Chemical Wastes In Pakistan

Introduction

Chemicals and chemical wastes, needs to be manage properly in order to achieve the sustainable agricultural, industrial and social development in the world. As a responsible member of the international community of nations Pakistan attaches high importance to chemicals and wastes that threaten the global and national environment.

Country verify / Basel Convention, Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam Convention and the Montreal Protocol on ozone depleting substances, UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, the Vienna Convention a global international address management issues of sound chemicals and wastes, including chemical weapons convention gained accession agreements (CWC) and SAICM Pakistan is committed to the commitments made at the Rio Summit

2. National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS):

National Environmental Quality Standards was established since August 1993 for industrial liquid waste, gaseous emissions, vehicle exhaust emissions, municipal waste and noise pollution as legal notices. NEQS are applicable for the source and location of discharged pollutants. NEQs modified and upgraded in the year 2000. However, they need further revision to deal with problems related to PCB in detail.

3. National Environment Policy (NEP 2005):

National Environmental Policy bodies of Pakistan, fresh water and coastal waters, air pollution, waste management, deforestation, one of the most important for biodiversity, desertification, dealing specifically with pollution facing environmental damage, natural disasters and climate change The framework provides. It gives instructions to the cross-sectoral issues as to meet international

Protection, maintenance and effective management of environmental resources

2. Integration of the environmental policy-making and planning processes.

3. Government agencies and other stakeholders capacity at all levels for better environment management

4. Effective international obligations in accordance with national aspirations.

5. Awareness and create a demand for environment through community mobilization.

Water management, air quality and noise, waste management, forestry, biodiversity and protected areas, climate change and ozone depletion, energy efficiency and renewable energy, agriculture and livestock, and multilateral environmental agreements: National Education Policy provides guidelines for 2005 fields. - Population - Gender, -health, -trade, -local government and the management of natural disasters, poverty and the environment: it also provides guidelines for the cross fields.

To achieve the objectives of the NEP in 2005 has identified the following policy instruments: Integration of environment in development planning Legislative and regulatory framework

Development capacity

Economic and market-based instruments Public awareness and