Public awareness and participation for elimination of POPs and its sources from Nepal
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are chemical substances that persist in the environment, bioacculumate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to the human health and the environment.
The project is aimed to address mainly the unintentional sources of POPs from waste burning at health care setting as well as in open burning. In addition to this, the industrial chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) contaminated transformer oil is being used in massively used in the grill workshops in the welding machine and thus once again produced furan the know POPs is aimed to address through this proposed project.
The first part deals under this proposed proposal is to research and advocate for minimize the production or release of unintentional POPs such as dioxin and furan, especially from the solid waste and medical waste, and also burning in various sub standards so called incinerators in most of the government and private health care institutions. These will help in implementation of NIP`s second prioritized activities.
The second part of the proposed project is to carry out the assessment of the use of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) contaminated transformer oils in over 1000 welding workshop in Kathmandu Valley thus producing Furan and hence the people including children's working in the workshop as well as nearby communities are exposed to these noxious gases. These will also help in implementation of NIP`s second prioritized activities.
In addition to this, the overall information and dissemination of the National Implementation plan along with very brief information on the 12 old POPs (Aldrin, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Endrin, Heptachlo,Mirex, Toxaphene, DDT, Hexachlorobenzene, PCBs, Chlorinated dioxins, Chlorinated fuans) as well as 9 new POPs (octa BDE, penta BDE, PFOS, alpha ?-HCH, ?- HCH, chlordecone, HBB, lindane and PeCB) will be shared among the wider sector of stakeholders while carrying out TOT and Regional Training as well as disseminating the massage through mass media.
The project is aimed to address mainly the unintentional sources of POPs from waste burning at health care setting as well as in open burning. In addition to this, the industrial chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) contaminated transformer oil is being used in massively used in the grill workshops in the welding machine and thus once again produced furan the know POPs is aimed to address through this proposed project.
The first part deals under this proposed proposal is to research and advocate for minimize the production or release of unintentional POPs such as dioxin and furan, especially from the solid waste and medical waste, and also burning in various sub standards so called incinerators in most of the government and private health care institutions. These will help in implementation of NIP`s second prioritized activities.
The second part of the proposed project is to carry out the assessment of the use of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) contaminated transformer oils in over 1000 welding workshop in Kathmandu Valley thus producing Furan and hence the people including children's working in the workshop as well as nearby communities are exposed to these noxious gases. These will also help in implementation of NIP`s second prioritized activities.
In addition to this, the overall information and dissemination of the National Implementation plan along with very brief information on the 12 old POPs (Aldrin, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Endrin, Heptachlo,Mirex, Toxaphene, DDT, Hexachlorobenzene, PCBs, Chlorinated dioxins, Chlorinated fuans) as well as 9 new POPs (octa BDE, penta BDE, PFOS, alpha ?-HCH, ?- HCH, chlordecone, HBB, lindane and PeCB) will be shared among the wider sector of stakeholders while carrying out TOT and Regional Training as well as disseminating the massage through mass media.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Center for Public Health and Environmental Development
Country:
Nepal
Area Of Work:
Chemicals
Grant Amount:
US$ 35,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 130,471.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 5,300.00
Project Number:
NEP/SGP/OP4/03/CORE/09/03
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Replication of project activities
1. Replication of Model of Health Care Waste Management
CEPHED had supported to develop mercury free and environmentally sound health care waste management hospital at Kanti Children Hospital has been replicated in other two hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley (Stupa Community Hospital and Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital) and other two hospitals in Eastern Development Region at BP Koirala Institute for Health Sciences Dharan and Nobel Hospital in Biratnagar. These replication endeavors have been supported by World Health Organization (WHO), SSNC Sweden and Toxics Link, New Delhi.
2. Replication of dry welding machine based Metal Grill Workshop
Although it is difficult to say how many Grill Entrepreneurs have switched to dry welding machine due to project intervention, the grill entrepreneurs have voluntarily switched to application of dry welding machine. The Grill entrepreneurs Association has on the other hand started to record the data of dry welding machine. As per communication with Mr. Mohan Katuwal, President Federation Grill and Metal Fabricators Entrepreneur, in Dec 2012, so far about 20,000 Grill entrepreneurs have small dry welding machine up to 300 wattage capacity and about 5000 Grill entrepreneurs have got the large dry welding machine upto 500 wattage capacity and trend is on rise.
Planning gef grant
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MOSTE), focal ministry of POPs convention also started implementing GEF MSP on "Environmentally Sound Management of PCBs" with the support of UNIDO (MoEnv, GON/UNIDO/GEF). The total project cost from GEF is 880000 US$ with equal co financing from Government. The objective of the project is to establish environmentally sound management practices for PCBs and to gradual phase-out and disposal of existing old stocks of PCB-containing equipments and waste.
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Indicators
Biophysical
Reduction in the amount released into the environment or elimination of POPs through the SGP Kilogram (Kg) of Toxaphene (C10H10Cl8) eliminated or release into the environment prevented
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SGP Country office contact
Mr. Vivek Dhar Sharma
Phone:
00977-1-5550119
Fax:
00977-1-5530269
Email:
Address
UNDP, P.O. Box 107
Kathmandu
Kathmandu
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