India-Norway cooperation project on capacity building for reducing plastic and chemical pollution in India (INOPOL)

The main objective of the INOPOL project is to build knowledge and capacity to tackle plastic and chemical pollution from important sources within key industries, public sector, and civil society.  The main goals will be to provide science-based knowledge that will support India’s ambitious targets to reduce plastic releases and to implement the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants. By developing knowledge on release sources and sharing experiences and best-practices on technology, regulation, and management, INOPOL will strengthen the local and regional capacities to prevent and mitigate the environmental threat posed by plastic and chemical pollution. The project will, by use of a dedicated analytical and management tools, industry sector-specific road maps, and knowledge-based policies develop a set of sound and feasible measures to reduce plastic pollution among civil society and within key industries and public sectors. Furthermore, the project will contribute to a strengthening of monitoring capacity, facilitating a basis for reviewing success of implemented measures and supporting the Government’s enforcement and control.