Legal and Institutional Gaps Assessment & Needs Analysis: Chemicals Management

The project aims to strengthen the national regulatory framework for the management of chemicals. Appointed country consultants will analyse the existing institutional arrangements for chemicals management  through describing the situation and identify gaps and needs within the country. The assessment will consider the regulatory instruments that are currently being used taking into consideration the use of previously made assessments and the country’s national implementation plans (NIPs) prepared for the Stockholm Conventionⁱ. The assessment will then synthesize the findings into a report, which must be presented at a national stakeholder workshop.  Assessments will be conducted by local consultants in Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania.

Progress in countries are as follows:

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Focal Point contacts for the countries are listed below. The Terms of reference for the assignment can be downloaded here.