Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) meeting
Tanzania has started implementing the Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to protect human health and avoid adverse environmental impacts.
The implementation which started by raising awareness on POPs to key players, is carried out by the Chemical Risks Experts Foundation of Tanzania (CREFT).
`Currently CREFT is conducting a series of seminars on `promotion of Awareness` on POPs and the Stockholm convention across the country` said an Association�s Executive chairman, Dr. Enock Masanja.
According to Dr. Masanja the main activities of the project include developing technical information, reviewing and identifying shortcomings in the existing policies and laws.
Other objectives are developing website with local information, developing information dossier on substitutes and alternatives, creating awareness and training stakeholders on POPs.
`This project, which is under the facilitation of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grant Programme, aims at contributing to the general goal of implementing the convention` he stressed.
`The Stockholm POPs convention was adopted in 2001 and came into force in 2004 and. Tanzania has ratified the convention,` he said.
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