Under the Stockholm Convention, countries are required to build and maintain detailed inventories of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) to develop and update National Implementation Plans (NIPs). Customs import and export records often serve as a key source of information for these inventories. Read More

 At the core of a country’s efforts to comply with the Article 7 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is the National Implementation Plan (NIP). As a roadmap, this strategic document outlines national policies, priorities and actions for managing and eliminating… Read More

This blog post is based on the remarks of Mr. Victor Hugo Estellano Schulze on the Global Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) roundtable “National Implementation Plans: Research needs and opportunities in Asia” held on 17 June 2025.Laying the Foundations for Global POPs MonitoringOver the… Read More

Background of Case StudiesSupported by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS), Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) has carried out gender-focused studies in Kenya working in partnership with Center for Environment Justice and Development (CEJAD), with ongoing… Read More

This blog post was developed summarising the intervention of Guyana on the Global Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) roundtable Inside the POPs Inventory: Lessons, Challenges and Successes from the Global NIP Update held on 14 April 2025.As a Party to the Stockholm Convention, Guyana has… Read More

 This blog post is based on the remarks of Dr. Ramesh Kumar on the Global Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) roundtable “National Implementation Plans: Research needs and opportunities in Asia” held on 17 June 2025.Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) pose a complex challenge for… Read More

Decades of Regional Gender CommitmentsLatin America and the Caribbean have established an important trajectory of gender equality commitments spanning nearly five decades. Read More

This blog post was developed summarising the intervention of Côte d’Ivoire on the Global Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) roundtable Inside the POPs Inventory: Lessons, Challenges and Successes from the Global NIP Update held on 14 April 2025.Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) pose a… Read More

 This blog post is based on the remarks of Ms. Yuyun Ismawati on the Global Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) roundtable “National Implementation Plans: Research needs and opportunities in Asia” held on 17 June 2025.Civil society is increasingly recognised as a vital force in the… Read More

 This blog post is based on the remarks of Dr. Gilbert Kuepouo on the Global Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) roundtable “National Implementation Plans: Research needs and opportunities in Africa” held on 10 June 2025.Africa is grappling with significant obstacles in assessing and… Read More