The main objective of the DDT Information System (DDT-IS) is to facilitate the exchange of information and experience on issues relating to DDT use in disease vector control (DVC). Furthermore, the DDT-IS provides a vehicle to carry information to support obligations under the Stockholm Convention (SC) in relation to DDT, with the following specific objectives:

• Assist the SC Conference of the Parties (COP) to evaluate the continued need of DDT for DVC;
• Provide access to existing WHO Recommendations and Guidelines concerning the use of DDT for DVC;
• Receive information about, and be capable of analyzing trends on relevant national policy, production, import/export, use, alternatives, stockpiles and disposal of DDT;
• Provide a comprehensive overview of the DDT situation by country, region and globally;
• Facilitate the exchange of information and experiences between countries on issues relating to the reduction of reliance on DDT for DVC;
• Assist countries in the development and execution of National Implementation Plans (NIPs) on POPs, by providing easy access to relevant and critical information relating to the use of DDT for DVC;
• Support GEF funded regional DDT projects by providing relevant background information and collecting data on best practices from the inter-regional project coordination into the SC COP evaluation process;
• Provide summary information on DDT covering the available data for each DDT reporting country; and
• Facilitate reporting on DDT and its alternatives used for DVC.