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Copyright :2007 MOEST, Nepal 1 Printed at : Aaryan Offset Press Pvt. Ltd. Phone : 4238413, 2071844 Gratis copy-This copy is not for sale Published by: Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology POPs Enabling Activities Project (GF/NEP/02/018) Singh Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone:+977-1-4220970 Fax: +977-1-4242138/4220970 2 The National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention was prepared under the UNIDO Contract GF/NEP/02/018 within the framework of the Project entitled “Enabling Activities to facilitate early action on the Implementation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)”, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Authorities and Experts A. POPs Project Mr. Jayram Adhikari – National Project Coordinator Mr. Shanker Prasad Shreshta – Assistant Officer Mr. Krishan Bahadur Khatri – Messanger B. Members of the Steering Committee: Scretary at the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Chairman Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) Member Director General, Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology Member Program Director, Plant Protection Directorate (MOAC) Member Director, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health (MOH) Member Chief Entomologist, National Agriculture Research Council (NARC) Member Director, Environment & Social Study Division, NEA Member Expert, Prof. Emeritus Fanindra P. Neupane, PhD Member NGO Representative (from NEFEJ) Member National Coordinator UNIDO Nepal Office Observer National Project Coordinator, POPs Project (MOEST) Member–Secretary C. Experts engaged in the inventory procedures of POPs 1. Dr. Bhupendra Devkota – Expert on Chemicals PCBs 2. Mr. Dhrub Narayan Manandhar – Expert on Chemicals Pesticides 3. Mr. Narendra Prasad Pokhrel – Expert on Chemicals – PCDD/F D. Authors and Experts involved in the Preparation of the NIP Dr. Bhupendra Devkota, Expert for preparation of NIP Dr. Badri B.S. Dangol, Expert for Extension and Communication Strategy Mr. Suman Sharma, Expert for preparation of Action Plan Mr. Ram Charitra Sah, Expert for preparation of Management Option and Technology Transfer i ii iii List of Acronyms a.i. : active ingredient AAS : Atom Absorption Spectrophotometer ABC : Atmospheric Brown Cloud AIC : Agricultural Input Company AICC : Agriculture Information and Communication Centre APC : Air Pollution Control devices BAT : Best Available Techniques BEP : Best Environmental Practices BHC : Benzene hexachloride BT : Bacillus thuringiensis CARE/N Centre for Agricultural Research and Education/Nepal CBS : Central Bureau of Statistics CDB : Cotton Development Board CDC : Central Department of Chemistry CEAMP Community Environmental Awareness and Management Project CEPREAD : Centre for Environmental Policy, Research, Extension and Development CEPHED : Center for Public Health and Environmental Development CFRL : Central Food Research Laboratory CITES : Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora DADO : District Agriculture Development Office DANIDA : Danish International Development Agency DDT : Dichlorodiphenyl Trichloroethane DEEBS : Department of Environmental Engineering and Biological Sciences DFTQC : Department of Food Technology and Quality Control DOA : Department of Agriculture DOHS : Department of Health Services DSWC : Department of Soil and Water Conservation DWIDP : Department of Water Induced Disaster Program ECCA : Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness ECD : Electron Capture Detector EDCD : Epidemiology and Disease Control Division EIA : Environmental Impact Assessment ELAW : Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide ENPHO : Environmental and Public Health Organization EPA : Environment Protection Act EPR : Environment Protection Regulations FAO : Food and Agriculture Organization FID : Flame Ionization Detector FNCCI : Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries FO : Furnace oil FOB : Friends of Bagmati FOEI : Friends of the Earth-International GAIA : Global Alliance of Incinerator Alternative GC : Gas Chromatograph GEF : Global Environment Facility gTEQ : Gram Toxic Equivalent with 2,3,7,8 TCDD iv HCI : Health Care Institutions HPLC : High Performance Liquid Chromatography HPTLC : High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography IAAS : Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences ICIMOD : International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ICT : Information and Communication Technology IEE : Initial Environmental Examination IFAD : International Fund for Agricultural Development IFCS : International Forum for Chemical Safety ITTA : International Tropical Timber Agreement IUCN : International Union on Conservation of Nature (World Conservation Union) JEMC : Janak Education Materials Centre KMC : Kathmandu Metropolitan City KU : Kathmandu University KVA : Kilo Volt Ampere LCD : Law and Convention Division MOAC : Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives MOF : Ministry of Finance MOFSC : Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation MOHP : Ministry of Health and Population MOICS : Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies MOLD : Ministry of Local Development MOPE : Ministry of Population and Environment MOWR : Ministry of Water Resources MS : Mass Spectroscopy MW : Megawatt NARC : Nepal Agricultural Research Council NAST : Nepal Academy of Science and Technology NBSM : Nepal Bureau of Standard and Metrology NEA : Nepal Electricity Authority NEFEJ : Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists NES : National Education System NESS : Nepal Environmental and Scientific Services NFL : National Forensic Laboratory NGOs : Non Governmental Organizations NIP : National Implementation Plan NPC : National Planning Commission NPV : Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus NRCT : Nepal River Conservation Trust NRs : Nepalese Rupees NSC : National Seed Company NSDS : National Sustainable Development Strategy NTV : Nepal Television OCB : Oil Circuit Breakers ODS : Ozone Depleting Substances PCBs : Polychnorinated Biphenyls PCDD/F : Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans PIC : Prior Inform Consent PMTC : POPs Management Technical Committee POPs : Persistent Organic Pollutants PPD : Plant Protection Directorate v PRTR : Pollutant Release and Transfer Register SAARC : South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation SCISC : Steering Committee on the Implementation of Stockholm Convention SEF : Save the Environment Foundation SEJ : Society of Environmental Journalists SHELGA : Society for Human right, Environment. Law and Governance Activities SIIR : Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, New Delhi (India) SOE : State of the Environment SWC : Social Welfare Council SWMRMC : Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Centre SWOT : Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats TCD : Thermal Conductivity Detector TCDD : Tetrachloro dibenzo-p-dioxin TCDF : Tetrachloro dibenzo-p-furan TLC : Thin Layer Chromatography TU : Tribhuvan University UNCCD : United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNDP : United Nations Development Program UNEP : United Nations Environment Program UNFCCC : United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNIDO : United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNITAR : United Nations Institute for Training and research USD : US Dollars UV-Vis : Ultra Violet and Visual Spectroscopy VDCs : Village Development Committees WEPCO : Women Environment Prevention Committee WHO : World Health Organization WP : Wettable Powder WTO : World Trade Organization WWF : World Wildlife Fund μg/l : Microgram per liter vi Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS.......................................................................................................................................... IV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................1 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................9 1.1 STOCKHOLM CONVENTION, ITS AIMS AND ITS OBLIGATIONS ........................................................................9 1.2 THE KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE CONVENTION..................................................................................................9 1.3 PROVISIONS OF THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION .........................................................................................10 1.4 NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (NIP)..................................................................................................11 2. COUNTRY BASELINE.................................................................................................................................13 2.1 COUNTRY PROFILE .....................................................................................................................................13 2.1.1 Geography and population ................................................................................................................13 2.2 INSTITUTIONAL, POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ..........................................................................17 2.2.1 Environmental policy, sustainable development policy and general legislative framework..............17 2.2.2 Roles and responsibilities of ministries, agencies and other governmental institutions involved in POPs life cycles (from source to disposal, environmental fate and health monitoring) and controlling institutions...................................................................................................................................................18
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