National Level POPs Awareness-Raising and Workshop in Bangladesh.
Due to limited knowledge of the adverse effects of POPs, practices such as continued use of POPs pesticides in agriculture, open burning, incineration and others that add to the POPs level are often adopted. In response, ESDO organized a multi-stakeholder (NGO, government, media, industry and civil society) awareness-raising campaign and technical training workshop on POPs, their impact on human health and the environment, and strategies for elimination. The workshop targeted NGOs, government and media, and it resulted in the creation of the Bangladesh POPs Elimination Network (or BPEN), which increased capacity and effectiveness of NGOs and the IPEN network. The activity has also resulted in an awareness-raising multiplier effect through workshop participants communicating knowledge gained at the workshop to other organizations and communities.
Outputs:
Creation of a National POPs network (Bangladesh POPs Elimination Network or BPEN)
Improved new reporting and media efforts to raise awareness among general population
Further dissemination of information and community awareness-raising by BPEN NGOs