By:

Jacqueline AlvarezSecretariat of the Stockholm Convention

Modified by:

Carmela CentenoUNIDO

Development of the inventories of the new POPs: methodology

OBJECTIVES OF POPS INVENTORIES• Basis for prioritization, action plan development &

management strategies. • Assessment of the current country situation• It provide a basis for the reporting obligations.• Identify information gaps • Need for further financial or technical support.

Know where to find relevant information!

• NIPs Guidance package• General Guidance Documents• Supporting documents• Resources available• Webinars

• Inventory Guidance Documents

NIPs package: http://chm.pops.int/Implementation/NIPs/Guidance/tabid/2882/Default.aspx

General guidance

Guidance for socio-economic

assessments *

Guidance for action plan costing

Guidance for developing a NIPReview-Update

REVISED

* No changes

NEW

NIPs package: http://chm.pops.int/Implementation/NIPs/Guidance/tabid/2882/Default.aspx

PBDEs inventory guidance

PFOS inventory guidance

General guidance Inventories

Guidance for the control of the import and export of POPs

Guidance for strengthening the regulatory framework to enable regular monitoring products and articles that may contain new POPs

Guidance for BAT/BEP for production & use

of PFOS

Labelling of products and articles

Action plan development

Guidance for BAT/BEP for recycling & waste disposal of articles containing PBDEs

Guidance for socio-economic

assessments *

Guidance for action plan costing

Guidance for developing a NIPReview-Update

REVISED

* No changes

Supporting documents

NEW

Additional Resources

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

General

Step-by-step companion guide to the review and updating of the National Implementation Plans – 2011

Lessons learned and good practices in the development of national implementation plans for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Resources already available

Thematic, e.g. PCB

Guidelines for the identification of PCBs and materials containing PCBs UNEP Chemicals

PCB Inventory Form UNEP Chemicals

PCBs Elimination Network (PEN) magazine SSC

Resources already available

BAT/BEP for Annex C chemicals

Toolkit for quantification of dioxin and furan releases

Waste disposal of POPs (Basel Convention)Under revision by SIWG

WEBINARS ON NIP UPDATING

Types of webinars (in English/Spanish/French)

Lindane in pharmaceutical uses

Coordinating mechanisms

BDES inventory

PFOS inventory

New POPs pesticides inventory

BDEs BAT and BEP

PFOS BAT and BEP

Priority setting

Import control

Regulatory framework

Labeling

http://chm.pops.int/Implementation/TechnicalAssistance/Webinars/tabid/1529/Default.aspx

WWW.POPS.INT

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Tiered approach

3.1.1: Establish a national inventory

team

3.1.3: Define inventory objectives

and scope

3.1.4: Develop the work plan for the

national inventory

Step 2: Choosing data collection methodologies

Step 1: Planning of the inventory

Step 4: Managing and evaluating data

Step 3: Collecting and compiling data from sectors

Industry sector Consumer market

Wastes, stockpiles and contaminated

sites

3.1.2: Identify key stakeholders

* might require revisits

Step 5: Preparing an inventory report

Fire-fighting foams, pesticides and aviation hydraulic fluids

STRUCTURE OF THE INVENTORY GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

STEPS TO CONDUCT A POP-PBDE INVENTORY

Tiered approach

Establish national inventory team

Define inventory scope

Develop the work plan

Step 2: Choosing data collection methodologies

Step 1: Planning the inventory

Step 4: Managing and evaluating the data

Step 3: Collecting and compiling data from key sectors

EEE in use, stocks, in recycling and waste

Transport sector and end-of-life vehicles

Other uses (e.g. furniture, mattresses, textiles)

Contaminated sites

Identify key stakeholders

Step 5: Preparing the inventory report

Tiered approach

Establish national inventory team

Define inventory objectives/scope

Develop work plan national Inventory

Step 2: Choosing data collection methodologies

Step 1: Planning of the inventory

Step 4: Managing and evaluating data

Step 3: Collecting and compiling data from sectors

Industry sector

Consumer market

Wastes, stock piles Contaminated sites

Identify key stakeholders

Step 5: Preparing an inventory report

Fire-fighting foams, pesticides and aviation hydraulic fluids

STEPS TO CONDUCT A PFOS INVENTORY

IDENTIFICATION/CONTROL OF NEW POPS IN THE LIFE CYCLE STAGES AND ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS

Import• Gov. • Custom

Use•NGOs •Citizen

End-of-Life Articles/Stockpiles• Government• MoE, MoI• Factory inspection

Recycling• Government• MoE; MoI• Local inspection

Landfill•Government •Factory insp.

Sewage Sludge/ Biosolids•Government•Agricultural ministry

Export• Gov.• Custom

PARTY/COUNTRY

Thermal treatments•Government •Factory insp.

Production - chemical- product- articles• Government• MoI; MoE• Factory insp.

Trade & Sales•Government• CA Market Surveillance

Re-use•NGOs •Citizen

Production and use phase Waste Management

Multiple Sources Multiple Sources

Import• Gov. • Custom

Use•NGOs •Citizen

End-of-Life Articles/Stockpiles• Government• MoE, MoI• Factory inspection

Recycling• Government• MoE; MoI• Local inspection

Landfill•Government •Factory insp.

Sewage Sludge/ Biosolids•Government•Agricultural ministry

Export• Gov.• Custom

PARTY/COUNTRY

Thermal treatments•Government •Factory insp.

Production - chemical- product- articles• Government• MoI; MoE• Factory insp.

Trade & Sales•Government• CA Market Surveillance

Re-use•NGOs •Citizen

Production and use phase Waste Management

Multiple Sources Multiple Sources

Step 1 – Planning of the Inventory

1. National inventory team: e.g. National EPA, Food Agency and Customs w/project leader in EPA (The National focal point)

2. Identification of key stakeholders

• Tools:

– National registers/phone books

– Web search

– Interviews, e-mails,

• Strategy for contact in this stage could be:

– Preliminary consultations with larger stakeholders

– Stakeholder group meetings for key focal areas

Step 1 – Planning of the Inventory

3. Objectives and scope:

Textiles and furnitures

Fire-fighting foams

Aviation hydraulic fluids Import/export

articles and chemicals

Waste

Stockpiles

Contaminated sites

Examples of focal sectors

Step 1 – Planning of the Inventory

Stage 1: Planning

• Preliminary survey• Identification of

scope• Workplan

Stage 2-4

•Initial assessment in targeted areas•Stakeholders identified•STAKEHOLDER MEETING)

Stage 4

• Preliminary survey

• Data collection and compilation w questionnaires

• More in-depth analysis

Data management and reporting

4. Workplan: Example w/ sub project on XXX sector

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National inventory team (NIT)

Identified Experts/Consultants

Identified Experts/Consultants

Identified Experts/Consultants together w NIT

STEP 2 – CHOOSING METHODOLOGY FOR DATA COLLECTION

(TIERED APPROACH)

TIER IInitial

Assessment

Resources(including. technical)

Complexity of inventory

Outputs/results

Desk study, consultations with stakeholders, information from customs

Overview of focal sectors/Definition of scope

STEP 2 – CHOOSING METHODOLOGY FOR DATA COLLECTION

(TIERED APPROACH)

TIER IIIIn depth inventory

TIER IInitial

Assessment

TIER IIPreliminary inventory

Resources(including. technical)

Site visits, samplingand analysis,

Data collection from identified stakeholders

Complexity of inventory

Outputs/results

Desk study, consultations with stakeholders, information from customs

Overview of focal sectors/Definition of scope

Quantification; Scale of problems in key sectors / data gaps

Quantifications/Screening: Detailed understanding of problems in key sectors

Step 3 – Collecting and compiling data from sectors Methodology for data collection

The inventory needs to investigate: - Production in the country

- Industries using chemicals - Products and articles

- Professional users - Waste fraction /stockpiles /contaminated sites

Focal sectors to investigate

Legal framework: exists?

Step 4 – Managing and evaluating the data

Data managementTemplatesExamples Mechanism for evaluating the inventory

To identify

– gaps and limitations and measures needed to complete the inventory

– if the obligations under the SC are fulfilled and the necessary actions needed to fulfill them

– the need of notification to the registers of acceptable purposes and specific exemptions under the Convention

• The evaluation will be the basis for updating the NIP and development of an Action Plan for the POP

• Gaps, limitations and necessary actions will be valuable information in the NIP, and can be necessary for applying for funds

The collected data can be evaluated and validated by presenting it to national stakeholders and experts and possibly at international platforms (e.g. regional workshops) for getting feedback.

Assessment of inventories by external review of the data. Plausibility considerations: For several of the newly listed POPs total

historic production volumes and and/or current production volumes are known. The developed inventories can be compared against these numbers for a plausibility check.

Evaluation and validation of inventories

Measured data from own monitoring effort or information from other monitoring studies can be used for validation purpose.

Material and substance flow analysis: MFA/SFA can help to validate inventories developed for the newly listed POPs along their life cycle.

Also comparison with inventories of other countries can contribute to the evaluation and validation process.

Step 5 – Preparing an inventory report The essential elements of the report:

• Objectives and scope

• Description of data methodology used and how data were gathered

• Final results of the inventory in each sector considered a priority for that country (using a format to be provided in the guidelines, as such or adapted from that format)

• Results of the gap-analysis and limitations identified for completion of the inventory

• Further actions (e.g. stakeholder involvement, data collection strategies) to be taken to complete the inventory and recommendations.

Other information (e.g. stakeholder list), depending on the national requirements, could be included in the report.

Questions?Comments?

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