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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

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Our Communities of Practice are spaces of exchange on the sound management of chemicals and waste among representatives from academia, governments, industry, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, consumers, and citizens

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Keep updated on news on chemicals of concern as well as challenges and achievements to progress towards the SDGs

Chemicals in products

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

Hazardous chemicals in electronics

Highly Hazardous Pesticides

Lead in paint

Nanotechnology

Perfluorinated Chemicals

Pharmaceutical pollutants

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

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Leslie Adogame

The organisation work on chemicals over the years has been tremendously useful to both national government policy issues and industry's processes towards environment. As the NGO SAICM focal point on chemicals and waste, our studies in lead in paint formed the basis for the current 90ppm mandatory standard in place as well as the ongoing regulation by the appropriate agency. Our past case studies on mercury added products and its associated advocacy work assisted the Nigerian government in the ratification and the current implementation of the minamata convention. The organisation's strong national campaign, studies and advocacy has been the main

Angela Bandemehr

Angela L. Bandemehr is a senior international environmental program manager in Office of Global Affairs and Policy of the Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA), where she has been working for 20 years on establishing and implementing effective international partnerships and projects to address global environmental issues. US EPA is the Chair of the Lead Paint Alliance and she is the primary staff contact. She has a Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering from Michigan State University.

Manuelle Miller

I work to support smallholder farmers around the world to mitigate the risks they face with poor practices in use of both pesticides in agriculture production and veterinary drugs in animal production.

Vito A. Buonsante

Vito A. Buonsante is an EU and International law specialist with expertise in chemicals, pesticides, and plastics. Prior to joining the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) in 2021 he lead the Chemicals Project for ClientEarth, a Brussels based NGO and the Plastics Program for Environmental Defence Canada, a Toronto based NGO.In his role as a Technical and Policy Advisor for IPEN he works on wide range of issues related to chemical safety. This includes SAICM and its emerging policy issues and issues of concern, the Stockholm, Basel and Rotterdam Convention. IPEN is a global network of over 500 public interest

Alejandra Fernandez

Specialist consultant in handling chemical products and hazardous waste, with experience in projects related to international convention (Stockholm Convention, Minamata Convention), as well as cleaner production programs and safe handling of chemical products and waste in private companies. She worked for the non-profit organization Health Care without Harm as project manager in Latin America, organizing workshops and projects to eliminate mercury, hazardous waste, sustainble procurement, and environmental management in hospitals and other health facilities in Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Panama and Guatemala.

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