Kenya

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Land Area	total: 580,367 sq km country comparison to the world: 48 land: 569,140 sq km water: 11,227 sq km
Population	39,002,772 country comparison to the world: 33 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2009 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (GDPⁱ)	$61.65 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 84 $60.62 billion (2007 est.) $56.68 billion (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars
Human Development Index (HDIⁱ)	0.541 (147)
Happy Planet Index (HPIⁱ)	27.8 (125)
Development Statusⁱ	LIC, IDAⁱ
	The World Factbook 2009. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2009.
Basel Conventionⁱ Focal Point	Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources
Name	Mr Caroline Wamai
Tel	254 20 273 0808/ +254 20 273 0809
Fax	254 20 273 4722
Email	Carolwamai(at)yahoo.com

International Conventions
Basel Convention	BC – 01.06.00 (Accessionⁱ)
Rotterdam Conventionⁱ	3.02.05 (Ratifiedⁱ)
Stockholm Conventionⁱ	24.09.04 (Ratified)
Other Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAsⁱ)

Waste Management Legislation	Part VIII - Environmental Quality Standards - of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) No. 8 of 1999 The complete Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) No. 8 of 1999

e-wasteⁱ	Baseline Assessment

reports	State of the Environment reports National Capacity Needs Self Assessment

projects	Chemical Information Exchange Network National Environmental Education and Awareness Initiative

Links	Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

The Africa Institute (AI) is seeking the services of a qualified consultant to undertake a study that will enable the member countries to use economic instruments to achieve a more sustainable management of waste oil and lead acid battery scraps. Proposals are invited for a study on the application of economic instruments on waste oil and lead acid battery scraps in eight African countries. See the Terms of Reference (ToR).

Kenya

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