UNIDO assists developing and transition economy countries to prepare NIPs under the framework of the Stockholm Convention. UNIDO’s work focuses on the following aspects:

• Raising awareness within the country
• Enhancing information management
• Building a national coordination mechanism for the implementation of the Convention
• Involving key stakeholders in the country
• Evaluating the POPs situation
• Establishing POPs inventories
• Assessing chemicals management infrastructure; legal frameworks; monitoring systems;  testing facilities
• Priority setting to address the most urgent problems
• Action planning to meet the Convention obligations
• Establishment of consultative group or forum of stakeholders including civil society
• Carrying out a release inventory and identify important sources and the main problems
• Survey of existing legislation and policies taking into account socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Evaluating their usefulness in reduction of releases
• Education and training of the public
• Voluntary programme for release reduction from industrial sectors
• Setting timetables for implementing the strategy
• Practicability and affordability
• Research programmes
• International information exchange

In Addition, UNIDO helps countries via Enabling Activities to prepare a NIP.

NIPs with UNIDO Assistance

Please see the following NIP documents which already have been submitted with UNIDO assistance, accessible through the Stockholm Convention Database.

Africa:
Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana,  Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles,Tanzania, Togo

Africa – Arab Countries:
Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt

Asia & Pacific:
China P. R., Mongolia, Nepal

Europe:
Armenia, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Romania

Americas:
Bolivia