Enabling activities to facilitate early action on the implementation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Lesotho

The objective of this enabling activities proposal is to strengthen national capacity and to enhance knowledge and understanding amongst decision-makers, managers, the industry, NGOs and the public at large on POPs to enable them develop and formulate a National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the reduction and elimination of POPs. By achieving this objective Lesotho will meet the obligations of the Stockholm Convention. Specifically, the project will: (i)Allow Lesotho to meet its reporting obligations under the Stockholm Convention; (ii)Prepare the ground for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention in Lesotho; (iii)Strengthen national capacity to manage POPs and strengthen chemicals management capacity in general; (iv)Maximize government commitment and facilitate ratification of the Stockholm Convention.