Transcript UNITAR UNITED NAITONS INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH Chemicals and Waste Management Programme PRTR capacity-building in a global context Belgrade, Serbia 10 October 2007

UNITAR
UNITED NAITONS INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH
Chemicals and Waste Management Programme
PRTR capacity-building in a
global context
Belgrade, Serbia
10 October 2007
UNITAR PRTR Programme
I. Country-based capacity-building
activities
II. Capacity-building elements
III. Training Materials
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UNITAR country-based activities
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Argentina
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Egypt
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Chile
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Mexico
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Czech Republic
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Slovak Republic
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Cuba
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South Africa
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Ecuador
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Capacity Building Issues
● Multi-stakeholder process
● Addressing industry concerns
● Data estimation and reporting
● Legal implementation
● Public access to information and data
dissemination
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PRTR as an implementation tool
 The
Stockholm Convention requires Parties to
exchange information (article 9), to facilitate
public information, awareness and education
(Article 10), to report to the Secretariat (Article
15), to periodically update implementation plans
(Article 7)
 Article
10 explicitly acknowledges the value of
PRTRs
 Article
11 encourages Parties to undertake
appropriate monitoring pertaining to POPs
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12 POPS under Stockholm
Convention
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Aldrin
Chlordane
DDT
Dieldrin
Dioxins
Endrin
Furans
Heptachlor
Hexachlorobenzene
(HCB)
Mirex
Polychlorinated
Biphenyls (PCBs)
Toxaphene
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PRTR vis-à-vis Stockholm
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Design of a National PRTR System to
Strengthen National Capacities for the
Implementation of the Stockholm
Convention in Armenia
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Global PRTR Project on POPs
monitoring, reporting and information
dissemination using Pollutant Release
and Transfer Registers
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Technical Guidance on Specific Aspects of
PRTR Design and Implementation
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Implementing a National PRTR Design
Project – Guidance Document
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Supplement 1: Preparing a National
PRTR Infrastructure Assessment
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Supplement 2: Designing the Key
Features of a National PRTR System
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Supplement 3: Implementing a PRTR
Reporting Trial
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Technical Guidance on Specific Aspects of
PRTR Design and Implementation (cont.)
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Supplement 4: Structuring a National PRTR
Proposal
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Addressing Industry Concerns Related to
Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
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Guidance on Estimating Non-Point Source
Emissions
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Guidance for facilities on PRTR Data
Estimation and Reporting
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PRTR-CD ROM
● International, regional and national legislation/policies
● National and regional PRTR reports
● International guidance documents on PRTR design
● Estimation and reporting on emission releases
● Public dissemination, right to know and PRTR data
evaluations
● PRTR websites
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PRTR-CD ROM
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Capacity Building Programme to
Facilitate the Design of a PRTR
Thank you for your attention!
Chemicals and Waste Management Programme
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
(UNITAR)
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
SWITZERLAND
Fax: +41 22 917 8047
www.unitar.org/cwm/
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