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Regional Capacity Building Program for

Health Risk Management of

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in

South East Asia Program

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Introduction to Final POPs Toolkit

by Thomas G. Boivin

Final Regional POPs Workshop

Da Nang, Viet Nam, July 22 -24, 2009

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Background(from the TOR)

� POPs Project Component 2: RM focuses on developing a toolkit to guide decision-makers in health risk based management of POPs and POPs-like chemicals.

� The Toolkit will provide guidance on:

1. evaluating health risks based on

standardized guidelines; and

2. developing strategies for the

management of these risks, and cost

and benefits of alternatives.

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Design and Development Process

� Approach to a web-based POPs toolkit was discussed at Launch Workshop on April 4, 2008;

� Designed for users with diverse backgrounds and levels of experience;

� Content was developed from July – October 2008;

� Internal specialist reviewers;

� User consultation – Oct 08 – Jan 09;

� World Bank (Washington DC) presentation (May 09)

� Improvements (Jan – Jul 09); and

� Training workshop and evaluation (Jan 09).

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Toolkit Approach

� Web and CD-Rom based;

� Compatible with any modern web browser

� Provide access to:

� Training materials;

� Interactive RA/RM tools; and

� Project data and results.

� Support the knowledge management and knowledge delivery of the project; and

� Used as Training tools during workshops.

www.POPsToolkit.com

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Ownership

� Client and end-user review:

� Review Mission to the four countries in

October and November 2008;

� Toolkit road-show /RA consultation in four

countries from December 1 – 19, 2008;

� On-line review using the Discussion Board

in the “Knowledge Sharing and

Collaboration” section; and

� Comments and evaluation from national

training workshop (Jan 19-31, 2009).

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Key Features

� Main sections:

� POPs Toolkit Process for Managing

Contaminated Sites (home page);

� About Persistent Organic Pollutants;

� Site Prioritization for Risk Assessment;

� Field Sampling Procedures;

� Human Health Risk Assessment;

� Risk Management;

� Economic Valuation of Risk Management

Measures;

� Case Studies; and

� Project Reports.

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Key Features (2)

� Each section has both training module and tools

� Over 220 pages in total

� 8 interactive tools

� All tools work from the CD-Rom

� Data can be saved and recalled

� Case study data can be easily loaded

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Usage Statistics by country (Jan 1 – June 30 2009)

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Top 20 Toolkit Pages(Dec 1 2008 – Jun 30 2009)

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Plan for Toolkit Sustainability

� Agreement from World Bank (Washington DC) to host Toolkit in its final form

� The toolkit will be online accessible through

www.popstoolkit.com for the foreseeable future

� The toolkit will move from Hatfield’s server to the World

Bank server by Sept 2009.

� Sustainability Issues:

� Translations;

� Maintaining toolkit content; and

� Tool updates.

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Demonstration

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For further information contact:� Thomas Bovin

HATFIELD CONSULTANTS201 – 1571 Bellevue Ave.

West Vancouver, BC, CANADAV7V 1A6

Phone 604.926.3261tboivin@hatfieldgroup.comwww.hatfieldgroup.com

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