Publications     

Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions


Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts


Guidance for developing a National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention


Guidance on the Global Monitoring Plan for Persistent Organic Pollutants
Preliminary version, February 2007. Amended in May 2007


Guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental practices relevant to Article 5 and Annex C


Lessons learned and good practices in the development of national implementation plans for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants


Practices in the Sound Management of Chemicals


Ridding the world of POPs: A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

Débarrasser le monde des POP : Visite guidée de la Convention de Stockholm sur les polluants organiques persistants

Eliminando los COP del mundo: Guia del Convenio de Estocolmo sobre Contaminantes Orgánicos Persistentes


Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - as amended in 2009 - Text and Annexes

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Synergies Success Stories 
Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the
Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
Secretariat of the Basel Convention
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention
Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention

New York, March 2011 - 53 pages

Examples of successful activities undertaken to implement the multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and other international frameworks in the hazardous wastes and chemicals cluster in a coordinated manner. The stories are based on national or regional projects and have been written by persons directly involved in activities at the national, regional and global levels.

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Climate change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

Report of the UNEP/AMAP Expert Group

2011

62 pages

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Guidance for developing a National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention8.9 MB 9.49 MB 3.12 MB

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Guidance on the Global Monitoring Plan for Persistent Organic Pollutants - Preliminary version, February 2007. Amended in May 20071.62 MB 8.32 MB 1.68 MB

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS135.5 K67.39 K
I-IVINTRODUCTION1.13 MB1.14 MB
V.AWASTE INCINERATORS1.09 MB1.07 MB
V.BCEMENT KILNS FIRING HAZARDOUS WASTE496 K879.61 K
V.CPRODUCTION OF PULP USING ELEMENTAL CHLORINE OR CHEMICALS GENERATING ELEMENTAL CHLORINE293 K674.25 K
V.DTHERMAL PROCESSES IN THE METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY613.5 K1.13 MB
VI.AOPEN BURNING OF WASTE, INCLUDING BURNING OF LANDFILL SITES5.29 MB811.75 K
VI.BTHERMAL PROCESSES IN THE METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY NOT MENTIONED IN ANNEX C PART II643.5 K1.2 MB
VI.CRESIDENTIAL COMBUSTION SOURCES203 K754.39 K
VI.DFOSSIL FUEL-FIRED UTILITY AND INDUSTRIAL BOILERS218 K748.82 K
VI.EFIRING INSTALLATIONS FOR WOOD AND OTHER BIOMASS FUELS496.5 K1.03 MB
VI.FSPECIFIC CHEMICAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES RELEASING CHEMICALS LISTED IN ANNEX C474.5 K957.79 K
VI.GCREMATORIA113.5 K703.68 K
VI.HMOTOR VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY THOSE BURNING LEADED GASOLINE93.5 K683.16 K
VI.IDESTRUCTION OF ANIMAL CARCASSES139.5 K728.7 K
VI.JTEXTILE AND LEATHER DYEING (WITH CHLORANIL) AND FINISHING (WITH ALKALINE EXTRACTION)96.5 K684.41 K
VI.KSHREDDER PLANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES164 K767.38 K
VI.LSMOULDERING OF COPPER CABLES111 K674.65 K
VI.MWASTE OIL REFINERIES88 K734.18 K

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Lessons learned and good practices in the development of national implementation plans for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

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Practices in the Sound Management of Chemicals  

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RIDDING THE WORLD OF POPs: A GUIDE TO THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS12.17 MB 14.14 MB 8.51 MB 6.94 MB 3.08 MB 4.44 MB

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Text of the Convention 
as amended in 2009


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Legal Matters - Publications     

 

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Canada Case Study  111.04 K   
Developing National Legal Frameworks to Implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants – A Guide  229.77 K   
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - as amended in 2009 - Text and Annexes1.12 MB 2.29 MB 1 MB 1.01 MB 1.41 MB 1.02 MB
Tanzania Case Study  96.77 K   
Thailand Case Study  93.12 K   

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National Implementation Plan Guidance - Publications     

 

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Guidance for the review and updating of national implementation plans62 K68.64 K
Guidance for developing national implementation plans for the Stockholm Convention466.5 K246.89 K
Elaborated process of reviewing and updating national implementation plans84.5 K36.77 K
Draft guidance on socio-economic assessment for national implementation plan development and implementation under the Stockholm Convention917 K417.42 K
Draft guidance on calculation of action plan costs, including incremental costs and action plans for specific persistent organic pollutants3.21 MB1.91 MB
Lessons learned and good practices in the development of national implementation plans for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants535.74 K
Guidance for developing a National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention8.9 MB
Step-by-step companion guide to the review and updating of the National Implementation Plans - 2011298.12 K

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POPRC and New POPs - Publications     


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Approach to considering isomers or groups of isomers of chemicals proposed for listing in Annexes A, B and/or C of the Convention125.48 K
Code of practice for the treatment of confidential information in the POPs Review Committee1.25 MB
Endosulfan - An introduction to the chemical added to the Stockholm Convention by the Conference of the Parties at its fifth meeting341.22 K
Guidance on considerations related to alternatives and substitutes for listed persistent organic pollutants and candidate chemicals - 2009 (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.5/10/Add.1)845 K
GUIDANCE on feasible flame-retardant alternatives to commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether - 2009 (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/INF24)919.79 K
Handbook for effective participation in the work of the POPs Review Committee979.45 K
POCKET GUIDE for effective participation in the POPs Review Committee under the Stockholm Convention708.21 K
POPs Review Committee (POPRC) - listing new chemicals543.28 K
Preliminary guidance paper on bioaccumulation evaluation942.94 K
STARTUP GUIDANCE for the 9 new POPs580.27 K
The 9 new POPs218.13 K
The 9 New POPs Risk Management Evaluations 2005-2008 (POPRC1 - POPRC4)1.66 MB
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Regional Centres - Publications     

Selection Process for Regional and Subregional Centres

Selection Process for Regional and Subregional Centres

Brief explanation of the regional centers selection process

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Small Grant Programme

Small Grant Programme to implement the Convention through the Stockholm Convention regional and subregional centres

Overview of the thematic priorities of the SGP, which is designed to channel bilateral donor funds for implementing the Convention through Stockholm Convention regional and sub-regional Centres.

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Selection Process for Regional and Subregional Centres
Small Grant Programme to implement the Convention through the Stockholm Convention regional and subregional centres