Seventh Meeting of the Executive Board of the Special Programme to Support Institutional Strengthening

The seventh meeting of the Executive Board of the Special Programme to support institutional strengthening at the national level for implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the Minamata convention and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) took place online on 28th March to 1st April 2022.

The main objective of the meeting was to review the eligible and complete applications submitted for the fifth round of applications for funding from the Special Programme.

The Executive Board approved 9 projects amounting to US$ 2,641.160. The approved projects were selected taking into account the project’s merits, regional balance and priority to countries with least capacity, taking into account the special needs of least development countries and small island developing states, as listed below:

Burkina Faso: Strengthening Burkina Faso's national capacities for sustainable management of chemicals and hazardous waste

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Strengthening DRC’s National capacity to implement the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Minamata Conventions including SAICM.

Madagascar: Strengthening preventive, promotional and preparatory health sector interventions for an effective response to chemical events and accidents in Madagascar

Uganda: Strengthening National Capacity to Implement Control Procedures under the Rotterdam, Stockholm Basel and Minamata Conventions in the Republic of Uganda

Zambia: To strengthen institutional capacity for the sound management of chemicals and wastes in Zambia

Zimbabwe: Strengthening Legal and Institutional Infrastructures for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Wastes in Zimbabwe

Serbia: Further strengthening of national capacity and risk management of Substances of International Concern throughout their life cycle

Argentina: Strengthening of national capacities in the environmentally sound management of emerging pollutants and other dangerous substances in Argentina

Belize: Institutional Strengthening of the Department of the Environment for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Wastes in Belize