The African Development Bank Group has authorized measures to address the problem of dangerous chemicals.

Compiled By: Prince Henry Danquah, Bora Capital Advisors Ltd.

The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a groundbreaking initiative to tackle the challenge posed by hazardous chemicals.

That includes Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and mercury, in 11 Least Developed Countries in Africa.

The ‘Scaling-up Investment and Technology Transfer to Facilitate Capacity Strengthening and Technical Assistance for the Implementation of Stockholm and Minamata Conventions in African LDCs – phase 2’ (AFLDC-2) project will, through a multistakeholder approach, address the urgent need for effective chemicals and waste management in Angola, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

Source: newsthemegh.com