The objectives of the projects include:

• (1) promote information exchange and capacity building on the following project outputs through online webinar(s);
• (2) promote the capacity building and information exchange on the general considerations for setting up national mechanisms for NIP development/update and reporting, as well as for priority setting under the NIP development/update;
• (3) promote the use of the integrated articles 7 and 15 electronic toolkit;
• (4) assess national capacity on POPs monitoring and conduct pilot test to strengthen regional coordination on sustainable monitoring of POPs;
• (5) develop online training courses for conducting POPs inventories and data handling of the POPs monitoring results.

The project outcomes include:

• (1) promote the integrated articles 7 and 15 electronic toolkit and its use among the Parties served by BCRC-SCRC China, and thus facilitate the development, transmission, access and use of data contained in National Implementation Plans (NIP) and National Reports as required by the Stockholm Convention;
• (2) strengthen conditions for sustainable monitoring of POPs at regional and national levels towards fulfilling the obligations under the Stockholm Convention in particular its effectiveness evaluation; and
• (3) support the development of online training courses for conducting POPs inventories and data handling of the POPs monitoring results.