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Ghana NIP Main 2020Fnl 3.Cdr ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - GHANA NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (2018 REVISED EDITION) ACCRA, JUNE 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he successful preparation of the updating/revision of Ghana's first National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is another success story of a multi-stakeholder Tcollaboration for the sound management of chemicals and wastes in Ghana. The hard work, cooperation and support by all national stakeholder institutions and individuals deserve recognition and appreciation. We are highly grateful to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for providing financial support for the current edition of the NIP Development and the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) which served as Implementing Agency and for also providing technical support. We would like to express our profound gratitude to the team of national experts, who were involved at different stages in the course of developing the updated/revised NIP, for their invaluable time and input. We are particularly indebted to the following individuals and their respective institutions that constituted the National Coordinating Team/Project Steering Committee: Mr. Daniel S. Amlalo and Mr. John A. Pwamang (Environmental Protection Agency, National Project Directors); Dr. Sam Adu-Kumi (Environmental Protection Agency, National Project Coordinator); Mr. Fredua Agyeman (Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation); Dr. (Mrs.) Edith Clarke (Ministry of Health/Ghana Health Service); Dr. Felicia Ansah-Amprofi (Ministry of Food and Agriculture/Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate); Mr. Ebenezer Appah-Sampong (Environmental Protection Agency); Mr. Anthony A. Mensah (Ghana Revenue Service /Customs Division); Ms. Shiela Kangberee Issah Nikabs (Ministry of Trade and Industry); Mr. Peter Asigbe (Electricity Company of Ghana); Mr. Fred Ohene-Mensah (Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations/Department of Factories Inspectorate); Prof. J. H. Ephraim (formerly Catholic University College of Ghana); Prof. Shiloh Osae (Ghana Atomic Energy Commission); Prof. D. O. Ansa-Asare (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research/Water Research Institute); Mr. Emmanuel A. Mensah (General Transport and Petroleum Workers Union of Trades Union Congress of Ghana); Mr. Emmanuel Gyimah Agyeman-Yeboah (Association of Ghana Industries); and Dr. Michael Dade (Volta River Authority). Also we want to express profound gratitude to the international consultant Dr. Roland Weber for the thorough guide through the complex matters of listed POPs and all other support. We are equally grateful to the following personalities who served on the various Expert Task Teams: Mr. Emmanuel Aboagye ( Ministry of Food and Agriculture/Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate); Mr. Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana Agricultural Input Dealers Association); Mrs. Angela Owusu (Ghana Revenue Service /Customs Division); Mr. Stephen Amoah (Ghana Grid Company); Dr. Jonathan Hogarth (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology); Prof. Kofi Essumang (University of Cape Coast); Mrs. Esi Nerquaye-Tetteh (Environmental Protection Agency); Mr. Samuel Kwarteng (Ghana National Fire Service); Prof. Joseph Fianko (Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences); Dr. Crentsil K. Bempah (Ghana Atomic Energy Commission); Mrs. Angelina Mensah (Environmental Protection Agency); Mr. Emmanuel Odjam Akumatey (Ecological Restoration); Ms. Lawrencia Kwarteng (Environment Youth Action Network); Dr. K. A. Asante (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research/Water Research Institute); Mr. Emmanuel Appoh (Environmental Protection Agency); Dr. Paul Osei-Fosu (Ghana Standards Authority); Mrs. Eliasu Sallah (Attorney Generals Department); and Mr. Larsey Mensah (formerly of Environmental Protection Agency). The following persons, all of the Environmental Protection Agency, who coordinated the activities of the various Expert Task Teams are highly appreciated: Mr. Joseph C. Edmund; Mr. Lovelace Sarpong; Mrs. Kafui Boni; and Mrs. Felisa Owusu-Darko. Finally, Mrs. Irene Parker Allotey; Ms. Anifat Abubakar-Mahama; Mr. Faisal Seidu; and Mr. Nathan Quao who served at the Project Coordinating Unit, deserve equal mentioning and gratitude. John A. Pwamang Ag. Executive Director, Accra, June 2019 1 FOREWORD ersistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are among emerging global chemicals management concerns which demand urgent concerted action by governments, industry, civil society and the international community to Preduce their negative impacts on human health and the environment. This project was coordinated by the Environmental Protection Agency in the framework of the Global Environment Facility Expedited Enabling Activity “Review and Update of the National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Ghana (UNEP Contract Number: PCA/2014/003/Ghana P1-33 GFL-000464)”. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded the preparation of the Review and Updated NIP with the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) acting as the GEF Implementing Agency. Mr. Daniel S. Amlalo, the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency served as the National Project Coordinator, whilst Dr. Sam Adu-Kumi, Ag. Director of the Chemicals Control and Management Centre (the Project Coordinating Unit) of the Environmental Protection Agency served as the National Project Coordinator. Ghana's National Implementation Plan (NIP) elaborates the current POPs situation and details the commitments and ongoing activities for the control and management of POPs. The focus of the NIP is in line with the National Environmental Action Plan, and the Ghana Government's Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies 2017-2024 among others. The implementation of the NIP constitute an important step towards meeting the commitments of the World Summit on Sustainable Development whose goal is to ensure that, by 2020, chemicals are produced and used in ways that minimize their significant adverse effects on human health and the environment. The NIP ultimately seeks to contribute to the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The necessity in promoting synergies among related Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) notably the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, among others is highlighted in the NIP. Recognizing that the environment is the common heritage for present and future generations, the Government of Ghana will endeavour to support the implementation of the measures, actions and activities outlined in the NIP to reduce and ultimately eliminate POPs and other toxic substances from Ghana. All the POP- pesticides covered by the Stockholm Convention have long been prohibited from use in Ghana. The challenges for the country therefore pertain mainly to PCBs, Brominated Flame Retardants, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), unintentionally produced POPs (dioxins and furans amongst others) from uncontrolled combustion processes and the management of sites contaminated by POPs and other toxic substances. The Action Plans of the updated NIP outlines priority areas that require attention for Ghana to realize the objective of the Stockholm Convention of protecting human health and the environment from the harmful impacts of POPs. The areas include the following: · Information, education and communication strategy to create awareness on POPs; · Improvement in policy and legal framework; · Institutional strengthening and capacity building; · Development of appropriate and environmentally sound technologies, cleaner production and promotion of Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practices (BEP); and · Development of infrastructure and technical capabilities for analyzing POPs in biota and various environmental media. It is envisaged that the updated National Implementation Plan will be serve as a living document to reflect future decisions made by the Government of Ghana and by the Conference of the Parties such as amendments to the Convention or its annexes, including the addition of chemicals to Annexes A, B or C. 2 I wish to thank all national stakeholders and our global development partners whose immense contributions made the preparation of the current edition of the NIP possible. This Plan is certainly one of the most important elements towards Ghana's full compliance with the Stockholm Convention on POPs, and it significantly represents Ghana's contribution to the protection of the global environment. Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng Minister Of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation June, 2019 3 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AG Attorney General AGI Association of Ghana Industries AMCEN African Ministerial Conference on Environment ATL Akosombo Textiles Limited AU African Union BAT Best Available Technique BCF Bioconcentration Factor BECE Basic Education Certificate Examinations BEP Best Environmental Practice BOST Bulk Oil Storage and Transport CAS Chemical Abstract Service CBO Community Based Organisation CCMC Chemicals Control and Management Centre CEG Criteria Expert Group CEPS Customs Excise and Preventive Service CIEN Chemical Information Exchange
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