Indicator 12.4.1 Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement

Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Target 12.4: By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment

Indicator 12.4.1: Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement

2024

SDG Indicator 12.4.2, 12.5.1, 3.9.1, 3.9.2 and 3.9.3.

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Senior Manager, Environment Statistics

Environment Statistics

Production and dissemination of Environment statistics

+254-202-911-000

30266-00100, Nairobi- Kenya

dps@knbs.or.ke

Definitions:

The indicator refers to the number of Parties (= countries that have ratified, accepted, approved, or accessed), to the following Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs):

1. The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention);
2. The Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade (Rotterdam Convention);
3. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention);
4. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol);
5. Minamata Convention on Mercury (Minamata Convention),

which have submitted the information to the Secretariat of each MEA, as required by each of the agreements.

Concepts:

Parties to the Basel Convention have an obligation to present an annual national report as provided for by Article 13, paragraph 3 in order to enable monitoring of the implementation of the Basel Convention by its Parties. The reports are to contain, inter alia, information regarding transboundary movements of hazardous wastes or other wastes in which Parties have been involved.

Import responses under the Rotterdam Convention are the decisions provided by Parties indicating whether or not they will consent to import the chemicals listed in Annex III of the Convention and subject to the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure. Article 10 of the Rotterdam Convention sets out the obligations of Parties with respect to the future import of chemicals listed in Annex III.

Under the Stockholm Convention, a Party has an obligation to report on the measures it has taken to implement the provisions of the Convention and on the effectiveness of such measures in meeting the objectives of the Convention. The national reports include statistical data on the total quantities of production, import and export of each of the chemicals listed in Annex A and Annex B or a reasonable estimate of such data; and to the extent practicable, a list of the States from which it has imported each substance and the States to which it has exported each substance.

The Minamata Convention requires, under its article 17, paragraph 4, that each Party designates a National Focal Point for the exchange of information under it, including with regard to the consent of importing Parties under Article 3.

The Montreal Protocol requires, under its Article 7, that each Party provides to the Secretariat for each controlled substance statistical data on its annual production, amounts used for feedstocks, amounts destroyed by technologies approved by the Parties, imports from and exports to Parties and non-Parties respectively and amount of the controlled substance listed in Annex E used for quarantine and pre-shipment applications, for the year during which provisions concerning those substances entered into force for that Party and for each year thereafter

Number

The Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (UN M49 classification of countries and regions)

https://meas.nema.go.ke/

Administrative data

Annually

By 30^th April

Statistical Unit, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

According to the Statistics Act of 2006, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is mandated to collect, compile, analyze, publish and disseminate official statistics for public use

The proposed indicator is process-oriented, focusing on compliance with the obligations that contribute to the overall target of achieving the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle.

It does not measure the quantity of chemicals in media and does not quantify adverse impacts on human health and the environment. The MEAs, however, were developed and adopted to address the most urgent challenges for human health and the environment and therefore, through the implementation of MEAs progress will be made to reduce release to air, water and soil as well as presence of hazardous chemicals in products

The transmission of information as required by the five Conventions is not up to-date due to inadequate data

Compilation of the number of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), to which Kenya a signatory

Simple completeness and consistency checks, in consultation with NEMA

The Bureau uses recommended international standards and compilation guides when coming up with the reports. These include but not limited to: Manuals and other resources and guidance on compilation and reporting of data - https://www.unep.org/ozonaction/resources; User manual for the Electronic Reporting System of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Manual for national reports under Article 15 of the Stockholm Convention; A set of guidance documents on developing and updating National Implementation Plans under the Stockholm Convention

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is ISO certified based on 9001:2015 Standard requirements. The processes of compilation, production, publication and dissemination of data, including quality control, are carried out following the methodological framework and standards established by the KNBS, in compliance with the Internationally acceptable standards

The KNBS adheres to Kenya Statistical Quality Assurance Framework (KesQAF) that underlines principles to be assured in managing the statistical production processes and output.

Data consistency and quality checks are conducted through Technical Working Groups (TWGs) before publication and dissemination

The processes of compilation, production, publication and dissemination of data, including quality control are subjected to a set criteria and standards to ensure conformity

Data on Indicator 12.4.1: Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement, is published under the National SDGs Framework

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https://www.knbs.or.ke/publications

https://meas.nema.go.ke/

https://www.unep.org/ozonaction/resources;

User manual for the Electronic Reporting System of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Manual for national reports under Article 15 of the Stockholm Convention;