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ProjectUrgent Safe Disposal of Obsolete Pesticides Stocks in Lebanon - TCP/LEB/3801 2025
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No results found.According to the Lebanese customs statistics (the only authority offering import/export statistics in an electronic form), Lebanon imports a yearly average of 8 000 tonnes of pesticides. Although the statistics do not establish the difference between pesticides for agricultural use and public health use, most of the imported pesticides are for agricultural purposes. Furthermore, although the MoA counts on a well-established registration system known as the Lebanese Pesticide Management System (LPMS), there is still a need to improve it, so a database is created and updated periodically. The MoA has also limited capacities to conduct accurate inventories, to collect, repack and properly dispose of obsolete or unwanted pesticides stocks. A recent inventory revealed that around 56 tonnes of expired or unwanted agricultural pesticides are stored in different places around the country, such as private companies, the port of Beirut or the MoA Kfarshima lab, where 10 tonnes have been stored for more than ten years, becoming a serious risk to the staff and surrounding population due to their very bad condition (leaking packages and toxic fumes release), as well as to the environment. -
ProjectSafeguarding and disposal of obsolete pesticides in Eritrea - GCP/ERI/017/JPN 2019
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No results found.At the time of project formulation, Eritrea had undertaken a significant amount of preparatory work to characterize the hazards posed by pesticides, and to develop a communication strategy and legislative framework to address these. In 2008, an FAO project identified 400 tonnes of obsolete and unknown pesticides, around 1 400 m3of contaminated soil, 12 000 empty containers and 5 400 contaminated sprayers. The current project was conceived to safeguard and soundly dispose of the stockpile of obsolete pesticides and highly contaminated materials, held in 294 stores scattered across the country. In addition to the environmentally sustainable disposal of the inventoried obsolete pesticide wastes, the project aimed to strengthen the life cycle management of pesticides in Eritrea, to reduce risks to human health and the environment, and to guard against the further accumulation of obsolete pesticide stocks. The project was implemented in conjunction with the GEF funded project “Prevention and Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Obsolete Pesticides in Eritrea -Phase II” (GCP/ERI/014/GFF), which has complementary objectives. -
Book (series)Terminal evaluation of the project "Disposal of persistent organic pollutants and obsolete pesticides and implementation of sound pesticides management in Benin
GCP/BEN/056/GFF - GEF ID: 4756
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This report presents the final evaluation results of the project “Disposal of persistent organic pollutants and obsolete pesticides and implementation of sound pesticides management in Benin” (GCP/BEN/056/GFF), implemented by FAO and the Government of Benin from March 2015 to September 2021. The project is consistent with the country and its partners’ priorities. The project was able to implement the farmer field school approach, integrated production and pest management (IPPM) and relevant partnerships. Nevertheless, gaps in pesticide life cycle management were identified and corrective measures proposed. Regulatory framework has been strengthened as well as national capacities in decontaminating polluted sites, securing obsolete pesticides and persistant organic pollutants, analysing polluted soil samples, recycling and managing empty pesticide containers, and testing and adopting IPPM-based alternative techniques and systems.
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