Rotterdam Convention

on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

National consultation to identify elements of a National Action Plan or strategy for the

implementation of the Rotterdam Convention in Nigeria, University of Ibadan Conference Centre, Ibadan, Nigeria, 21- 25 January 2008.

THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION ON THE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE

FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE

SECRETARIAT OF THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

00100 Rome, Italy.

Tel: (+39 06) 5705 3441

Fax: (+39 06) 5705 6347

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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

International Environment House

11-13, Chemin des Anémones

CH – 1219 Châtelaine

Geneva, Switzerland.

Tel: (+41 22) 917 8296

Fax: (+41 22) 917 8082

E-mail: pic@pic.int

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Table of Contents

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Meeting flow.......................................................................................................................................... 5

Keynote address by the Honourable Minister of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development: Architect. Mrs. Halima Tayo Alao ......................................................... 6

General Workshop Recommendations............................................................................................. 13 Agenda and timetable......................................................................................................................... 15 Executive Summary of Nigeria’s draft National Action Plan or elements of a strategy for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention:............................................................................... 19 Elements of Nigeria’s National Action Plan for the implementation of the Convention ............. 21 Presentations from stakeholders ....................................................................................................... 28

Session 2: 28 a) Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development.................. 28 b) Nigerian Customs Services...................................................................................... 31 c) Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited ................................. 37 Session 3: 40 Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development.......................................... 40 Session 5: 42 a) Role of NESREA in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention................ 42 b) On-going chemicals management activities and linkages carried out under the Basel Convention ............................................................................................................................. 44 c) Experiences gained from the UNITAR project on development of mechanisms for sustainable chemicals management................................................................................................ 49 d) Integration of the Rotterdam Convention in chemicals management, linkages with Basel and Stockholm Conventions.......................................................................................... 51

Participant’s List ................................................................................................................................ 54

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Introduction The third meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Conference of the Parties (COP-3) in Decision RC.3/6 adopted a programme on the national and regional delivery of technical assistance for 2007-2008. The programme is characterized by a move away from regionally-based training activities and places a greater responsibility on Governments to define their technical assistance needs and to be proactive in seeking assistance to meet those needs. The programme is composed of activities that are tailored to the specific needs of individual countries or small groups of countries with a focus on those actions that are deemed necessary for Parties to implement fully the Convention. An important component of this programme is the provision of national or sub-regional consultations aimed at helping countries to systematically review the status of implementation of the Convention at the national level. A key element to the success of these consultations is bringing together a range of stakeholders involved in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention, including Ministries of Agriculture, Health, Environment, Industry, Commerce, Labour, Customs authorities, etc. The consultations provide an opportunity to review in detail the status of implementation of the Convention within a country and, for each of the obligations under the Convention, consider what is to be done, by whom and whether and how things might be improved. The stakeholders will also consider how the work on the Rotterdam Convention might be integrated with ongoing chemicals management activities in the country as well as with relevant regional and global activities such as the Basel and Stockholm Conventions or the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). The national action plan or elements of a strategy to implement the Rotterdam Convention should define what needs to be done and assign timelines and specific responsibilities. It should also serve to identify priorities for action and could be a basis on which countries can develop requests to donors for specific technical assistance activities. The strategy developed would place a greater responsibility on the Government to define the technical assistance needs and to be proactive in seeking assistance to meet those needs. Approach An essential first step to obtain the desired results was that the country participants prepared for the meeting in advance. The Secretariat recommended that the Designated National Authorities call for a pre-meeting with other participants and key stakeholders to prepare the report on the chemicals management infrastructure, and on the status of implementation of the Rotterdam Convention. This pre-meeting would also serve to prepare the power point presentations for the different sessions as appropriate. The meeting itself would be structured around a number of key presentations by the Secretariat, country presentations on specific elements, and plenary discussions on the issues including question and answer sessions. Following these plenary sessions, the participants would work in break out groups on specific issues, and report back to plenary. This sequence of break out group sessions would result in the identification of elements of a plan which would be captured in tabular form. Overall Objective The overall objective of the meeting was to facilitate a national dialogue involving relevant stakeholders on the Rotterdam Convention and identify elements and develop a national action plan or a strategy for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention.

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A further objective of the meeting was to ensure that participants identified possible synergies among all these chemicals management activities with a view to strengthen the collaborative framework at the national level as a foundation for effective and coordinated action to address national chemicals management and raise the priority for implementation of those programmes. Expected Outputs of the meeting Expected outcomes of the meeting were: a. A clear understanding of the Rotterdam Convention, its objectives, how it operates and national

responsibilities. b. Review existing mechanisms of inter-ministerial cooperation including the currents status of the

implementation of other Multilateral Environmental Agreements, including the Basel and Stockholm Conventions and identify possible synergies and opportunities for collaborative/cooperative in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention.

c. An overall strategy and elements for a national action plan for the implementation of the Convention based on the following: • Understanding the key operational elements of the Convention, definition of the role of

DNAs, other relevant Ministries/agencies and industry; • Identifying the challenges to the implementation and operation of the Convention; options on

how to address these challenges and the lead Ministries/agencies for follow-up; • Integration of the Rotterdam Convention with ongoing chemicals management activities;

Participants In total the consultation was attended by 42 participants (representing a diverse range of stakeholders) and was convened for five days. The following ministries and organizations were represented:

National Authority on Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions; Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources; Federal Ministry of Health; Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity; Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development; Federal Ministry of Justice; Nigerian Custom Service Headquarter; National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA); Nigeria Port Authority, Health, Safety and Environmental Department; Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA); Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN); British American Tobacco Nigeria. Ltd; Fan Milk Plc; Shell Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria Ltd; Nigerian Environmental Society; Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON); Chemistry Department University of Ibadan; Zoology Department University of Ibadan; Daily Trust newspaper;

Meeting flow

Opening and introduction – purpose/structure of meeting

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The purpose of this session was to provide a formal opening to the meeting. The Secretariat and local host described the objectives and structure of the workshop. Keynote address by the Honourable Minister of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development: Architect. Mrs. Halima Tayo Alao

INTRODUCTION/ BACKGROUND

It gives me great pleasure to be here with you this morning to deliver the keynote address at

this 5-day National stakeholders’ forum convened to identify elements of National Action Plan for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention in Nigeria. I am also delighted to see in our midst a wide range of representatives from government, business/industry, civil society and public interest organizations. The significance of this workshop cannot be over emphasized, as it will afford us an opportunity to critically examine the Rotterdam Convention in its entire ramification and carefully develop our National Action Plan, in a bid to strengthen the national capabilities for the sound management of chemicals, in line with our national obligations as a Party under the Convention. 2. The need for a safe and sound management of chemical substances has for the past 30 years been a topical issue in major global meetings on the environment in view of the critical role that sound management of chemicals play in sustainable development. 3. As you are already aware, Nigeria is a major consumer of chemicals, which are extensively used in industrial processes, power sector, agriculture, and health delivery system, among others. It is thus very important for us to note that about 1, 500 new chemicals are synthesised yearly in addition to the existing ones and though we cannot ignore their beneficial effects, they are dangerous to humans and the environment if not properly handled. This is a major challenge to many nations including Nigeria, as the harm posed to the environment and human health cannot be quantified. 4. It is noteworthy that the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure operated for about 10 years before it became a legally binding Convention i.e. “Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals/Pesticides in International Trade” in February 2004. 5. It commenced operation as an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Prior Informed Consent Procedure (PIC) under the voluntary “1989 UNEP London Guidelines to prevent dumping of hazardous chemicals”, especially in developing countries that lack the capacity to manage these toxic chemicals. 6. The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (subsumed under the current Ministry) initiated necessary action at the national level to protect the Nigerian environment and citizenry and prevent the nation from being a dumping ground for the banned and severely restricted chemicals/pesticides under the Convention. It was also involved in all the eleven Intergovernmental Negotiating Committees that elaborated the Convention. In June 2001, the Ministry facilitated the process of ratification of the Convention; with the Honourable Minister of Environment, leading the Nigerian delegation to the first Conference of Parties in September 2004. 7. As part of the obligations of Parties to the Convention, Nigeria appointed two Designated National Authorities (DNAs) through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the interim period. These DNAs are Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development for Industrial chemicals and Pesticides; and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources for Pesticides

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only. These DNAs were then re-confirmed through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the Convention came into force in 2004. 8. It is also worthy of note that, at the international level, UNEP and FAO are the United Nations organs and the Inter-Governmental bodies in charge of this Convention and the Federal Ministries of Environment and Agriculture are their counterparts at the national level. Currently, there are 110 Parties to the Convention out of which only 3 are from other Ministries other than Environment because they do not have a Ministry/ Agency responsible for Environment. GOAL 9. The overall goal of the Rotterdam Convention is to promote shared responsibilities and co-operation among Parties in the international trade of hazardous chemicals/pesticides in order to protect the environment and human health. The Convention can therefore be said to be an early warning system that stops the problems with hazardous chemicals/pesticides before they start by impeding their exports to poorer nations who cannot effectively manage them throughout their life cycle. This eventually helps to prevent and or reduce, gross pollution of the environment and subsequent adverse effect on human health, stockpiles of obsolete/unwanted hazardous chemicals/ pesticides and the growth in toxic wastes disposal problems.

10. Noting the importance of this initiative in the drive for sound international chemicals management, the Ministry placed a priority on the control and management of toxic chemicals in the revised National Policy on Environment (1999) and has given credence to strengthening of institutional frameworks for environmentally sound management of these chemicals in the Nigerian National Agenda 21 on Sustainable Development (SD). 11. Nigeria also participated and contributed resourcefully in the decision-making processes of the Convention. The Ministry currently represents Nigeria and the African region on the Convention’s Chemicals Review Committee (CRC). This is a technical committee that is charged by the Convention to review and make recommendation for chemicals/ pesticides that meet the requirements of Annex I for inclusion in Annex III of the Convention based on the information received from Parties on each chemical and also to develop Decision Guidance Documents on them. NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION STATUS 12. In implementing the Rotterdam Convention, which was ratified by Nigeria on 28 June 2001, a Desk Office was established in the Ministry and an Advisory Technical Committee of Stakeholders services the Convention. The Stakeholders include; Federal Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Water Resources, Labour, Industry, Transport, Foreign Affairs and Finance; Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON); National Agency for Food and Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC), Federal Road Safety Commission, Nigerian Customs Service, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Authority (NIMASA), National Planning Commission, Research and Academic Institutions, Agrochemical Industry (CROPLIFE-Nigeria), the Chemicals Industry (MAN-Chemicals), Professional Bodies and Public Interest Groups. 13. The Committee is charged with the responsibility of recommending national control actions on importation of PIC chemicals/pesticides including, the development of broad strategies in the implementation of national chemicals management infrastructure, with a view towards plugging loopholes and enhancing areas of cooperation and synergies between relevant stakeholders through the development of specific action plans.

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14. So far, National control actions on 34 chemicals have been taken to ban or severely restrict importation into Nigeria out of the 40 candidates that are included in Annex III of the Convention. Efforts are ongoing towards national control action on the remaining six chemicals before the Convention’s Conference of Parties coming up in October 2008. 15. Furthermore, we are aware in our national drive that the Rotterdam Convention has linkages and relationship with other chemicals-related conventions, agreements and protocols. These include:

i) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; ii) Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and their

Disposal; iii) Vienna Convention on the Protection of Ozone Layer; iv) Montreal Protocol on the Control of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and its

related amendments; v) Bamako Convention on the ban of the Import to Africa and the Control of

Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa. 16. These Conventions, which basically are designed to control hazardous and toxic chemicals/substances, have been found to be interlinked and UNEP recently developed an arrangement, which not only builds on the gains of these conventions but also exploits their synergy. This recent global policy framework is the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) for which the Ministry is the National Focal Point and the Regional Coordinator and Focal Point for Africa. 17. Other programmes developed by the Ministry in line with its mandate to tackle the accumulated problems associated with sound national chemicals management include:

(i) The “Cradle to Grave” National Chemical Tracking Programme, which is geared towards the monitoring and control of hazardous chemicals at every stage of their life cycle through imports, to production, storage, transport, sales and distribution, use/handling and disposal in order to minimize their risks to the environment and human health

(ii) The Chemical/Pesticide Registration Programme, an integral part of the “Cradle to

Grave” approach to sound national chemicals management geared towards maintaining a National Register of chemicals importation as a further step to strengthen implementation of the PIC Procedure.

(iii) Guidelines on Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides Management in Nigeria, which

was published in year 2000, were developed with the aim of assisting importers, farmers, marketers, distributors, applicators and others involved in making the use of chemicals and pesticides safe, effective and worthwhile.

18. These programmes have been carried out successfully over the years except for one or two major constraints, which the Ministry is currently trying to sort out. It is my belief that with the calibre of stakeholders’ representatives and participants involved in this consultation; the meeting will come up with recommendations on modalities for formulating a strategic implementation plan that will further strengthen the existing national infrastructure and programmes. 19. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, the overall objective of this workshop is to facilitate a national dialogue among key stakeholders on the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention as the basis for identifying the critical elements in a national action plan with a strategy for the implementation of the Convention. Our presence here this morning is therefore a further

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demonstration of the Ministry’s recognition of the role and importance of stakeholders’ participation in the actualization of goals and objectives of Government’s Environmental programmes, through multi-stakeholders’ input into decision-making processes. 20. It is also a proof of our national commitment to the promotion of sound chemical management, which is a formidable platform for safeguarding the environment and human health against deleterious effects of chemicals, in line with the Millennium Development Goal 7 targeted at environmental sustainability and Agenda 21, Chapter 19 of the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit on sustainable development held in 1992.

THE CHALLENGE 21. The task of mainstreaming sound management of chemicals into our national planning, is a Herculean mission and our efforts in this regard have been met with constraints ranging from lack of comprehensive/ harmonised legislation on chemicals management, role conflicts, inadequate public education and awareness on chemical hazards, scanty and uncoordinated research efforts on chemical toxicology and safer alternatives to ‘dirty’ chemicals, limited information exchange and networking among chemicals managers and institutions. 22. In realization of the need to strengthen our national regulatory frameworks for enshrining environmentally sound chemicals management in Nigeria, the Federal Government through the Ministry and other relevant Stakeholders is working assiduously to ensure that a harmonized legislation on chemicals management in Nigeria is enacted into law urgently. 23. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to inform you that a Memorandum of Understanding between UNEP-Chemicals (SAICM Secretariat) and the Ministry (on behalf of the Nigerian Government) was endorsed in the last quarter of 2007 for the release of an approved sum of US$230,000 to execute a national project titled; ‘Establishing an Institutional Framework and Strengthening National Capacity within an integrated national programme for the sound management of chemicals and implementation of the Strategic Approach in Nigeria’. 24. The Project is to be executed by a National Project Steering Committee comprising all key stakeholders with the FMEH&UD as Coordinator. 25. Key outputs from this project which are expected to address the current challenges and constraints in our national chemicals management regime include; a coherent approach to chemicals and wastes management across all sectors necessary to protect the environment and human health, a National Policy on Chemicals Management, an Established Institutional Framework and Governance Structure for integrated national chemical management programme including inter-ministerial coordination, information exchange, stakeholder involvement, Strengthened national capacities and capabilities in both public and Private sectors on the sound management of chemicals. 26. Considering the foregoing, resourceful deliberations at this workshop are therefore necessary to provide a platform for developing a national action Plan as a strategy for the effective implementation of the Rotterdam Convention, for the maximum protection of the environment and our people.

27. The challenge to you all is to carefully position the Rotterdam Convention in Nigeria in the light of what has been achieved in developed countries such that the action plan, which will emerge from this 5-day retreat, would be effective in the overall national implementation of the Convention as a key aspect of our national chemicals management infrastructure.

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CONCLUSIONS 28. The opportunity provided by this consultation to review in detail the status of implementation of the Convention and identify strategies for improvements is indeed very critical to our ongoing efforts as a nation and I hope that sectoral stakeholders present here today will take full advantage of this forum to make genuine input and also actively participate in all the phases involved in the entire process.

29. I therefore urge you to work together as partners in this mutual enterprise; recognizing the valuable contributions that each has to the make to attainment of the 2020 chemicals safety goal. 30. On behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I wish to express my deep appreciation to the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat and United Nations Environment Programme for the financial and technical assistance provided for organizing this forum. 31. I also wish to re-emphasize the commitment of my Ministry to its mandate as the Designated National Authority for the Rotterdam Convention and our sincere desire to continue to work together with all relevant stakeholders to promote environmentally sound management of chemicals. 32. While thanking you for your attention, it is my pleasure to declare this workshop open.

Session 1: Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention The purpose of this session was to introduce the key provisions of the Rotterdam Convention and the role of the key players in order to ensure a common understanding of a country’s responsibilities under the Convention and what the Convention was and was not. Session 2: Status of implementation of the Rotterdam Convention The purpose of this session was to develop an understanding of the status of implementation of the Rotterdam Convention in Nigeria, the extent to which it was integrated with existing chemicals management activities and some of the key challenges being experienced. Interesting presentations were made by some of the stakeholders namely, the Nigerian Customs Services and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria. There would have been an additional presentation from NAFDAC on pesticide registrations but the representative was unfortunately recalled back to Lagos before the presentations. The Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development (DNA) made a presentation of the national chemicals management infrastructure, including a description of the registration process for pesticides and industrial chemicals and the underlying administrative/legal basis. This also included a brief overview of the experience in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention including the current status of implementation, the challenges being met and how they were being addressed. Session 3: Review of the key obligations under the Rotterdam Convention The purpose of this session was to review in detail the key technical obligations under the Convention. It was structured around a series of plenary discussions and discussions in breakout

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groups. In order to put the subsequent technical discussions in an appropriate context the Secretariat made a brief presentation on the operation of the Prior Informed Consent or PIC procedure. The DNA was invited to make a presentation on its national experiences. The Breakout Groups provided an opportunity for more in-depth discussions on specific issues. To facilitate these discussions the series of tables alluded to were used to capture the key elements of what was to be done, by whom and when? The results of the breakout group discussions were presented and discussed in Plenary. Session 3a) Import responses/decisions The Secretariat provided a general overview of import responses under the PIC procedure, and introduced the documentation available. This included a review of the role and obligations for both importing and exporting countries and a consideration of the issues to be taken into account when taking and enforcing import decisions for chemicals subject to the PIC procedure. The DNA was invited to share experiences in taking, reporting and enforcing import decisions, highlighting the key challenges faced and how they were addressed. Break out groups worked through a number of guidance questions. They reviewed the national legislative and administrative basis for import decisions, stated what was done and identified what remained to be done in order to set up a process for routinely taking, reporting and enforcing import decisions, including the key players, timelines and priorities for action. The completed tables, including the proposed priorities for action, were presented in plenary for information, discussion and possible amendments. Session 3b) Notifications of final regulatory actions to ban or severely restrict a chemical The Secretariat made a presentation on the requirements of the Convention regarding the preparation and submission of notifications of final regulatory action and introduced the documentation available. Breakout groups worked through a number of guidance questions reviewing the national legislative and administrative basis for national decision-making on chemicals, stated what had been done and identified what needed to be done in order to set up processes for routinely reporting national regulatory actions to ban or severely restrict chemicals, including the key players, timelines and priorities for action. The completed table, including the proposed priorities for action, was presented in plenary for information, discussion and possible amendment. Session 3c) Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations (SHPFs) The Secretariat provided a general overview of the provisions regarding SHPFs and introduced the documentation available. The presentation reviewed the information that should be provided by the DNA regarding pesticide formulations causing problems under conditions of use in Nigeria and the role of the Secretariat and others in supporting such proposals. Break out groups worked through a number of guidance questions. They reviewed existing mechanisms available at the national level to collect information on pesticide poisoning incidents and the means by which such information might be made available to the DNAs as a basis for a proposal to the Secretariat. As far as possible they identified what had been done, what needed to be done in order to set up a process for collecting information on pesticide poisoning incidents in Nigeria and how this information might be reported to the Secretariat, including the key players, timelines and

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priorities for action. The completed table, including the proposed priorities for action, was presented in plenary for information, discussion and possible amendment. Session 3d) Export notification and information to accompany exported chemicals The Secretariat provided a general overview of the provisions regarding export notifications, the information to accompany exported chemicals and introduced the documentation available. The presentation reviewed the role of both exporting and importing countries, highlighting the elements of a national process for the implementation of these obligations. Since it was stated that Nigeria did not export chemicals, the Breakout groups focused on the responsibilities of an importing country to acknowledge receipt of export notifications, the possible follow-up actions that might be taken upon receipt of an export notification and the use that could be made of the information that accompanied the exported chemicals. As with previous sessions the completed table, including the proposed priorities for action, was presented in plenary for information, discussion and possible amendments. Session 4: Information Exchange under the Rotterdam Convention The purpose of this session was to review the broad range of information relevant to chemicals management that was available under the Convention and to consider how it might be used at the national level. In plenary the Secretariat reviewed the range of information available under the Convention concerning hazardous chemicals, the implementation of the Convention and information relevant to general chemicals management. The presentation highlighted how this information might be used to strengthen chemicals management at the national level, in particular decision-making on potentially hazardous chemicals. Moreover, the Secretariat highlighted the need to share information internally. It had been recognised that some information was being collected in offices and not being shared with or disseminated to some key users of the information. The breakout groups for each obligation included a part on the information exchange and use. Thus allowed for an opportunity for in-depth discussions on how the information available under the Convention might be used at the national level, e.g. integrated with ongoing chemicals management activities, some of the key challenges faced in accessing and distributing this information and how they might be addressed. Session 5: Integration with other regional or international activities on chemicals The purpose of this session was be to identify opportunities to integrate the work of the Rotterdam Convention with ongoing national or sub-regional activities on the implementation of other relevant international agreements on chemicals, e.g. the Stockholm and Basel Conventions and SAICM. The Secretariat made a presentation on the linkages between the Rotterdam, Basel and Stockholm Conventions and highlighted possible opportunities for an integrated approach to implementation at the national level. A brief presentation on the key elements of SAICM was also provided. The Basel Regional Coordinating Centre for Africa then made a presentation showing the possible linkages and cooperation between all the chemical related Conventions. They also highlighted how the centre could play an important role in awareness creation and training activities for all the Conventions. Session 6: Review work of Sessions 3 through 5 and confirm next steps and priorities for action

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The purpose of this session was to provide an opportunity for participants, working in one group, to review the completed tables for each of the operational elements and consolidate the comments presented by the two groups and confirmed the priorities identified under each area. In order to draw together the results of the discussions in the breakout groups and in Plenary, a small drafting group was tasked with preparing a summary/introduction to the work of the breakout groups as reflected in the completed tables. This was the key output of the meeting and formed the basis for a national action plan or strategy for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention in Nigeria. Session 7: Review and adopt elements of a national plan or strategy for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention The purpose of this session was for stakeholders to review the introduction/summary prepared by the drafting group including the priorities for action and accompanying tables prepared previously. Session 8: Closing The purpose of this session was for the stakeholders present to endorse their road map action plan for implementation of the Rotterdam Convention and for the Secretariat to outline the possibility of a national follow-up seminar (after 6 months) to facilitate review and adoption of the report by a broader range of stakeholders than were able to participate in the meeting. This session also provided participants with an opportunity to give feedback to the Secretariat on the effectiveness of the workshop, including the relevance of the background documents and presentations and make general recommendations. General Workshop Recommendations: The following were some of the general recommendations made and agreed upon by all the stakeholders represented at the workshop:

• Need for the Organized Private Sector to be actively involved in the implementation of the Convention and the need to use their corporate social responsibility platform for advocacy;

• Need for sustained consultations amongst stakeholders (government, industry, civil society); • Need for urgently addressing functional conflicts with respect to the lead agencies for the

management of chemicals in Nigeria; • Awareness raising regarding the Convention and information dissemination to all the

importers of chemicals; • Empowerment of State offices for the purposes of being able to implement the Convention

together with other activities related the general management of chemicals; • Need to strengthen and effectively use the Basel Centre for activities related to the sound

management of chemicals including the promotion of synergies among the MEAs; • Need for on-going training of port officers; • The need for the Ministry of Environment together with NESREA, to organize awareness

and sensitization forums for law makers; • All represented sectors to go back and sensitize others within their organizations about the

Convention; • NESREA together with the Ministry of Justice, to review the enabling legislation and amend

it accordingly; • The need to mainstream activities related to the management of chemicals in the represented

stakeholders;

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• Need for improving Private Public Partnerships in the national chemicals management infrastructure;

• The need for well equipped and functional laboratories at the major ports of entry; • Establishment of and strengthening of existing institutional arrangements for information

gathering and dissemination on chemicals; • Development of clear Guidelines for membership of the multi-stakeholders Prior Informed

Consent (PIC) committee with respect to information exchange; • DNA should forward the list of banned chemicals to the Federal Ministry of Finance for

inclusion in the national statistical nomenclature (tariff) as prohibited items; • The DNAs (Environment and Agriculture ) should make yearly budgetary allocations for the

activities related to the management of chemicals (implementation of the Convention included);

• The need for the establishment of a Pesticide Registration Board comprising of relevant stakeholders to regulate pesticides management in Nigeria;

Actual Outputs of the meeting

Upon reviewing the comments in the workshop evaluation forms; 84 % of the participants (5 rating) indicated that they had a clear understanding of the Rotterdam Convention, its objectives, how it operates and what the national responsibilities for Nigeria as a Party to the Rotterdam Convention were; 16 % of the participants gave a rating of 4, thus indicating that in general everyone understood the purposes for which the consultation was convened.

Most of the participants appreciated the presentations made by the resource persons and enjoyed the atmosphere of transparency where they actively exchanged ideas with other stakeholders as they reviewed their status and proceeded to chart a way forward for Nigeria to take regarding the effective implementation of the Rotterdam Convention. Participants also enjoyed the active participation and passion for the environment displayed and the synergies linking all those that had a part to play in the sound management of chemicals.

By the end of the consultation the participants managed to put together elements of a draft strategy for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention which had clear roles for the different stakeholders. They also managed to review the current situation they were in and identified the challenges that they were experiencing and made suggestion as to how they could best deal with them.

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Agenda and timetable

National consultation to identify elements of a National Action Plan or strategy for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention in Nigeria

21- 25 January 2008, Conference Centre, University of Ibadan Guest Houses, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Day One 21 January 2008

National Consultation on Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention

Chair: Prof. Osibanjo.

Opening session Opening

09.00 - 09.30 Arrival and Registration BCCC - Nigeria

09.30 - 09.40 09.40 - 09.45

Welcome Address Welcome Remarks and Goodwill Messages from the Commissioners of Environment from Kaduna, Imo, Lagos, Ogun and Oyo States.

BCCC- Nigeria Prof. Olufemi Bamiro,Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan

09.45 - 10.00 Opening Remarks RC-Secretariat (Hannah)

10.00-10.30 Keynote Address

Architect, Mrs. Halima Tayo Alao, Honourable Minister FMENV

10.30- 10.45 Vote of Thanks Permanent Secretary FMENV

10.45- 11.00 Tea Break/Group Photograph

1st Session Overview

11.00 – 11.15 Presentation of participants and Secretariat Chair: Dr. Goji

11.15 – 12.00 Overview of the agenda and organisation of the workshop;

Objectives/Structure Local arrangements

RC-Secretariat (Hannah)

2nd Session Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention

12.00 – 12.45

General overview/ Background to the Rotterdam Convention Brief history of the negotiation process Benefits to parties The Prior Informed Consent Procedure Information Exchange Role of the DNA

RC-Secretariat (Alex)

12.45 - 13.00 Discussion/ question and answers Chair

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch Break

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14.00-14.15 Status of implementation of the Convention RC-Secretariat (Alex)

14.15-14.30 Questions/answers /Discussion

14.30-14.45

National presentation on status of implementation and challenges being encountered: National administrative/legal capacity to meet the requirements of the Rotterdam Convention

Ministry of Environment

14.45-15.00 Customs control and implementation of the Rotterdam Convention Dept of Customs

15.00-15.15 Chemical management in the oil and gas sector Shell

15.15 – 15.30 Tea Break

15.30-17.00 Discussion/ question/Answer Chair

Day Two 22 January 2008

3rd Session

The Prior Informed Consent

09.00 - 09.30 Brief introduction to the Prior Informed Consent Procedure, including Key elements and how it operates

RC-Secretariat (Hannah)

09.30 – 9.45 Question/Answers

9.45 – 10.15 Tea Break

10.15 – 10.45

Import Responses /Decisions Overview of import responses, documentation

available; Review role and obligation of importing countries; Review role and obligation of exporting countries; Issues to consider in taking import decision;

RC-Secretariat (Mrs. Soyombo)

10.45 – 11.00 National experiences: Presentation on import response mechanisms in Nigeria

DNA (Mrs. Olanipekun)

11.00 – 11.30 Questions/answers/Discussion

11.30-12.00 Establish break out groups to discuss process, possible procedures for taking step towards implementation RC-Secretariat

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch Break

13.00 - 15.00 Break-out Groups

15.00 – 15:30 Coffee break

15.30 - 16.00 Plenary Presentation Each group has 15 minutes for presentation

16.00-16.30

Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations; General overview of SHPF; Documentation available; Information to be provided by DNA; Sources of information ;

RC-Secretariat (Hannah)

16.30-17.00 Questions /answers/discussion

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Day Three 23 January 2008

3rd Session

Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure Contd..

Chair: Mrs. Soyombo

9.00-9.15 Establish break out groups to discuss issues associated with preparing and submitting a proposal and relevant documentation.

RC-Secretariat (Alex)

9.15 - 11.30 Breakout groups discussion

11.30 - 12.00 Plenary report of break out groups and discussion

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch Break

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Notification of final regulatory action to ban or severely restrict a chemical

General overview of requirements of Convention for notifications, and documentation available

Dr. Idriss Goji to make presentation on behalf of secretariat

13.30 – 14.30 Establish break out groups to review process of developing and submitting notifications RC-Secretariat

14.30 – 14.40 Export Notifications: Chemical trade between parties

General overview of requirements of Convention for notifications, and documentation available

RC-Secretariat (Alex)

14.40 – 15.40 Establish break out groups to review process of developing and submitting notifications

15.40-16.00 Questions/answers

16.00 – 16.15 Tea Break

16.15-17.00 Plenary report of break out sessions

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4th Session

Information Exchange Chair: Dr. Dada

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Opportunities for information Exchange; Information available from Secretariat; Information to be requested from Governments; Uses of information;

RC-Secretariat (Hannah)

9.30- 10.00 Plenary discussion on uses of information

10.00-10.30 Coffee break

5th session Integration with ongoing Chemicals Management Activities

10.30-11.00 Presentations on linkages between Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam; opportunities for coordinated implementation including information on recent international developments.

RC-Secretariat (Alex)

11.00-11.30 National Presentation; on ongoing chemicals management activities and linkages carried out under the Basel Convention

BCCC-Nigeria (Prof. Osibanjo)

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National Presentation; on the integration of the Rotterdam Convention in chemicals management and opportunities for coordinating implementation of chemicals management, including linkages with the Basel and Stockholm Conventions.

Ministry of Environment (Mrs Olanipekun)

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Role of the new enforcement agency NESREA in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention

NESREA (Mrs. Soyombo)

12.00-12.30 Questions, answers and discussion on integration and cooperation

12.30-13.30 Lunch Break

6th session- Reviewing Elements of National Plans and Next Steps

13.30-13.45 Experiences gained by the UNITAR project in developing mechanisms for sustainable chemicals management.

Ministry of Environment (Mrs Olanipekun)

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Syndicate session to work through the elements of national plan developed during the discussion and see where any opportunities for cooperative efforts exist. The national delegates will be invited to sit together and choose the items of highest priority for working towards implementation, and to draft a brief (one or two pages) summary of the requirements for implementation and actions

Day 5 25 January 2008

9.00-10.00 Summary document to be available for distribution

7th Session Wrap up

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The DNA will be invited to give a brief presentation (5-10 minutes) on the Priority issues for effective implementation of the convention; Challenges and how to deal with them and next steps

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Executive Summary of Nigeria’s draft National Action Plan or elements of a strategy for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention: 1. Preamble/ Introduction Aware of the harmful impact on human health and the environment from certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade, Nigeria ratified the “Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals/Pesticides in International Trade” in June 2001 and is bound by its provisions and various articles.

The National Chemical and Waste Management Committee is charged with the responsibility of recommending national control actions on importation of PIC chemicals/pesticides including, the development of broad strategies in the implementation of national chemicals management infrastructure, with a view towards plugging loopholes and enhancing areas of cooperation and synergies between relevant stakeholders through the development of specific action plans.

National control actions on 34 chemicals have been taken to ban or severely restrict importation into Nigeria out of the 39 candidate chemicals that are in Annex III of the Convention. Efforts are ongoing towards national control action on the remaining five chemicals.

Nigeria has domesticated the Rotterdam Convention, however there is an urgent need to amend its provisions and draft regulations on controlled chemicals to address specific issues. Existing institutional arrangement for information gathering and dissemination on chemicals also needs to be strengthened and capacity building for relevant Stakeholders improved. The successful implementation of the elements of the national action plan depends on the Stakeholders’ commitment to share information, availability of fund and adequate awareness creation on management of chemicals. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 1. Import Response Pursuant to Article 10, the following need to be done by FMEHUD:

• amend Act 17 of 2005 of the Rotterdam Convention to adapt to national peculiarities; • together with relevant stakeholders shall organize regular awareness-raising programmes for

law makers; • establish a technical subcommittee of core stakeholders for controlled chemicals; • together with relevant stakeholders shall establish a chemicals information exchange

mechanism to communicate import decisions to those concerned within the country; • establishment of an information gathering and dissemination mechanism among stakeholders

and strengthen the CIEN and use it for the purposes of the Convention; • submit import responses for the remaining pesticides and industrial chemicals;

2. Import Notification Pursuant to Article 5, the following need to be done by FMEHUD:

• together with relevant stakeholders, shall draft regulations on Controlled Chemicals to specify key national provisions pursuant to Act 17 of 2005 on Rotterdam Convention;

• request for provision of technical assistance for legislative review from the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention;

• create national Rotterdam Convention Offices and make annual budgetary allocation of 50 Million Naira (US$400,000) for implementing the Convention;

• together with relevant stakeholders, shall request assistance for advocacy – law makers; • develop clear guidelines for membership of committee with respect to information exchange; • establish guidelines for dissemination of information on controlled chemicals between

members of committee and respective constituencies;

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• inform National Council on Environment and other policy-making bodies on controlled chemicals;

• together with the FMA&WR shall train stakeholders e.g. customs, handlers, extension workers on chemicals management;

• together with relevant stakeholders shall develop an integrated national chemicals management programme to facilitate synergy among the chemical MEAs;

• organize a stakeholders forum to sensitise private sector (e.g. agrochemicals, paints, pharmaceutical, oil and gas etc) on the need for commitment to funding of projects within States;

• together with relevant stakeholders shall make use of existing scientific/technical facilities within the States to gather information to back up notifications of final regulatory action;

• together with NESREA and FMA&WR shall establish a reporting mechanism on incidences – poison control centre;

3. Proposal for SHPF

• Pursuant to Article 6, the following need to be done by FMEHUD: • develop Questionnaire for incidence reporting; • designate centres across the various stakeholders to generate information; • delineate clear responsibilities among stakeholders; • inform stakeholders of the obligations of Nigeria under the Convention; • strengthen its manpower /office infrastructure as well as the provision of internet linkages; • increase the involvement of NGO/ CBO on information gathering and dissemination

activities; • together with major stakeholders, train desk officers on risk assessment/evaluations; • encourage government to promote and support research grants for hazardous chemicals.

4. Export Notification Pursuant to Article 12, FMEHUD as the DNA will:

• formalize Export Notification procedure for timely acknowledgement; • use information gathered from stakeholders to improve regulatory measures and thus reduce

associated risks to workers, consumers and the environment; List of Abbreviations BCRCC – Basel Convention regional Coordinating Centre CBO – Community Based Organisation DNA – Designated National Authority FEC – Federal Executive Council FG – Federal Government FMA&WR - Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources FMEHUD - Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development FMJ- Federal Ministry of Justice FML – Federal Ministry of Labour LG – Local Government MEAs – Multilateral Environmental Agreements NAFDAC- National Agency for Food, Drug, Administration & Control NESREA - National Environmental Standards and Enforcement Agency NGO - Non Governmental Organization OPS – Organised Private Sector PIC – Prior Informed Consent Procedure RC - Rotterdam Convention SRC – Secretariat of Rotterdam Convention UAC – United African Company

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Elements of Nigeria’s National Action Plan for the implementation of the Convention Import Responses Scope: Import responses for Annex III chemicals Channel of communication: between Party and Secretariat; within a Party

Current legal infrastructure/ administrative procedure

What has been done? What needs to be done? Timelines

-National chemicals and wastes management committee established by the FMEHUD- multi-stakeholders committee -Articles 4 & 10 of act 17 of 2005 on the RC for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade gives the legal basis for import decision -DNA, & Zonal Offices -Linkage centres -Chemical information systems repository in FMEHUD, Labour, Industry, Customs, NAFDAC, Academia. -Meetings, circular, advertisements - Legislative instruments/ procedure in place for incidences in work place

-Collation of information from Decision Guidance Documents and Local Research Findings; -Compilation of Information in close collaboration with key stakeholders (eg. Research institutes, academia, industry); -Dissemination of Information to members of the national committee in preparation for deliberations and decision making in respect of national control actions; -Convening of the National Committee to deliberate and make recommendation for national regulatory actions based on socioeconomic; -trade benefits, local -research findings, availability of alternatives, impact on the environment and public health; -Import responses for 34 chemicals listed in Annex III submitted to the Secretariat

-Amendment to Act 17 of 2005 of the RC to adapt to national peculiarities

-Regular awareness raising for law makers -Establishment of a technical subcommittee of core stakeholders for controlled chemicals -Establish a chemicals information exchange mechanism to communicate import decisions to those concerned within the country -Establishment of an information gathering and dissemination mechanism among stakeholders -Strengthening of the CIEN and utilization for RC. -Convene of the technical subcommittee twice in the year and the National Committee once a year -Submit import response for the remaining pesticides and industrial chemicals;

Amendments to the RC Act by Dec. 2008 Continuous June 2008 Dec. 2008 4th Quarter 2008 2nd and 3rd quarters 1st & 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 2008

Challenges; -institutional conflicts; limited funding; and lack reporting systems for ease of completion of forms and fulfilment of obligations.

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Notifications Scope: All chemicals that are banned or severely restricted in your country Channel of communication: between Party and Secretariat

Current legal infrastructure/ administrative procedure

What has been done? What needs to be done? Who is responsible - involved and how to proceed?

Timelines

-Act 17 of 2005 on the Rotterdam Convention -NESREA Act 2007 - FMEHUD is the DNA and has lead responsibilities, Agriculture, Labour, Health are collaborating institutions.

-Recommendations of regulatory actions by National Committee; -Notifications forwarded to the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention by the DNA; -Actions undertaken as basis for regulatory actions include; research findings, availability of alternatives, actions from other countries and non-registration of chemicals; -Communications established between the DNA and national stakeholders and between the DNA and the Secretariat -Implementation & enforcement; Notification process done administratively through collection of

i. Amendments to the RC Act 17 of 2005 to designate DNA ii-Evolve Regulations on Controlled Chemicals to specify key national provisions pursuant to Act 17 of 2005 on RC iii. Request for provision of Technical assistance for Legislative review from the SRC iv. Council memo to FEC on the controlled chemicals for gazetting & transmission to custom (iv.rev) CONTROLLED CHEMICALS TO BE LISTED IN THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR GAZETTING AND TRANSMISSION TO CUSTOMS v. Annual budgetary PREPARATION of 50 Million Naira (US$400,000) to be for implementing the RC- PREPARATION OF BUDGET FOR REQUEST vi. Request assistance for advocacy – law makers vii. Creation of RC office with annual budgetary allocation viii. Provision of a 2-year annual grant of 10Million (US$83,000 ) to BCRCC maintain a Chemical Information data bank for controlled chemicals ix. Development of clear Guidelines for

DNAs, NESREA, FMJ DNAs, NESREA, National stakeholders DNA DNA DNAs OPS

i. December 2008 ii.June 2008 iii. February 2008 iv. End of 1st quarter v. 2ND Quarter 2008 vi. February 2008 vii April 2008 viii. Dec. 2008 ix. April 2008 x. April 2008 xi. June 2008 xii. 2nd Quarter 2008

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Current legal infrastructure/ administrative procedure

What has been done? What needs to be done? Who is responsible - involved and how to proceed?

Timelines

information and completion of Notification Form and submission to SRC based on recommended control actions

membership of committee with respect to information exchange x. Establish guidelines for dissemination of information on controlled chemicals between members of committee and respective constituents xi- Establish desk Offices for controlled chemicals within states to liase with states and LG on recommended control actions xii-Budgetary allocation to the states to give priority to controlled chemicals xiii -Information to National Council on Environment and other Stakeholder Policy making bodies to inform the states and LGs on controlled chemicals xiv. Training of stakeholders e.g customs, handlers, extension workers xv. Develop an integrated national chemicals management programme to facilitate synergy among the chemicals MEAs xvi-PREPARATION OF Circulars to Commissioners to sensitize on controlled chemicals xvii-Train zonal offices to communicate with relevant stakeholders (env, health, agric, industry, transport) within the sensitise commissioners and filed offices of Labour to sensitise on the process of controlled chemicals xviii- Organise a stakeholders forum to sensitise private sector on the need for commitment to funding of projects within states(e.g.

DNA AND NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS DNA DNA DNA, NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS DNA DNA DNA, NATIONAL COMMITTEE DNA, NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS DNA DNA

xiii. Continuous xiv. Continuous xv. 3rd Quarter 2008 xvi. March 2008 xvii. June 2008 June 2008 Continuous Continuous Continuous

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Current legal infrastructure/ administrative procedure

What has been done? What needs to be done? Who is responsible - involved and how to proceed?

Timelines

agrochemicals, paints, pharmaceutical, oil and gas etc) i. Make use of information from other countries ii. Establish information exchange network among regional DNAs iii. Make use of existing scientific/technical facilities within stakeholders organisations to back up notifications iv. Establish a reporting mechanism on incidences – poison control centre v. Establish mechanism to implement and enforce national legislative measures on controlled chemicals/ Evolve Regulations on Controlled Chemicals to specify key national provisions pursuant to Act 17 of 2005 on RC

DNA, NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS DNA, NATIONAL COMMITTEE DNA, NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS, SRC DNA NESREA, FMJ

INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROVISION -To some extent, the relevant decision-makers use the notifications of final regulatory actions of other countries (as summarized in the PIC Circular, Convention website and other publications and information sources) in chemicals management activities in Nigeria. Challenges: -No budgetary allocation for chemicals management; Non-inclusion of Controlled Chemicals in the Customs tariff with Federal Ministry of Finance; Inadequate awareness of public and stakeholders on controlled chemicals; Inadequate facilities (computers, scanners, photocopiers, projectors, cameras, fax machines, dedicated internet facility, dedicated telephone lines etc) for effective participation in the notification procedure.

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Proposals for SHPF Scope: Any pesticide formulation that causes severe health or environmental problems under the conditions of use in your country. Channel of communication: within a Party; between Party and Secretariat

Available infrastructure for pesticides poisoning report.

What has been done? What could be done in the future? Who is responsible - involved and how to proceed?

Timelines

-Agricultural extension workers?; -Federal/State Field offices of Min of Health, Labour; -Zonal/field offices of Min Environment, HUD -Pharmacovigiliance centres – Ministry of Health -Teaching hospitals and poison centres. -Organised farms like UAC; -NGOs

Submission of two proposals on SHPF was made to the Rotterdam Convention secretariat.

-Development of Questionnaire for incidence reporting -Designate centres across the various stakeholders to generate information/ -delineate clear responsibilities wrt to stakeholder functions -Need to write the Federal ministry of Agriculture, Health Labour, for information. -Need to write stakeholders on the requirement for fulfilling the reporting of RC -Establish electronic network -Manpower /office infrastructure/internet linkage to be strengthened in the DNA office -Increased involvement & establishment of NGO/ CBO e.g. -Training of desk officers on risk assessment/ management and continuous monitoring -Training on recognition of impacts on human health; -Develop mitigation programmes; -Need to put agriculture on the exhaustive list

DNAs, Federal ministry of Agriculture and Environment, HUD –DNA, Labour, Health, NESREA

Questionnaire development Feb –2008 Designate centre- April 2008 Delineating clear responsibility –March 2008. Writing letters to Ministries –Feb. 2008 Establish Electronic network- immediate Involvement/ establishment of NGO/CBO

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Available infrastructure for pesticides poisoning report.

What has been done? What could be done in the future? Who is responsible - involved and how to proceed?

Timelines

-Sensitisation of states; -Need for reporting – by DNA(Agric) -The FMA (Federal & States) to undergo training on recognition of indicator. -Training of extension workers to recognize and report pesticide poisoning incidences; -Federal Ministries of Labour and Agriculture to work as front liners with respect to training of extension workers; -Training of other port workers to identify controlled chemicals -Government to promote and support research grants for hazardous chemicals – preparation of budget outlines

INFORMATION EXCHANGE provision Proposals for SHPFs from other countries are considered to a reasonable extent in chemicals management activities and in the national decision-making process.

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Export notification Scope: chemicals banned or restricted in the exporting party Channel of communication: between Parties

Current practice

What has been done?

What needs to be done? Who is responsible - involved and how to proceed?

Timeline

Utilizing Basel export notification form

Procedure for timely acknowledgement

FMEHUD shall formalize Export Notification procedure for timely acknowledgement

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Participant’s List

Government Ministries/Agencies 1. Mrs. F. I. Sowunmi National Authority on Chemical and

Biological Weapons Conventions, Political Affairs Office,

Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federal, Federal

Secretariat Complex Abuja, 4th Floor, Wing 3B Telephone: 08033895530

E-mail: floraifeoma@yahoo.com 2. Mr. Onuorah C. F. Federal Ministry of Commerce and

Industry Area 1, Garki, Abuja Telephone: 08024197776 E-mail: franconpools@yahoo.com 3. Dr. J. M. Arubi Federal Ministry of Agriculture and

Water Resources Area 11, Garki, Abuja Telephone: 08035769949 E-mail: dr.arubi@yahoo.com 4. Mrs. U. E. Oyiana

Federal Ministry of Health Federal Secretariat Abuja Telephone: 08035929264 E-mail: oyianank@yahoo.com 5. Mrs. I. Nwankwo Deputy Director Federal Ministry of Labour and

Productivity Federal Secretariat Abuja Telephone: 08033144575 E-mail: 6. Dr. O. O. Dada Director Pollution Control Department

Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development Plot 444 Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja Telephone: 08072277770 E-mail: droodada@yahoo.co.uk 7. Mrs. L. A. Abimbola Federal Ministry of Justice Shehu Shagari Way Abuja Telephone: 08061530401 E-mail: ogbere7@yahoo.com 8. Mrs. P. A. Ajanya PSO Federal Ministry of Environment

Housing & Urban Development, Plot 444 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja

Telephone: 08035969437 E-Mail: pa_ajanya@yahoo.com 9. Mr. Mundu H. M.

Deputy Comptroller Nigerian Custom Service Headquarter

3 Abidjan St. Wuse Zone 3, Abuja Telephone: 08032847350 E-mail: hassanmundu@yahoo.com

10. Mrs. A. O. Soyombo

Director General National Environmental

Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency

(NESREA) 4, Oro Ago Street, Garki II, Abuja

Telephone: 08036441567 E-mail: ronkesoy@yahoo.com

11. Mr. E. O. Obafemi

Principal Manager Nigeria Port Authority, Health,

Safety and Environmental Department 26/28 Marina, Lagos Telephone: 08033435085

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12. Mrs. Funke Babade Zonal Director Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development Lagos Zonal Office Games Village, Surulere Lagos

Telephone: 08033220410 E-mail: obabade2002@yahoo.com 13. Mrs. O. M. Ogungbuyi Acting Assistant Director National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency

(NESREA) 4, Oro Ago Street, Garki II, Abuja

Telephone: 08033205818 E-mail: kitanogungbuyi@yahoo.com

14. Mr Kola Falase Assistant Director Lagos State Environmental Protection

Agency (LASEPA) Alausa, Ikeja Lagos

Telephone:08033053409 E-mail: kfalase@yahoo.co.uk

15. Mr. Bola Odugbesan (Esq) National Environmental Standards and

Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) 4 Oro Ago Street, Garki II Abuja

Telephone: 08033277140 E-mail: badekodu@yahoo.com

16. Dr. Koya Adedoyin

Honourable Commissioner Ministry of Environment Abeokuta, Ogun State Telephone: 08037470024 E-mail:

17. Mr. Sheriff O. Savage Representative Honourable Commissioner

Lagos State Ministry of Environment Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos Telephone: 08023144183 E-mail: sarymay@yahoo.com

18. Dr. I. A. Goji Assistant Director Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development Plot 444 Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja

E-mail: iagoji@yahoo.com Telephone: 08072277770

19. Mrs. A. I. Olanipekun Chief Environmental Scientist Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development Plot 444 Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja E-mail:

abiolanipekun@yahoo.co.uk Telephone: 08023175742 20. Mr. O. Olusanya

Assistant Chief Environmental Scientist

Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development Plot 444 Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja E-mail: cagoji@yahoo.com Telephone: 08023040724 21. Miss. O. Ajala Environmental Scientist Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development Plot 444 Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja E-mail: toyluv98@yahoo.com Telephone:08055124539 22. Miss A. Okodogbe Senior Typist II Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development Plot 444 Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja E-

mail:okodogbeagnes@yahoo.com Telephone:08023043589 23. Mr. Ikeah Charles Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development Pollution Control Department

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Plot 444 Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja Telephone: 08033147629 24. Mr. A. J. Adegbite Basel Convention Desk Officer Federal Ministry of Environment Housing & Urban Development Pollution Control Department Plot 444 Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja Telephone: 08023110024 E-mail: femigbite2004@yahoo.co.uk Industry Representatives 25. John Egwuonwu Manufacturers Association of Nigeria

(MAN) House, Ikeja, Lagos Telephone: 08037208468 E-mail: 26. Mr. Jide King EHS Manager British American Tobacco Nig. Ltd. Ibadan-Lagos Toll gate Ibadan

Telephone: 08035381710 E-mail: jide_king@bat.com 27. Mr. Oladipo O. P.

The General Factory Manager Fan Milk Plc Eleyele, Ibadan

Telephone: 08055254163 E-mail: opo@fanmilk_ngr.cor

28. Mr. Sese Ososanya Corporate Head, Production Chemistry Africa Region, Shell Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria Ltd, Shell Industrial Area, Rumubiakani, P.O. Box 263 Port Harcourt Rivers State Nigeria Tel: +234-844-24985 Mobile: +234-8053320472

E-mail: seye.ososanya@shell.com Local Non-Governmental Organizations 29. Mr. Leslie Adogame Nigerian Environmental Society NUJ Lighthouse, 3/5 Adeyemo

Alakia Street Victoria Island, Lagos

Telephone: 08033301305 E-mail: ane_adogame@hotmail.com

environ_nes@yahoo.com Academia and Academic Associations

30. Mrs. Ezediaro. V Institute of Chartered Chemists

of Nigeria (ICCON) 443, Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba Lagos Telephone: 08033279378 E-mail: icconng@yahoo.com 31. Dr. Mrs. M. B. Ogundiran Chemistry Department University of Ibadan Ibadan

Telephone: 08023309861 E-mail: mbogundiran@yahoo.com 32. Dr. O. Adewuyi Chemistry Department University of Ibadan Ibadan

Telephone: 08055201126 E-mail: adewuyio@yahoo.co.uk 33. Dr. Kunle Bakare Zoology Department University of Ibadan Ibadan

Telephone: 08023255904 E-mail:

adekunle.bakare@mail.ui.edu.ng 34. Dr. Gilbert Adie Department of Chemistry University of Ibadan, Ibadan Telephone:gildie1975@yahoo.com E-mail: 08059998665

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Postgraduate Students 35. Mr. Ogunkeyede Akinyemi Department of Chemistry University of Ibadan, Ibadan Telephone: 08035672336

E-mail: akinbog2000@yahoo.com 36. Miss Okonkwo Ihe Department of Chemistry University of Ibadan, Ibadan Telephone: 08037414192

E-mail: dlightg@yahoo.com 37. Miss Bankole Adedoyin Department of Chemistry University of Ibadan, Ibadan Telephone: 08035489739

E-mail: doyintobi@yahoo.com 38. Osekhekha Aima Department of Chemistry

University of Ibadan Telephone: 08036203417

E-mail: aimanosi@yahoo.com 39. Olobio Rita Department of Chemistry

University of Ibadan Telephone: 08036681346

E-mail: dinep2000@yahoo.co.uk Newspaper Representatives 40. Mr. Nasidi Adamu

Daily Trust 20 P. O. O Mafe Crescent Off Solomon Lar Way (Behind Chida

Hotel) Utako District, Abuja Telephone: 08064416006 E-mail: nakura77@yahoo.com Basel Convention Secretariat 41. Prof. O. Osibanjo Director

Basel Convention Regional Coordinating Centre for Africa for Training and Technology Transfer in Hazardous Waste Management

Federal Ministry of Environment-University of Ibadan Linkage Center For Cleaner Production Technology and Hazardous Waste Management

1 Ijoma road, University of Ibadan Ibadan. Nigeria

Telephone: 08033013378 E-mail: osibanjo@baselnigeria.org, Copy oosibanjo@yahoo.com

42. Miss Maurice Mfon Patricia Secretary

Basel Convention Regional Coordinating Centre for Africa for Training and Technology Transfer- Federal Ministry of Environment-University of Ibadan Linkage Center For Cleaner Production Technology and Hazardous Waste Management Telephone: 08038471242 E-mail:patcyng@yahoo.com

43. Mr. Otolorin John Personal Assistant Basel Convention Regional

Coordinating Centre for Africa for Training and Technology Transfer- Federal Ministry of Environment-University of Ibadan Linkage Center For Cleaner Production Technology and Hazardous Waste Management

Telephone: 07035666707 E-mail: johnotolorin@yahoo.com Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention Mr. Alexander Mangwiro Programme Officer Rotterdam Convention Secretariat United Nations Environment Programme 11-13 Chemin de Anemones CH 1219 Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Tel: +41 22 917 8458 Fax: +41 22 917 8082 E-mail: amangwiro@pic.int Ms. Hannah Clarendon Crop Protection Officer FAO Regional Office for Africa P.O. Box GP 1628 Accra, Ghana Tel: +223 21 675000 Ext. 3137 Fax: +223 21 7010943 Hannah.Clarendon@fao.org