Strengthening the national institutional capacity for integrated chemicals and waste management in Nauru
Project Story
Managing chemicals and waste: a national focus in Nauru
Project Summary
As a small island developing country, Nauru does not have a chemical manufacturing industry, and imports chemicals for use in many sectors including phosphate mining, health, agriculture, and pest control. The extent of chemicals usage in Nauru is not fully known, however, it is suspected that the use of increasingly complex and diverse chemicals is on the rise, and with it, the risks of harm to human health and the environment. Therefore, the Government of Nauru recognizes the importance of environmentally sound lifecycle management of chemicals. The proposed project seeks to strengthen Nauru’s institutional capacity to implement sound chemicals and waste management in accordance with the Basel and Stockholm Conventions. The project will be implemented by the Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment (CIE), with strategic oversight provided by a National Waste Management Advisory Taskforce.
Project Objectives
The project will undertake the following measures:
- Develop a holistic profile of waste through a comprehensive situational analysis
- Develop an Integrated Chemicals and Waste Management Policy and costed implementation plan;
- Review and update the national legislative framework for chemicals and waste management to reduce overlap, close legislative loopholes, and strengthen national;
- Establish of a centralised data management system to enable updated data on chemicals and waste to be collected, stored, reported, and used for better decision- and policy-making;
- Strengthen the human technical capacity of relevant institutions through the provision of training to stakeholders involved in the implementation of the Conventions.
Project Details
- Party: Basel, Stockholm
- Country Classification: Small island developing State
- Special Programme Trust Fund: USD 250,000
- Cofinancing Total: USD 62,575
- Project duration: October 2019 - December 2022
