National implementation plan for the Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants / Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Afghanistan] : Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, 2017.Description: 69 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet GE320. A33.
Contents:
Contents: Foreword—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. National circumstances—3. Health and environment impacts of pops—4. Institutional assessment—5. National pops inventory—6. Chemical action plans—7. Education, outreach, and awareness—References—Annexes—Acronyms.
Summary: Summary: “The National Environmental Protection Agency of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has prepared this National Implementation Plan (NIP) in partial fulfillment of its obligations under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The Stockholm Convention came into effect in 2001 with the aim of eliminating or reducing the release into the environment of POPs, a class of highly toxic and stable chemicals produced by human activity, which accumulate in the environment and are transported and concentrated in certain regions by atmospheric circulation. Afghanistan acceded to the Stockholm Convention in 2013…”—(page 5).
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Environment Environment Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet GE320.A33.N753 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000547967
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“November 2017”.
“Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan”—at head of title.
“Building environmental resilience = تقویت تاب آوری محیط زیستی”—title page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Foreword—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. National circumstances—3. Health and environment impacts of pops—4. Institutional assessment—5. National pops inventory—6. Chemical action plans—7. Education, outreach, and awareness—References—Annexes—Acronyms.

Summary: “The National Environmental Protection Agency of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has prepared this National Implementation Plan (NIP) in partial fulfillment of its obligations under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The Stockholm Convention came into effect in 2001 with the aim of eliminating or reducing the release into the environment of POPs, a class of highly toxic and stable chemicals produced by human activity, which accumulate in the environment and are transported and concentrated in certain regions by atmospheric circulation. Afghanistan acceded to the Stockholm Convention in 2013…”—(page 5).

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