Browsing Project Reports by Author "Industry and Economy Division"
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Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the African Region - Regional Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are characterized by certain toxic properties which include resistance to degradation in the environment, bioaccumulation across food chains and long-range transportation though air, ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the Asian Region - Regional Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are characterized by certain toxic properties which include resistance to degradation in the environment, bioaccumulation across food chains and long-range transportation though air, ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the Latin American and Caribbean Region - Regional Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are characterized by certain toxic properties which include resistance to degradation in the environment, bioaccumulation across food chains and long-range transportation though air, ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the Pacific Islands Region - Regional Report
(2024-04)This report addresses activities and results in support of the global monitoring plan (GMP) as stipulated by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and coordinated by the United Nations Environment ... -
Global Monitoring Plan on POPs: Sustainability analysis - Synthesis Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-11)The Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a framework that enables collection of comparable monitoring data from all regions of the world to evaluate the ... -
How Algeria is Switching to a Circular Economy: Building climate resilience and resource efficiency
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)Algeria considers the SCP-NAP to be one of the implementation tools for its National Strategy for Environment and Sustainable Development, through which it hopes to achieve its goals under Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable ... -
How Egypt is Switching to a Circular Economy: Building climate resilience and resource efficiency
(2023-11)Egypt’s NAP was based upon its 2013 Green Economy Scoping Study, which assessed the potential for a transition to a green and more sustainable economy. The NAP is considered a significant milestone on the road to integrating ... -
How Israel is Switching to a Circular Economy
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)In Israel, the Ministries of Environmental Protection and Economy conducted a year-long scoping process to gather information about what could be done, and what was being doing. SwitchMed supported a series of eight workshops ... -
How Jordan is switching to a circular economy
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)SwitchMed supported the Ministry of Environment in bringing together more than 300 participants to workshops that supported the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in developing its NAP. Jordan decided as part of this process that ... -
How Lebanon is switching to a circular economy
(2023-11)Lebanon’s NAP process began with a thorough assessment of the state of SCP in the country, and a review of existing policies and actions in the industrial sector. A plan was developed for cleaner production in Lebanese ... -
How Morocco is switching to a circular economy
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)In developing its National Framework Plan for Morocco, the country examined a number of strategic orientations, including the economic and behavioural changes needed for ecological transition, incentives for business and ... -
How Palestine is switching to a circular economy
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)Palestine’s NAP process began with wide-ranging consultations and a thorough assessment of the state of SCP in the country. More than 300 people took part in the development process. The NAP was conceived in line with the ... -
How Tunisia is switching to a circular economy
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)Tunisia’s NAP process began with a thorough assessment of the state of SCP in the country, and from that two 10-year plans were developed, one for the agri-food sector and the other for tourism. Development of the NAP, and ... -
Organization and Outcomes of Four Rounds of Interlaboratory Assessments on Persistent Organic Pollutants
(2023-12)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been shown to adversely impact human health and the environment. Concern over POPs is also attributed to their stability and persistence in the environment, potential to undergo ... -
Results of Air Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants - Sectoral Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)The Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) under the Stockholm Convention on POPs is a tool that collects information on POPs in the environment and in humans. The GMP is a key component of the effectiveness evaluation of the ... -
Results of Water Monitoring on Persistent Organic Pollutants - Sectoral Report
(2024-04)This report summarizes and assesses the results from four regional UNEP/GEF GMP2 projects coordinated and implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to support implementation of the global monitoring ... -
Review of Facts, Experiences, Achievements, and Challenges in Relation to POPs Monitoring
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-12)This review is based on the review of information from the implementation of the Global Monitoring Plan in core media (ambient air, human breast milk/blood, water) by strategic partnerships and by the United Nations ...
