{"id":368147,"date":"2026-07-24T15:19:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=368147"},"modified":"2026-07-24T15:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:49:05","slug":"global-chemicals-monitoring-programme-gcmp-and-persistent-organic-pollutants-pops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-chemicals-monitoring-programme-gcmp-and-persistent-organic-pollutants-pops\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme (GCMP) and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> UNEP and GEF launched the GCMP to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of both the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and the Minamata Convention on Mercury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme (GCMP)\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368148\" style=\"width: 389px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-368148\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-141017.png?resize=389%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme (GCMP)\" width=\"389\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-141017.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-141017.png?resize=1024%2C642&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-141017.png?resize=768%2C481&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-141017.png?w=1246&amp;ssl=1 1246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: UNEP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme (GCMP) is a <\/span>worldwide initiative led by the<b><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/united-nations-environment-programme-unep\/\">United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Funded by: <\/b>It is <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">funded by the<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/environmental-finance\/#113_Global_Environment_Facility_GEF\"> Global Environment Facility (GEF)<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Purpose:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <strong>c<\/strong><\/span><strong>onnects<\/strong> governments, regional centres, scientific institutions, and laboratories across five global regions<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to gather and share reliable, standardized <strong>data on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Implementing nations: <\/b>It is implemented through a<b> Global Coordination Project and five Regional Projects<\/b> covering <b><strong>more than 50 countries<\/strong><\/b>across\u00a0Africa,\u00a0Asia, the\u00a0Pacific Islands,\u00a0Latin America, and\u00a0the Caribbean.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Features:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>shared scientific data<\/strong> under programme enables participating countries to <strong>monitor their progress<\/strong> and fulfill their obligations <\/span>under the<b> Stockholm and Minamata Conventions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Scope Expansion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It<strong>\u00a0integrates mercury monitoring alongside POPs for the first time.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Key Strategic Priorities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>focuses on improving laboratory analytical capabilities, standardizing monitoring techniques, strengthening cross-border collaboration, enhancing communication, and integrating gender and human rights considerations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into all operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Methods and Output:<\/b> It delivers high-quality data on environmental and human POP levels as well as airborne mercury <strong>through human and environmental biomonitoring, technical training, interlaboratory testing, and scientific partnerships.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Long-Term Goal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These combined efforts aim <strong>to establish self-sustaining national and regional monitoring systems<\/strong> that can produce reliable data long after the programme ends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Impact:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> By reinforcing<strong> long-term monitoring networks, the GCMP provides the crucial evidence needed to drive effective chemical management, cleaner environments, and healthier communities.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 334px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize%3Afit%3A1050\/1%2A0b2_ynnUZq366L7x6QQ2Cg.jpeg?resize=334%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)\" width=\"334\" height=\"337\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ScienceDirect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span class=\"e ph pi pj cy pk pl pm pn po dm\">P<\/span>ersistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)<\/strong> are <strong>organic carbon-containing semi-volatile pollutants<\/strong> that are <strong>persistent, toxic and bioavailable<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can r<\/span>esist<b> environmental degradation, accumulate in the food chain, and travel long distances <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">across international borders, endangering human health and ecosystems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>It possess a particular combination of physical and chemical properties<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Properties:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u00a0\u00a0<b>remain intact for exceptionally long periods of time <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(many years);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It become<\/span><b> widely distributed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">throughout the environment as a result of natural processes involving soil, water and, most notably, air;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>It accumulate in the living organisms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including humans, and are found at higher concentrations at higher levels in the food chain; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <strong>toxic to both humans and wildlife.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most commonly encountered POPs are <\/span><b>organochlorine pesticides, such as DDT, industrial chemicals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) as well as unintentional by-products of many industrial processes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and dibenzofurans (PCDF), commonly known as dioxins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Effect of POP: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its effect include <\/span><b>cancer, allergies and hypersensitivity, damage to the central and peripheral nervous systems, reproductive disorders, and disruption of the immune system.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: UNEP and GEF launched the GCMP to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of both the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and the Minamata Convention on Mercury. About Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme (GCMP)\u00a0 The Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme (GCMP) is a worldwide initiative led by theUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 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