Managing the Release of Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants (uPOPs) at the Bormeh, Kingtom and Granville Dumpsites in Freetown
Managing the Release of Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants (uPOPs) at the Bormeh, Kingtom and Granville Dumpsites in Freetown
The UNEP?s standardized toolkit inculpates dioxins and furans as two of the twelve persistent organic pollutants (POPS) that are of extreme hazard to humans and animals. The Stockholm convention on POPs requires signatories to take measures to reduce emissions with a view to eliminating the unintentional production of the POPs. No known action has been taken to follow-up on the signing, ratification, and development of the national implementation plan (NIP) on POPs in Sierra Leone, albeit the continuity of activities that are known to release them in the environment. The project, intended to offer guidance and education to local and community level stakeholders, is divided into three distinct components: local level monitoring of POPs at the Granville Brook and Bormeh King Tom dump sites, working with the local community on POPs management through the development of local and affordable technologies for minimizing POPs release, and implementing consultative forums that will act as a platform for the domestication of the Stockholm Convention.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Action for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development
Country:
Sierra Leone
Area Of Work:
Chemicals
Grant Amount:
US$ 35,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 60,000.00
Project Number:
SLE/SGP/OP5/ CORE/CH/13/03/007
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
1. Publication in peer reviewed journals 2. Publication on bill boards and other forms of signage 3. Presentation of monitoring data and technology to local and national stakeholders 4. Utilization of monitoring data in the preparation of advocacy tools 5. Replication of pilot project with lessons learned in other communities in the nation
Capacity - Building Component
An expected outcome of the project is capacity building through training of local personnel in implementing research results from fire mitigation models to minimize release of the uPOPs. Additionally, alternative waste management strategies that are environmentally benign will form part of the training. Four graduate level students will also benefit through data gathering and using the data for their thesis and publication in peer reviewed journals. There will also be institutional capacity building in the process: materials bought for the project will be used for similar work in the future; the University would use the project outcome for curriculum development or strengthening; local and central government will integrate the project outcome into a comprehensive policy strategy to ensure environmental protection
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Mr. Abdul SANNOH
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UNDP SIERRA LEONE, UN COMPLEX, FOURAH BAY CLOSE, Off Main Motor Road, WILBERFORCE,
FREETOWN, WESTERN AREA, 00232