Year(s)

Country

Pesticides

Quantity

Status
June 99

Type of intervention

1998-2000

Pakistan
(Province of Punjab)

Various pesticides

300 t

ongoing

Analytical survey, safeguarding and disposal operation; on behalf of The Royal Netherlands Embassy

1999

Democratic Republic of Congo

Fenitrothion and other pesticides

360 t

request

Analytical survey, safeguarding and disposal operation, prevention scheme

1995-1999

Mozambique

Various pesticides and agrochemicals from a former pesticide formulation plant

73 t

completed

Disposal operation
Bilateral project; in cooperation with BASF AG and Werkhof Darmstadte. V.

1998

Ethiopia

Various pesticides

Approx. 1500 t

completed

Participation in a task force of the FAO
Survey, risk assessment and working out an appraisal of options for disposal; on behalf of the FAO

1997-99

Madagascar

Various pesticides

80 t

ongoing

Disposal measure and prevention scheme; in cooperation with DPV, SDC, GCPF

1997-98

Pakistan

Various pesticides

470 t

completed

Analytical survey and risk assessment; on behalf of The Royal Netherlands Embassy

1996-99

Pakistan

Gusathion Dimethoate and contaminated soil

60 t*
50 t

ongoing

Safeguarding and disposal measure*
Bilateral project in cooperation with Bayer AG

1992-97

Zambia

Various pesticides

337 t

completed

Disposal operation; in cooperation with FAO.

1994-97

Mauritania

Dieldrin
contaminated pesticide containers (drums)

175 t
45 t

completed

Disposal operation; in cooperation with Shell International Ltd./UK

1992-96

Tanzania

DNOC

57 t

completed

Analytical survey, risk assessment and disposal of 57 tons in a cement kiln/Dar-es- Salaam; in cooperation with IRLCO-CSA

1996

Honduras

completed

Assistance with construction of a pesticide store

1996

Mali

Various pesticides

70 t

completed

Survey and risk assessment; on behalf of StrFoundation (Norway)

1996

Nicaragua

Various pesticides

completed

Safeguarding measures and backstopping of the disposal operation

1995-99

Namibia

BHC

208 t

completed

Analytical survey and risk assessment, appraisal (options for disposal), supervision of the disposal operation. Project in cooperation with AVCASA/RSA and the Namibian government

1995

Germany

completed

International seminar in transportation and storage management of pesticides

1994

Mauritania

Dieldrin

30 t

completed

Survey, risk assessment and safeguarding

1994

Brazil

Strategy for an inventory of obsolete pesticide stocks in southern Brazil

1994

Mozambique

Various pesticides

510 t

completed

Countrywide survey. Bilateral project; in cooperation with DANIDA

1993

Albania

Various products, ex German Democratic Republic

460 t, 50% obsolete products

completed

Inventory and evaluation of options for disposal.
Mission of a joint expert group from different German ministries and GTZ

1993

Mozambique

Monochrotophos/DDT and associated waste

80 t
80 t

completed

Disposal operation
Bilateral project

1992-93

Madagascar

Dieldrin

47 t

completed

Disposal operation; in cooperation with Shell International Ltd./UK

1992

Benin

Contaminated soil

16 m³
(40 t)

completed

Appraisal (options for disposal methods)

1992

Sudan

Methyl bromide

40 t

completed

Appraisal (options for disposal)

1991

Morocco

BHC

1,800 t

completed

Analytical survey and risk assessment Appraisal of options for disposal; in cooperation with USAID

1991

Niger

Dieldrin

60 t

completed

Disposal operation; in cooperation with USAID and Shell International Ltd./UK