Reflections from Dr. Fouad Bergigui’s presentation at the regional workshops for Latin America and the Caribbean (26 August 2025), and for Europe, Asia, and Africa (27 August 2025) on Gender Mainstreaming in National Implementation Plans. During these workshops for both regions, Dr. Fouad Bergigui… Read More

This blog post was developed summarising the intervention of The Bahamas on the Global Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) roundtable Inside the POPs Inventory: Lessons, Challenges and Successes from the Global NIP Update held on 14 April 2025.The Bahamas is currently in the midst of updating… Read More

The blog is written following an interview with Mr. Suman Sharma, Program Officer for Technical Assistance at BRS Secretariat/UNEP, as part of a Series of NIP Dialogues under the Global NIP Update project (GEF ID 10785), funded by GEF and led by UNEP.NIP Dialogue Series – Voices from the… Read More

Ce billet de blog résume l'intervention de la Côte d'Ivoire à la table ronde du Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) intitulée « Inside the POPs Inventory: Lessons, Challenges and Successes from the Global NIP Update » qui s'est tenue le 14 avril 2025.Les polluants organiques… Read More

 This blog post is based on the remarks of Professor Borhane Mahjoub on the Global Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) roundtable “National Implementation Plans: Research needs and opportunities in Africa” held on 10 June 2025.Regional Context and Ongoing ChallengesPersistent organic… Read More

Understanding Highly Hazardous PesticidesHighly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) represent a small fraction of all pesticides but pose particularly high levels of acute or chronic risks to human health and the environment. According to WHO and FAO guidelines, these substances are classified as highly… Read More

The blog is written following an interview with Dr. Olga Speranskaya, Co Director of HEJSupport for the project. NIP Dialogue Series – Voices from the CountriesGender equality is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in global chemicals and waste governance. Read More

Lilongwe, Malawi – In a modest office tucked within Malawi’s Environmental Affairs Department, Caroline Theka – Principal Environmental Officer – reflects on a National Implementation Plan (NIP) journey that has spanned nearly two decades. A journey woven through shifting priorities, scarce… Read More

Geographic Dispersion and Patriarchal LegaciesNavigating chemicals management in The Bahamas presents challenges shaped by both geography and entrenched social structures. The archipelago comprises more than 700 islands and cays, of which approximately 25 are inhabited. Over 75 percent of the… Read More

 The Stockholm Convention (SC) on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, and have harmful impacts on human health and… Read More