National level training and awareness program on POPs.
Low-level awareness on POPs often results in practices that increase POPs levels. Civil society, if informed and empowered, can play a meaningful role in creating awareness and contributing to national implementation of the Stockholm Convention. To tackle the issue, Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ), in association with Green Movement Sri Lanka, took up an extensive awareness and training program for NGOs, government and the media. The workshop, which had 70 participants, was successful and even had a multiplier affect, with participating NGOs sharing the knowledge they had gained in the training with other communities and organizations, increasing POPs awareness and highlighting risks to human health, the environment and the need for elimination. Subsequent to the workshop, media also became sensitized to the topic and covered it, spreading the message among the wider population through educated news reporting. Concerned government officials are now also recognizing efforts of stakeholders, contributing to further linkages to ensure smooth implementation of POPs management activities.
Outputs:
Awareness and training program conducted for NGOs, government and media