Rotterdam Convention

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Objective:

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To promote shared responsibility and cooperative efforts among parties in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals in order to protect human health and the environment from potential harm. To contribute to the environmentally sound use of those hazardous  chemicals by facilitating information exchange about their characteristics by providing for a national decision making process on their imports and exports and disseminating these decisions to parties.

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11th September 1998

Date of adoption:
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3rd February 2005

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Government obligation:

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To contribute to the environmentally sound use of those hazardous  chemicals by facilitating information exchange about their characteristics by providing for a national decision making process on their imports and exports and disseminating these decisions to parties.

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Focal Points:

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Principal Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Forestry

Official Contact Point
Director
Department of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Ministry of Environment and Forestry

Designated National Authority
Mr. Simon Opiyo Ombajo
Chief Executive Secretary
Pest Control Products Board
Rotterdam Convention Designated National Uthority for Industrial Chemicals and Pesticides (DNA CP)
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Projects/ Initiatives:

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Institutional Needs Analysis for Chemicals and Waste Management in Kenya. The project funded by UNDP.

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