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1 Workplan- Plan 2010/2011 of Basel Convention Regional Center for African speaking French countries (-AF) in the framework of the Stockholm Convention implementation HISTORICAL During the third meeting held in Dakar April 30 th to May 04 th the parties conference to the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants established the process to select Stockholm Convention regional and sub regional centers for capacity building and transfer of ecologically rational technologies pronounced through the decision SC-3/12, annex 1 of the meeting report UNEP/POPS/COP.3/30.. Following that decision and in accordance with the terms of decision SC-3/12 4 th paragraph, the center sent to regional representatives close to the office of Stockholm Conference parties meeting a letter of application to submit to Secretary in the aim to nominate institutions able to become Stockholm Convention Regional and Sub Regional centers. It is suitable to note that CRCB-AF is already a center for training, technologies transfer and capacity building, bound to support member countries speaking French in the implementation of Basel Convention. It is also suitable to remind that the second African regional consultation on the development of a strategically approach for chemical wastes management (SAICM) Saly/Senegal march 15 th to 18 th, had drawn the attention on the potentially valuable part that Basel Convention Regional Centers could play in the implementation for SAICM. Center Ambitions The center aspires, as well as Basel Convention Center, to become a reference center and correspondent of Stockholm Convention or all other secretary or institution, about all items related to training and technologies transfer in environmentally sound management of chemical products and dangerous wastes (notably Pops and PCB). Consequently, center projects in the future to reinforce technical capacities in human resources and it documentary data to accompany countries served by the center in the definition and implementation of their national action plans for environmentally sound CRCB AFRIQUE FRANCOPHONE, Bld Djily Mbaye, Im. FAHD, 13 ème Etage Dakar, Sénégal Tél. : (221) ; Fax : (221)

2 management of chemical products(notably Pops among which PCB) and dangerous wastes. It is needed a good knowledge of quantities and main types of chemical products(notably Pops and PCB) and dangerous wastes, a good economic and technical mastery of options in environmentally sound management of the same products. The main activities of the center for the 2 next years will be focused on chemical products (notably Pops and PCB) and dangerous wastes management identified as problematic in Africa, particularly obsolete pesticides, PCB, used oils, biomedical wastes. These activities are as follow: - popularize of information on chemical products(notably Pops and PCB) and dangerous wastes; - capacity reinforcement of actors involved in chemical products(notably Pops and PCB) and dangerous wastes management by organizing training sessions on different aspects of environmentally sound management (technical, economic and legal aspects) - achieve feasibility study based on an regional approach for the implementation of sub regional unit for obsolete pesticides, used oils and PCB processing; - sensitization of stakeholders. Means/strength/advantages /potentialities Internal resources are composed with host country contribution through an annual budget allocation to cover staff salaries, functioning and communication. Voluntary contributions are also expected from countries covered by center functioning budget. Center has a conference and meeting rooms, staff and consultants offices. Its also, has computer material, phone, fax and suitable website (CRCB-AF://wwww.crcb-afr.org). Mobilization of experts EXPECTED RESULTS Training activities are expected: Popularization of Stockholm Convention and conventions related to chemical products management beside stakeholders, direct or indirect actors involved in Pops and PCB and dangerous wastes management (focal points, industrials, civil society, customs officers, municipal agents, farmers, informal sector ) Sensitization of these actors on legislative, legal, technical and economic aspects will establish the basis of an environmentally sound management of Pops, PCB and dangerous wastes thanks to development of internal management plans based on books concerning these 2

3 types of chemical products and wastes. Activities will enable to elaborate national management plans of Pops, PCB and dangerous wastes by polarized countries. These plans will enable efficient application of Stockholm, Basel Conventions dispositions and other. Regional strategy will be adopted for environmentally sound management of Pops, PCB and dangerous wastes classified more problematic by Stockholm and Basel Conventions such as obsolete pesticides, Pops, PCB Many activities of this working program will contribute to the achievement of national plans to implement Stockholm Convention showing thus synergy between this one and Basel Convention. WEAKNESSES/UNCERTAINTIES Financial means allocated to the center remain insufficient and the contribution of countries covered by the center doesn t follow. That s why we are now expecting fund from Conventions Secretariat and other institutions for development help. JUSTIFICATION This action plan is in the framework of strategic objectives 2 and 3 of operational program n 14 on Pops : capacity building for the implementation of national management program(pnm), rule reform, inventory, management and sensitization ; partnership in investments for the implementation of PNM (handling, transportation, storage, elimination, ecologically rational decontamination of stocks, wasted and pollute sites) The analysis of national action plan of implementation of different countries has underlined important gaps in the inventory of current Pops and PCB. Most of countries, indeed, made preliminary inventories in the framework of the elaboration of national plans of Stockholm Convention implementation and planified inventories in management national program have not been realized or started. There are important discrepancies on budget estimations concerning notably: quantity and availability of Pops and PCB to transport or destroy parity us Dollar /CFA franc indexed on Euro Actions are mainly focused on technical assistance and capacity building but including limited investments. 3

4 1. 1. Specific objectives of action plan Demonstrate specific advantages of regional approach development Legal infrastructure training Plan to optimize connection between cost benefit of Technical and technologic investments(hard and soft) Advise efficiently polarized countries which are initiating, developing an completing implementation plans. Reduce costs related to identification, collection, transport and process of obsolete pesticides and other wastes. Research of possible national synergies for Pops management (obsolete pesticides to destroy) Treatment (processing) of contaminated equipments particularly those abandoned or in rubbish Advantages of regional approach Possible solution to a few problems related to Pops and PCB management Important priority in regards of recommendations made for the development of their national strategies on Pops and PCB management A simple national approach could not have the same connection on cost/benefit than a regional approach and would increase incremental costs in regards of Pops and PCB global storage. Cooperation mechanism well conceived should consolidate efficiency of actions required by Stockholm and Basel. National Management Program developed in each country has not permitted to do so much scale economy than regional implementation. National plan Training Pertinence of technical solutions cost/benefit which could reduce individual and collective costs supported by these countries could not be appropriately taken in account. 4

5 1. 3. Configuration of action plan Identify regionally all instructional and technical solutions and bring information to deciders of concerned countries. Designation Aspects of regional approach Regional Reinforcement of legislation and law related to Pops and PCB environmental management Development and mutualization of capacity building in human and institutional resources insisting in collaboration and share of experience Reviewing and developing regional cost efficient solutions for the environmentally sound management of Pops and PCB that would be economically viable and socially acceptable, by benefiting from possible economies of scale and making use of the readiness of the countries concerned to work together to implement the Stockholm and Basel Conventions Common to all countries polarized by the center Capacity aspects are regional problem based in regional synergies research and could result To increase Stockholm and Basel Conventions implementation Regional action plan application fields Reinforcement of legal framework Reinforcement of institutional and human capacities Reinforcement of monitoring capacities for inventories,tracability systems and Pops and PCB management Increase sensitization of stakeholders involved in Pops and PCB management and preparation of investment programs and search of regional financement. 5

6 WORKPLAN 2010/2011 Activities Specific objects Delay of realization Estimated costs Expected results Actors, resources and or strategies 1. PCB PROJECT/ Medium size project Consolidation and refinement of national inventories in a regional context; Consultations with the main stakeholders in the region, including the national electricity companies and the West African Power Pool, Development of a detailed business plan with industrial partners for the establishment and operation of a regional facility for the decontamination of PCB containing equipment; Demonstrate specific advantages of regional approach development; 2010/ Regionally harmonized national regulatory and administrative frameworks for PCBs; Convention compliant ESM regimes for PCB oils, equipment and wastes; Destruction of target quantities of PCBs or PCBcontaminated oils; Environmentally sound waste management of target quantities of equipment containing or contaminated with PCBs GEF UNEP Chemicals WAPP Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, DR Congo, Cote d Ivoire, Djibouti, Guinea Bissau, Republic Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Togo 6

7 Development of a regional capacity building programme to support the sound management of equipment in use; Collection, storage and transport of PCB containing equipment to the regional decontamination centre 2. PCB PROJECT/Full size project phase A (SOFT) : Harmonized regulatory infrastructure and financial mechanisms; Monitoring & enforcement of national & regional regulations equipment & wastes: National ESM regulation and/or administrative systems for PCB in each participating country; Advise efficiently polarized countries which are initiating, developing an completing implementation plans; 2010/2011 National regulations on the ESM of PCBs and PCB wastes in the context of the Stockholm and Basel Conventions developed in a coordinated manner ; Administrative capacity for controlling PCB in each participating country; GEF UNEP Chemicals WAPP BAD BID FFEM Private sector Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, DR Congo, Cote d Ivoire, Djibouti, Guinea Bissau, 7

8 Financial mechanisms operational & supporting ESM & PCB phase out: Promoting sustainable financial mechanisms to be implemented after the FSP phase 2 until 2028 for ESM and PCB treatment; Detailed inventories of PCB oils, equipment & wastes held by utility companies in each participating country; Sustainable schemes for ESM and PCB treatment; Participating utilities equipped with and using environmentally sound management; Risk based PCB equipment phase out plans prepared and in place in utilities companies Republic Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Togo Participating utilities equipped with and using environmentally sound management & tracking systems for PCB equipment & Risk based PCB equipment phase out plans prepared and 8

9 in place in utilities companies; Regional operators trained and licensed to provide collection and transport services Phase B (HARD) : Regional treatment centre for PCB equipment established; Transformers (target 3600 units) drained and collected to national storage hubs; Transformers (target 3600 units) transported to regional treatment centre ; Reduce costs related to identification, collection, transport and process of obsolete pesticides and other wastes. 2010/ Sustainable schemes for ESM and PCB treatment; Participating utilities equipped with and using environmentally sound management; Risk based PCB equipment phase out plans prepared and in place in utilities companies Transformers treated at regional centre (target 3682 units containing or 9

10 contaminated with PCBs, XXX suspected units) ; Test burn of PCB contaminated oils (<500ppm) at regionally suitable cement kiln ; Stakeholder awareness ; Project activities monitored by independent authority 3. DATABASE 3.1 Analysis and Conception of Pops data base 3.2. Data collection 3.3. Realization of Pops data base Make available information on pesticides and pops 2010/ $US Implementation of data base SCS 10

11 4. RULE FRAMEWORK 4.1. Valuation of environment rules linked directly or indirectly to Pops management in countries Elaboration of a rule project by a working group composed with environment legalists of countries having a current rule Which covers and takes sufficiently in account environment aspects and impact on wealth. Establish legal framework respecting international agreements related to chemical products management including pops define regional rule basis(directive)which will be reference in the implementation of regional rule 2010/ $US Availability and application of legal texts related to ecologically rational management of pops FEM FFEM GEF FFEM 4.2. Regional restitution workshop Autres partenaires 4.3. Training of Provide to region Private sector 11

12 stakeholders To rules application productors,deciders and governments informations on legal aspects of pops management Implementation of activities in each country customs Transit societies Points focaux SAICM, SAICM Bâle et Stockholm Basel &Stockholm Port authorities UNEP UNIDO FFEM 4.4.Technical assistance to other countries to implement national rule in accordance with other national laws 5. TRAINING Training to how to use pops and PCB management book 6. INVENTORIES provide legal assistance to countries in national rule elaboration Reinforce technical capacities on pops analysis and management during life cycle phases 2010/ $US Regional harmonization of rules and other implied actors are formed in the use of textbooks 12

13 6.1. Valuation and update of PNMO traceability systems of pesticides(illegal importation and recycle $US The PNMO are estimated are estimated, the weakness / contraints are identified and proposed solutions )in polarized countries 2010/ Full inventory of obsolete pesticides in polarized countries 7. TREATMENT UNITY Feasibility study to implement regional unit of collect Platform and temporary storage of pesticides, used oils and processing of obsolete PCB Identify sites able to host unit to process obsolete pesticides, PCB and used oils, 2010/ $ US Options of a regional unit of a platform of grouping and temporary storage of pesticides, used oils and treatment of the obsolete PCB are identified and taken GEF ASP BM SCS SCB Specialized agencies of private sector 13