About the International POPs Elimination Project

On May 1^st 2004, the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN http://www.ipen.org) launched a global NGO project called International POPs Elimination Project (IPEP) in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The Global Environment Facility (GEF) provided core funding for the project IPEP, which has three main goals: 

• Encourage and enable NGOs in 40 developing and transitional countries to engage in activities that provide concrete and immediate contributions to country efforts in preparing for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention; 

• Enhance the skills and knowledge of NGOs to help build their capacity as effective stakeholders in the Convention implementation process; 

• Help establish regional and national NGO coordination and capacity in all regions of the world in support of longer term efforts to achieve chemical safety. 

IPEP will support preparation of reports on local situations, hotspots and regional policy activities briefs. Three main types of activities are supported by IPEP: participation in the National Implementation Plan, awareness training and seminars, and public awareness and information campaigns. 

For more information, please see http://www.ipen.org 

IPEN gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Global Environment Facility, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Swiss Agency for the Environment Forests and Landscape, the Canada POPs Fund, and the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM). 

The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and not necessarily the views of the institutions that provided management and/or financial support. 

This report is available in the following languages: Portuguese and English.