Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

India GEF National Dialogue Workshop

29th Oct - 1st Nov. 2007Bhubaneshwar

Team on POPs Dr. Chhanda Chowdhury(MOEF) Dr. S P Dhua (UNIDO) Dr. Y.P. Ramdev (UNIDO) Mr. P. R. Bulsara (C&PC) Mr. P. S. Dutt (NEERI) Mr. Sunil Arora (UNDP) Mr. P. K. Roy (DOE, West Bengal) Dr. Mrutyunjay Suar (KIIT University)

Stockholm Convention

Adopted in Stockholm on 22 May 2001 151 Signatories; 118 Parties Entered into force on 17 May 2004 Entered into force for India on 13April 2006

Stockholm Convention: Provisions

Main areas of Convention:

Control provisions:

Intentionally Produced POPs

Unintentionally Produced POPs

Stockpiles and Wastes

General obligations

General Obligations

NIPs

National Focal Point

Review and update plan

Promote public information, awareness and education

Encourage research, development, monitoring and cooperation

Report to the COP

POPs Status in India Chemical Category Current status in India

Aldrin Pesticide Banned Chlordane Pesticide Banned DDT Pesticide Banned

with restricted use

Dieldrin Pesticide Banned Endrin Pesticide Banned Hepachlor Pesticide Banned Hexachloro Pesticide/industrial Never registered benzene for use in India as pesticide

pesticide Mirex Pesticide Not registered

POPs Status in India (contd.)

Toxaphene Pesticide Banned

PCBs Industrial Never manufactured

Dioxins By-product Unintentional

by-product

Furans By-product Unintentional

by-product

INDIA’S CONCERNS

Lack of proper inventorization of POPs Lack of inventorisation of PCBs and PCB containing equipments Lack of inventories of sources and estimates of releases of dioxins

and furans Identification of stockpiles Identification of contaminated sites Disposal of obsolete stockpiles of pesticides . Lack of awareness Inadequate backup lab facility Capacity building Availability of technical and financial resources vital to meet

obligations

ACTIONS - PESTICIDES

Establishment of Inventory of POPs pesticides

Identification of stockpiles of obsolete stocks

Inventorization of contaminated sites Disposal of obsolete pesticides . Raising awareness Capacity building

ACTIONS - DDT

Establishment of inventory Development of reduction and phase out

strategies Develop & test cost effective alternatives to DDT Establish inventory of stockpiles Increase general awareness Capacity building

ACTIONS - PCBs

Develop sector wise inventories of PCBs and PCB containing equipments.

Identification of sites with transformer oils with high concentration of PCBs

Develop a management plan for removal, storage & destruction

Upgrade analytical facilities Develop standards for safe handling Raising awareness

ACTIONS – DIOXINS & FURANS

Systematic inventorisation of dioxins/ furans Qualitative identification of sources of

dioxins/furans available from some major industrial sectors

Strengthening of analytical facilities Comprehensive monitoring of the sources Raising awareness Enforcement of regulatory standards Development and adoption of BAT and BEP for

cleaner production

The National Implementation Plan (NIP)

Implementation strategy

a. POPs pesticides including DDT

b. PCBs and PCB containing equipments management

c. Dioxins and Furans management

d. Management of stockpiles and wastes including contaminated sites