In the hall of the Main Department of Environmental Protection of Sughd Region, a training seminar was held to ensure the implementation of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan’s Resolution № 471 dated 31.08.2020, as well as within the framework of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for the implementation of the project “Demonstration of Non-Thermal Processing of DDT-Containing Waste in Central Asian Countries.” The seminar was organized by the National Center for Implementation of Stockholm Convention Commitments on Persistent Organic Pollutants of the Committee, in cooperation with the non-governmental organization Peshsaf.
The seminar was attended by inspectors from the central office of the Main Department, as well as from environmental protection divisions and departments in the cities and districts of the region.
According to the program, during the seminar, participants were presented with briefings on the following topics: legal foundations for licensing, specifics of licensing activities related to hazardous waste management, license conditions and related permits, licensing oversight, license cancellation and suspension, advisory provisions on licensing, waste incineration, types of inspections, planning and conducting inspections, licensing requirements and documentation, and specialized management units.
In addition, environmental protection inspectors shared their opinions on the above topics and received specific answers to their questions.
