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to the new Knowledge Platform of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)

Here you can access useful resources, read articles, find out about latest events, meet people and join our communities of practice on the SAICM emerging chemical policy issues

Emerging Policy Issues

Chemicals in products
read moreabout Chemicals in products
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
read moreabout Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Hazardous chemicals in electronics
read moreabout Hazardous chemicals in electronics
Highly Hazardous Pesticides
read moreabout Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Lead in paint
read moreabout Lead in paint
Nanotechnology
read moreabout Nanotechnology
Perfluorinated Chemicals
read moreabout Perfluorinated Chemicals
Pharmaceutical pollutants
read moreabout Pharmaceutical pollutants

Highlights

Policy brief

A review of PFAS as a Chemical Class in the Textiles Sector

For over a decade, under both SAICM and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), the class of chemicals known as PFAS is gaining increasing international attention.

Policy Document

Global elimination of lead paint: why and how countries should take action

Lead has toxic effects on almost all body systems and is especially harmful for children and pregnant women. Lead paint is an avoidable source of exposure to lead.

Report

Women, Chemicals and the SDGs

Gender Review Mapping with a Focus on Women and Chemicals: Impact of Emerging Policy Issues and the Relevance for the Sustainable Development Goals

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People working for a healthier environment

Read more about Than Nguyen Phuong Hai
Than Nguyen Phuong Hai
Our projects/activities focus on reducing pesticide use and advocating the government to control the lead in paints to avoid bad health and living environment effects.
Read more about Marcos Teixeira
Marcos Teixeira
During my carrier I have worked with Materials Global Regulatory Compliance (Europe, USA, Latin America, India, China etc), food and water contact materials, safe drinking water, eco design, design for environment etc. Since 3 years ago, I decided to work as Consultant and Educator and one of my key areas is Safe and Healthy Materials. Secondly I work with Circular Economy, Circular Design, Sustainability and SDGs.
Read more about Dr.Lilian Ogechi Alum
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Dr.Lilian Ogechi Alum

The water quality of the major water resources in the rural areas has been assessed with a clear indication that pollution effects are mainly organic due to open defecation, improper construction of wells, non-hygienic nature of overhead tanks and

Read more about Benjamyn Marks
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Benjamyn Marks
Socially and environmentally conscious chemical management in the supply chain requires protecting workers’ health and the mitigation of environmental impacts through responsible business and due diligence practices.
Read more about Francis Bosah
Francis Bosah
I work as an Independent (Innovative & Alternative Technology Introduction) Consultant and Activist for the Environmental Public Health & Agricultural spaces; a Pesticide Activist/Risk Analyst and an industry disruptor with a rich, growing and shareable knowledge and practical experience in pesticide reduction and replacement processes with a strong focus on protecting the pesticide most vulnerable populations including farmers, fetuses, infants, children, pregnant moms, the elderly, and those living with compromised immune systems from the putative risks associated with the use and misuse of synthetic volatile chemical pesticide poisons, as well as helping Agricultural growers to increase yields and at the
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