Country situation report on POPs in Kenya.
This report describes the POPs (specifically DDT, pesticides and PCBs) situation in the country, including information about known levels. The report also details sources of POPs, how these are being addressed at the national level, and what measures are required to reduce and eliminate POPs and their sources in Kenya. The findings of the study were later incorporated to enrich the national POPs inventory. Overall, Nairobi and its environs had a substantial amount of POPs pesticides banned by the Stockholm Convention. Though DDT was banned for use in agriculture in 1986, and has not been used for public health purposes, new use of DDT is being experienced in upstream agricultural and water catchment areas of River Tana and Sabaki, which flow into the Indian Ocean. The literature reviewed reveals high levels of DDT in humans, flora and fauna. Eight locations were found to have PCB-containing equipment and PCB waste. The survey concludes there is need to strengthen the existing legislation and policy framework in the NIPs; identify and remediate other contaminated sites; dispose of POPs pesticides in an environmentally sound manner; develop and build institutional and stakeholder capacity to manage the obsolete and possible candidate POPs pesticides; develop a multi-stakeholder approach to sustain the management of chemical programs (e.g. SAICM); create community education and awareness; and conduct research on the health and environmental effects of POPs pesticides, especially in contaminated areas.
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Report: Country situation report on POPs in Kenya