| empty cell | absence of clear information. |
| none | there is nothing for the moment. |
| draft | the action is ongoing, but not yet finalized. |
| implemented | year the law, NSC, etc. has been implemented. |
| HDI | The human development index (HDI) is a composite index that measures the average achievements in
a country in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, as measured by
life expectancy at birth; knowledge, as measured by the adult literacy rate and the combined gross
enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary schools; and a decent standard of living, as
measured by GDP per capita in purchasing power parity (PPP) US dollars.
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| BC | Basel Convention on hazardous waste (UNEP). |
| SC | Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). |
| Law | Law or set of laws at national level that address HCWM issues. |
| Policy | Official document that states the goals to be achieved. |
| Strat. | Official document that lists the steps that must be taken to achieve the objectives contained in
the Policy document.
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| NAP | National Action Plan: document that can be seen as a time-driven scheme defining who does what,
when, how and at what cost.
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| Guide. | Practical oriented document(s) that lists responsibilities and duties of staff; segregation,
handling, storage and transport procedures; colour coding, etc...
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| NSC | National Steering Committee: group of people that coordinate the implementation of the NAP
according to the Policy and Strategy adopted.
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manag.
train.
reg.
tech.
fin. | These last five columns provide a notation system that goes from 1 (insufficient) to 5 (excellent) for management, training, regulatory framework, technologies implemented and financial ressources |