STOCKHOLM CONVENTION
ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC
POLLUTANTS (POPs)

Opportunity for International Consultants

“Enabling activities for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: National Implementation Plan”

 United Nations Environment Programme

Tasks

International Consultants are required for technical assistance, training and technical advice in the following specified fields of expertise:

·        Design of environmental programs and projects

·        Environmental appraisals and audits

·        Management of chemicals, POPs in particular

·        Industrial pollution by POPs

·        BAT^[1] and BEP^[2] for POPs source categories

·        Hazardous waste containing POPs

·        Environmentally sound POPs destruction/disposal

·        Remediation of POPs contaminated sites

·        Evaluation of POPs health impact

·        Evaluation of POPs environmental impact

·        Evaluation of POPs socio-economic impact

·        POPs monitoring and assessment

·        POPs emission inventories

·        POPs alternatives to be used for disease vector control

·        POPs alternatives in termite control

·        POPs alternatives in agricultural uses

·        POPs alternatives in industrial uses

·        Assessment of costs and cost-benefit analyses

·        Legislation and infrastructure

·        Enforcement and compliance

 Project location

The project location will be in the respective country and it is expected that the consultant(s) will be in the country for the time needed for the provision of their expertise.