Iv. Results and Partnerships
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IV. Results and Partnerships COMPONENT 1. STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES, AND THE POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS POPS-CONTAINING CHEMICALS, PRODUCTS AND WASTE, INCLUDING PLASTICS OUTCOME A. GOVERNMENT AND RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED POPS ESM CAPACITIES STRENGTHENED Output A1. Capacity built to effectively monitor, reduce, and eliminate POPs and newly listed POPs releases Through this Output the project will strengthen national analytical capacity for POPs and newly listed POPs emissions, following the recommendations of the 2015 Stockholm Convention NIP. The following activities will be developed to achieve Output A1: a) Baseline assessment: during the first year the project will perform a baseline analysis of the existing national analytical capacities for the analysis of POPs currently listed in Stockholm Convention as well as those chemicals that are expected to be listed and other potentially hazardous chemicals of national concern. With focus on research centers and universities, the project will assess (including economical aspects) their analytical capacities in order to strengthen them to perform POPs and hazardous chemicals measurement. b) Capacity building plan: based on the assessment the project will identify and enhance the analytical capacity for at least 4 National Labs to analyze POPs and other hazardous chemicals, and support inter-laboratory comparisons and certifications of public, private and academic institutions. The project will also support the identification of sources of financing to promote and enhance the capacity of public/private institutions to carry out R&D for POPs sampling and analysis. This activity will be developed in close coordination with the pilots of Component 2, the strengthening of national analytical capacities of national laboratories will pay particular attention on providing sufficient monitoring of POPs and UPOPs emissions from biomass burning. In order to maximize impact, this activity will be also coordinated with the National Technical University (UTN) project to be implemented in 2024 “UPOPs measurement from sugar cane, pineapple and rice biomass burning in the northern region”. UPOPs measurement will be based on sites with intensive use of chlorinated pesticides. This output will provide relevant assistance to the agricultural institutions in Costa Rica. Output A2. Improvement of the legal and regulatory framework to support the environmentally sound management of the life cycle of chemicals Through this Output the project will provide support to the activities of the DIGECA, focusing on capacity development to enable the strengthening of the national regulatory framework for chemicals management and the reduction of POPs emissions. Activities will include the review and upgrading of existing standards and regulations applicable to Chemicals management. The following activities will be developed to achieve Output A2: a) Overall policies and regulations assessment (national, provincial and canton): the project will conduct an initial assessment of existing regulations and enforcement policies on life cycle management of chemicals and the reduction of POPs emissions and identify gaps. Results will provide recommendations for standards and regulations amendments, modifications and/or development of new standards and regulations in order to ensure compliance with international agreements as well as compliance with national objectives related to Chemicals management and their elimination. b) Legal Framework Roadmap: based on the assessment, the project will propose a roadmap including the national approach to draft/update policies, regulation, guidelines, execution, and regulation bodies, for the sound management of chemicals and plastics throughout their life cycle and recommend strong enforcement mechanisms. This roadmap will be validated by the DIGECA and consulted within the Technical Coordination Secretariat for the Management of Chemical Substances. By implementing an agreed roadmap, the project will ensure that the legal drafting during the project is done in a coherent and integrated approach, defining clear roles and responsibilities for each institution. This roadmap will strengthen country´s compliance in accordance with the Stockholm Convention and the international chemicals and waste agenda (such as SAICM). During PPG phase the following legal instruments to be supported by the project were identified: - Regulation for the mandatory application of the standard INTE B20:2019, minimum technical specifications in treatment facilities for the end-of-life vehicle management. Download 39.94 Kb. Share with your friends:
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