FFEM Strengthening national and municipal capacities for the sound management of PCBs and uPOPs in The Gambia

About this project

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a global treaty adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries (CoP) on 22nd May 2001 in Stockholm – Sweden, to ‘protect human health and the environment from chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife, and have harmful impacts on human health and on the environment’. Republic of The Gambia is party to the Stockholm Convention and is therefore obligated to among other things, ensure the prohibition and /or elimination of the production and use of intentionally produced POPs; Ensure the reduction or elimination of releases from unintentionally produced POPs; and Ensure the environmentally sound management of stockpiles and wastes consisting of, containing, or contaminated with POPs. Since the ratification of the Stockholm convention by The Gambia in 2003, several efforts have been made to ensure adherence to its targets to protect human health and the environment. The “Strengthening national and municipal capacities for the sound management of PCBs and uPOPs in The Gambia” Project is therefore designed to facilitate improvement in the management of PCBs and Municipal Solid waste in The Gambia to enhance the implementation of the Convention through reduction in the risks to human health and the environment from exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs). More broadly, the project is expected to…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 3Good Health and Well-being
• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Gambia

Sectors

Environmental policy and administrative managementEnvironmental education/trainingSectors not specified

Funded by

AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT (AFD), UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Implemented by

UNDP

Accountable

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Published by United Nations Development Programme to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41114-PROJECT-01002135.

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