories in Cuba under multilateral environmental agreements multilateral environmental agreements (Cuba-UNEP)(Cuba-UNEP)::– Objective of the project is to strengthen laboratory and POPs Objective of the project is to strengthen laboratory and POPs

analysis capacities in order to meet obligations for the analysis capacities in order to meet obligations for the implementation of MEAs, in particular the Stockholm implementation of MEAs, in particular the Stockholm Convention.Convention.

– Initial identification of national laboratories of different Initial identification of national laboratories of different sectors capable of analyzing POPs data, as well as an sectors capable of analyzing POPs data, as well as an assessment of national needs for data will be provided.assessment of national needs for data will be provided.

– Training materials and sampling strategies for collection and Training materials and sampling strategies for collection and analysis will be prepared. analysis will be prepared.

– Targeted laboratories will receive necessary equipment Targeted laboratories will receive necessary equipment spares and consumables, and staff will be trained according spares and consumables, and staff will be trained according to international standards. to international standards.

– The results of analysis will be used for the Global Monitoring The results of analysis will be used for the Global Monitoring Plan for the first effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Plan for the first effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention, but also to implement guidelines for the low POP Convention, but also to implement guidelines for the low POP content established under the Basel Convention, and will content established under the Basel Convention, and will enable initial activities for the establishment of a future enable initial activities for the establishment of a future National Monitoring System. National Monitoring System.

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QSP project related to QSP project related to International Health International Health RegulationsRegulations

Strengthening the capacity in Côte d’Ivoire to Strengthening the capacity in Côte d’Ivoire to control the transboundary movements of control the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and chemicals in the context hazardous wastes and chemicals in the context of the Basel Convention, the of the Basel Convention, the International International Health Regulations (IHR)Health Regulations (IHR) and other relevant and other relevant MEAs (MEAs (Côte d’Ivoire – Secretariat of Basel Côte d’Ivoire – Secretariat of Basel Conventon)Conventon)– identify gaps and needs of legislative and regulatory identify gaps and needs of legislative and regulatory

measures and institutional capacity to monitor and measures and institutional capacity to monitor and control chemicals and hazardous wastes.control chemicals and hazardous wastes.

– draft implementing legislation and regulatory draft implementing legislation and regulatory measures to address the gaps and needs identified. measures to address the gaps and needs identified.

– Develop training materials to raise awareness of ports Develop training materials to raise awareness of ports authorities and relevant agencies engaged, in authorities and relevant agencies engaged, in particular those involved in the enforcement of the particular those involved in the enforcement of the Basel Convention, the IHR and relevant MEAs, Basel Convention, the IHR and relevant MEAs, including MARPOL.including MARPOL.

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QSP project related to PRTRsQSP project related to PRTRs

Strengthening Capacities for Developing a National Strengthening Capacities for Developing a National Pollutant and Release Transfer Register (PRTR) and Pollutant and Release Transfer Register (PRTR) and Supporting SAICM Implementation in Georgia Supporting SAICM Implementation in Georgia (Georgia-UNITAR):(Georgia-UNITAR):– Design PRTR, including by identifying objectives, Design PRTR, including by identifying objectives,

assessing infrastructures, conducting a pilot assessing infrastructures, conducting a pilot reporting trial, preparing a PRTR proposal and reporting trial, preparing a PRTR proposal and organizing a review and implementation workshop. organizing a review and implementation workshop.

– Undertake capacity building activities of civil Undertake capacity building activities of civil society, initially through an society, initially through an awareness-raising awareness-raising workshop to increase participation in the PRTR workshop to increase participation in the PRTR design process and gathering of data, as well as design process and gathering of data, as well as SAICM implementation in general. SAICM implementation in general.

– Undertake an outreach campaign to inform of the Undertake an outreach campaign to inform of the PRTR development process, including its benefits to PRTR development process, including its benefits to the Government, industry, and the general public. the Government, industry, and the general public.

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QSP project related to GHSQSP project related to GHS

Strengthening Capacities for SAICM Implementation and Strengthening Capacities for SAICM Implementation and Supporting Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Supporting Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Capacity Building in Zambia Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Capacity Building in Zambia (Zambia-UNITAR):(Zambia-UNITAR):– analyseanalyse the status of chemical hazard classification and the status of chemical hazard classification and

communication and GHS implementation at the national level, and communication and GHS implementation at the national level, and to contribute to to contribute to SAICM implementation. SAICM implementation.

– Undertake activities for the development of a national GHS Undertake activities for the development of a national GHS standard. standard.

– Update and implement an existing national standard on transport Update and implement an existing national standard on transport of dangerous goods would be updated and implemented, including of dangerous goods would be updated and implemented, including by the training of trainers in the four modes of transport (road, rail, by the training of trainers in the four modes of transport (road, rail, water and air) and public awareness activities on the standard. water and air) and public awareness activities on the standard.

– training of relevant technical and policy experts from government, training of relevant technical and policy experts from government, industry and public interest groups with the aim of promoting the industry and public interest groups with the aim of promoting the GHS and discussing steps and roles in its implementation. GHS and discussing steps and roles in its implementation.

– Prepare a draft national GHS implementation strategy that cover Prepare a draft national GHS implementation strategy that cover goals, activities and implementation mechanisms in the four goals, activities and implementation mechanisms in the four relevant sectors. relevant sectors.

– Organize a national GHS workshop to provide opportunity for Organize a national GHS workshop to provide opportunity for stakeholders discuss GHS implementation issues and to agree to stakeholders discuss GHS implementation issues and to agree to the national GHS implementation strategy.the national GHS implementation strategy.

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ConclusionConclusion

The QSP provides opportunities for projects related to The QSP provides opportunities for projects related to international chemicals-related agreements and initiatives.international chemicals-related agreements and initiatives.

QSP funds are available to support MEA implementation on QSP funds are available to support MEA implementation on an ongoing basis, in accordance with QSP strategic priority an ongoing basis, in accordance with QSP strategic priority B.B.

Around US$2.5 million from European Commission has been Around US$2.5 million from European Commission has been specifically allocated for MEA-related QSP projects in African, specifically allocated for MEA-related QSP projects in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.Caribbean and Pacific countries.

Engage with IGOs, Convention Secretariats or SAICM Engage with IGOs, Convention Secretariats or SAICM secretariat if needed. secretariat if needed.

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