Reduction of Mercury in Products

Action Plans

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Action Plan describes the activities to be carried out and the related

implementation strategies for responding to a priority or delivering a programme

Consider country “context”- cultural, political, and administrative systems

Objectives define and put in place the necessary tools for

implementing the national decisions on reduction of mercury use and release from products

to facilitate the mobilisation of resources from national, regional, sub-regional and/or international sources for the implementation of a chemicals management plan focused on mercury reduction

enable a team to focus on priorities by developing a common goal, objectives, activities, performance and evaluation indicators

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Strategy, Action Plan, Measures

Program “strategies”, “action plans”, “measures”“Strategy” is an overall approach“Action plan” is more detailed steps,

activities, etc“measure” is a particular approach

All are part of a National Mercury Plan

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Reducing Mercury Use and Release in Products

May include… Inventory and reporting Public information, awareness and

education Policy development and legislation Technological/engineering improvement Institutional arrangements and monitoring Waste management (storage and disposal)

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Proposed Steps for Developing an Action Plan

1. Establish context and analysis of issue- situation, gap and stakeholder analysis

2. Formulate objectives3. Identify relevant management options (legal, operational, voluntary)

4. Establish criteria for evaluation and prioritisation

(e.g. efficiency, affordability, practicability)

5. Evaluate and select management options to be applied

6. Develop the Action plan implementation strategy (proposed activities; outputs; responsibilities: performance indicators; resource needs)

7. Proposed next steps and follow up

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1. Context and Analysis of Issue

Establish current situation and state of knowledge in the country with regard to mercury in products

Describe other relevant national, regional, sub-regional and international commitments, e.g. Rotterdam Convention; Basel Convention; International Code of Conduct; Stockholm Convention, SAICM

Identify stakeholders within and outside Governments

Conduct a gap analysis

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Situation Analysis Responds to:

What is the present mercury in products situation in the country?

What mercury/chemicals initiatives exist?

Where do the challenges lie and what opportunities exist?

Allows for a consideration of priorities. Includes stakeholder analysis

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Gap Analysis

Identifies what is missing with respect to:Legislation and regulatory measures Operational measures such as Enforcement Institutional measures Analytical capacity Material and human resources

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2. Setting the Objectives Based on the established situation, define the

necessary outcomes for your action plan; SMART objectives

S- specific M- measurable A- agreed R- realistic T- time-dependentand Identify the tools – institutional, legal/regulatory

and operational – needed for implementing the country decision to reduce mercury use and release from products

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3. Possible Management Options

Legal and administrative measures, e.g.:- bans; - trade regulations; - distribution and use restrictions

Operational measures, e.g.- surveillance & monitoring programmes;

- conduct of inventory - technological requirements; - information handling and distribution; - training & education; - research & development; - law enforcement and control measures

Voluntary measures by industry sector(s) e.g. eco-labelling, substitution and replacement, product stewardship

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4. Criteria for Evaluation and Prioritisation

For the selection and prioritisation of management options - define criteria for evaluation and priority setting on the basis of specific national needs, circumstances and resources (e.g. socio-economic considerations; available infrastructures; affordability)

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5. Evaluation and Selection of Suitable Management

Options

evaluate the different options and based on the set criteria select the options that are to be adopted and developed into an action plan implementation strategy for the country.

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6. Action Plan Implementation Strategy – the foundation for the work

The strategy to be selected will with adequate criteria be adapted to the needs and national circumstances. It should inter alia address:

Assignment of responsibilities Definition of activities and outputs Development of work plan to include budget Formulation of implementation performance

indicators Determination of resource needs

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General Objectives

Management Options

Proposed

Activities

Responsible

Person/s

Target

Dates

Performance

Indicators

ResourcesNeeded

1. Policy/legal and administrative measures

2. Operational measures

-Inventory and Assessment

- Awareness raising Information education

- Engineering & technological requirements

- Institutional Arrangements/Monitoring

3. Voluntary measures by industry

- labeling

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Reduction of Mercury in Products Action Plan Implementation Strategy

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Steps in Action Planning1. Context and analysis of issue2. Formulation of objectives3. Identification of relevant management

options4. Establishing criteria for evaluation and

prioritization of options5. Evaluation and selection of management

options at national level6. Development of an action plan

implementation strategy7. Obtaining commitment