Services provide by the division
Attend to public complaits on pollution control
Conduct National Co-ordinating Commitee on BRSM (Basel, Rotterda, Stockholm Minamata) Committee to take national decions on chemicals and waste.
Signed Conventions, Protocols, Agreements & Funding agencies
- Conventions
- The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel) -www.basel.int
In the late 1980s, a tightening of environmental regulations in industrialized countries led to a dramatic rise in the cost of hazardous waste disposal. Searching for cheaper ways to get rid of the wastes, “toxic traders” began shipping hazardous waste to developing countries and to Eastern Europe. When this activity was revealed, international outrage led to the drafting and adoption of the Basel Convention.
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - www.pops.int
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically and accumulate in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife.
- Minamta Convention on Mercury - www.mercuryconvention.org
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury.
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
The Rotterdam Convention is a multilateral treaty to promote shared responsibilities in relation to importation of hazardous chemicals.
- Funding agencies
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Mrs. I.J.K. Palugaswewa
Ms. Jeewanthi Ranasinghe