26. The Management of Chemical Substances in Senegal
by Mr. Gaston Toupane
Introduction
Presentation of Senegal, (summary of socio-economic situation and map)
Presentation of chemical risks in Senegal (map showing risks and uses)
Institutional and legislative approach
. Management institutions producers of chemical products: Ministry of Industry
. Institutions utilizing chemical products: Ministry of Health and Social Action: National Hygiene Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department, Agriculture Department, the liberal professions, farmers and the informal sector.
. Monitoring Institutions: Ministry of Health and Social Action: National Hygiene Service, Ministry of Agriculture: Plant Protection Department, Agriculture Department, Ministry of Water (National Water Company of Senega), Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection: Environment Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, Civil Protection Department
. Support institutions: University, Higher Polytechnic School, Orstom and Pasteur Institute.
Implementation of a national management policy for chemical products
. National Management Commission for chemical products
. National Pesticide Management Commission
. National Civil Protection Commission: (ORSEC) Plan, sectoral plans (Health, Environment), Internal Operational Plans for Industries
. Preparation of National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP)
. Sectoral Committees on the Management of Hygiene and Industrial Safety.
Issues concerning the management of chemical products
(National profile of the management of chemical products)
Support of development partners
Ongoing projects: Locustox Project, "Research on pesticides", by Orstom, the Senegalese Institute of Crop Research (ISRA), Plant Protection Department
Partners: Donors, NGOs, international bodies (UNEP, WHO, FAO, UNITAR) subregional organizations (Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS, IGOs).
Various programmes, forums and institutes support the national policy for the management of chemical products in Senegal
Major constraints in the management of chemical products
. Legislative constraints
. Equipment constraints
. Technical constraints
. Financial constraints