The NIP has identified national challenges in management of POPs such as inadequate policy and regulatory regime; weak institutional capacity in terms of human resources and technical infrastructure; lack of facilities for sound disposal of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with POPs; very limited financial and technical resources for remediation of contaminated sites; lack of POPs release monitoring schemes; inadequate application of Best Environmental Practices (BEPs) and Best Available Techniques (BATs) for reduction of unintentional releases of POPs; and low awareness by the