Bahrain roadmap for safe environment launched

TDT | Manama                                                                    

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain yesterday officially launched the National Plan for Persistent Organic Chemical Pollutants (POPS). Oil and Environment Minister, Special Envoy for Climate Affairs, Dr Mohammed bin Mubarak Daina, unveiled the roadmap during a ceremony held at the Gulf Hotel Convention Centre.

The launch ceremony was also attended by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) Regional Director for West Asia Sami Dimassi, ministers. Undersecretaries and other officials. Dr Bin Daina stressed Bahrain’s keenness on human health and environmental safety, highlighting the government’s efforts to achieve this lofty goal through the programs.

“This national plan for persistent organic chemical pollutants is in line with Bahrain’s vision, aimed to achieve sustainable development goals, by preserving the environment from any chemical and organic substances that may pose a threat to humans and the environment,” he said.

He noted that Bahrain has signed the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants since 2005, and ratified 12 persistent organic pollutants, which are internationally agreed upon organic chemicals, as they pose a serious global threat to human health and ecosystems.

The Supreme Council for the Environment has also launched a national project to inventory persistent organic pollutants in various sectors, providing high-quality data that reflects human exposure and the environmental concentration of these hazardous chemicals.