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Title: GHS IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA


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GHS IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA
  • MRS RONKE SOYOMBO
  • Federal Ministry of Environment
  • Abuja

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INTRODUCTIONBackground
  • The Federal Republic of Nigeria is situated on
    the West Coast of Africa
  • It is between longitude 2.40" and 14.32" East and
    Latitude 4.16" and 13.52" North of the equator.
  • Occupies an area of 923,773 square kilometers.

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Background (Contd)
  • Bordered by the Republic of Benin to the West,
    Niger to the North, Cameroon to the East and the
    Atlantic Ocean to the South.
  • Nigeria is richly endowed country with abundant
    human and natural resources.
  • Nigeria is most populous country in Africa.

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(Contd)
  • The estimate population in the year 2003 is about
    126million
  • Has an annual growth rate of 2.7, with 71 of
    the population living in rural areas.
  • The population in the country is unevenly
    distributed
  • About 60 percent of population live in rural
    areas
  • 40 percent live in urban areas.

5
(Contd)
  • The major economic sectors are agriculture,
    industry, wholesale and retail trades. Insurance,
    Banking and Finance form the major part of the
    invisible trade.
  • Crude oil dominates exports, accounting for 95.7
    of all exports, while agricultural products
    account for 2.6.

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(Contd)
  • The main agricultural crops (cash crops) are
    cocoa, oil palm, soyabean, groundnut, cotton and
    coconut.
  • Most of the chemicals in use in the country are
    imported.
  • These include pesticides, petroleum products,
    industrial chemicals, fertilizers and consumer
    chemical products.
  • Nigeria's trading partners/principal sources for
    these chemicals are European and Asian Countries.

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  • In other to provide opportunities to draw out the
    link between poverty and environment and to
    demonstrate that sound and equitable management
    of the environment is integral to achieving the
    Millennium Development Goals and ensuring
    environmental sustainability my Government
    initiated a reform program call NEEDS

8
NEEDS
  • NEEDS is Nigerias National Economic Empowerment
    and Development Strategy.
  • It is the countrys home grown Poverty Reduction
    Strategy Program (PRSP)
  •  NEEDS was built on the consultative processes
    associated with the PRSP as a MEDIUM-TERM
    DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (2003-2007).

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NEEDS (Contd)
  • Revive and grow Nigerias comatose economy.
  • Significantly raise the standard of living of the
    people.
  • Put Nigerians back to gainful work and create new
    employment opportunities.
  • Reposition the economy to participate
    beneficially in the global economy
  • Poverty Reduction

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(Contd)
  • Since NEEDS aims to reduce poverty and empower
    poor people, it cannot do this without promoting
    environmental sustainability. In this regard, the
    NEEDS strategies include the Millennium
    Development Goal No. 7 to ensure environmental
    sustainability.
  •  Addressing environmental issues would also help
    to achieve the other Millennium Development Goals

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Sectoral reforms under NEEDS
  • Agriculture
  • Industry
  • Services (education, health)
  • Consequently, there would be a high demand for
    chemicals at the Agricultural and Industrial
    sectors, there would be need for transporting,
    handling/ use chemicals and more people will be
    exposed

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GHS Implementation In Nigeria Experiences
Status
  • UNITAR at the beginning of the year indicated its
    willingness to support Nigeria as a pilot country
    in undertaking the National GHS Implementation
    Strategy during 2005/2006 with resources provided
    by the government of Switzerland.

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Project outline
  • Project commenced in ----------March 2005
  • Project completion -----last quarter of 2006
  • Project in three phases
  • Phase 1Preparation of a GHS situation /Gap
    Analysis and comprehensibility testing
  • Phase 2Targeted GHS Capacity Building
  • Phase 3Development of A Strategic Plan (Road
    Map) for National GHS Implementation by 2008

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Status summary
  • A national GHS Implementation committee was
    established at the inception of the project.
  • It comprised representatives of ministries and
    stakeholders groups for the purpose of advising
    in matters of project implementation and
    drafting laws/regulations.
  • The Federal Ministry of Environment served as the
    lead government agencies for each of the four
    target sector transport, industrial production
    agriculture and consumer

15
GHS situation and Gap Analysis
  • Comprehensibility testing was conducted in three
    cities, Lagos, Abuja and Ibadan
  • The information collected through the situation
    and gap analysis allowed for determination of
    capacity Gaps and areas that require
    strengthening for implementation of the GHS in
    Nigeria

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Comprehensibility Study
  • Sample size 200, 50/sector
  • Four sector Agricultural, transport, Consumer and
    Industry
  • Consider variables required in the UCT testing
    module provided such as gender, age and
    educational level, and work experiences
  • Enumerators selected and trained, administered
    the questionnaires
  • All data collected and analyzed

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Challenges/Needs for Capacity Building
  • Establishment/ legislation of a national chemical
    registration body with membership of all relevant
    stakeholder to harmonize chemical/pesticide
    registration in the Country in compliance with
    GHS
  • Enactment of a multi-sectoral legislation that
    will ensure coordination and coherent approach

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Challenges/Needs for Capacity Building
  • Technical training sustained awareness
    programs- across the target audience to address
    regulators needs and the regulated.

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Achievements
  • Professional and Political case has been built
    regarding the need for GHS
  • Initial Awareness created through
    Comprehensibility Testing and Study

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Conclusion
  • The phase 1 aspect involving preparation of GHS
    situation /gap analysis and comprehensibility
    testing has been completed
  • Phase 2 has reached advanced stages
  • Professional and Political case has been built
    regarding the Need for GHS

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Next Steps
  • Further support is needed to sustain the interest
    to ensure that as the NEED program is been
    realized users of chemicals/pesticides are aware
    of the inherent dangers and pay more attentions
    on the labeling
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