World map showing color-coded IPEN Regional Hubs: Latin America and Caribbean (green), Anglophone Africa (blue), Francophone Africa (orange), Middle East and North Africa (red), others in distinct colors. Legend at bottom left.

IPEN Regional Hubs: Background and History

IPEN Regional hubs were created in 2003 during the International POPs Elimination Project (IPEP) project.

Former Regional Hubs:

South East Asia/East Asia (SEA) 

Southeast Asia POPs Elimination Network (SEAPEN), Philippines

Balifocus, Indonesia

Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asian Countries (EECCA)

Eco Accord, Russia

Latin America (LAC) 

RAPAM/CAATA, Mexico

Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Day Hospital Institute for Rehabilitation & Development (DHIRD), Egypt

Francophone Africa (FA)

Pesticide Action Network-Africa, Senegal

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