Formation of the Thai POPs Elimination Network and NGO coordination with the Pollution Control Department.
NGOs working for environmental health, consumer rights, food security and sustainable development formalized their links through ThaiPEN in the hope of increasing the impact of their contributions to the preparation of the country's National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention. ThaiPEN, facilitated by the Campaign for Alternative Industry Network (CAIN), serves as a coordinating mechanism for sharing relevant information, for building capacities and for developing civil society positions and actions on POPs. The project also involved liaising and coordinating with the Pollution Control Department (PCD) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the national focal point for the Stockholm Convention. ThaiPEN has been invited to various PCD workshops for the NIP, giving opportunities for NGOs to participate and comment on the draft NIP.