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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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Brenda Natalia Lopez Nino

I am interested in promoting plastic segregation in WEEE managers to avoid the occurrence of BFRs and other hazardous chemicals in toys and kitchen utensils made from recyclates and also to avoid the polluted waste entry into environmental matrice

Thuli

Ensuring waste management policies are in place through conducting waste management audits and monitoring adherence to policies. Ensuring departments have clear understand of their waste streams from each activity.

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.

A Ramesh Kumar

Stockholm Convention Regional Centre-India focuses on research, education, training, capacity building activities in the area of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) monitoring in the environment, exposure assessment, POPs in products, recycled pl

Mehrnoosh Azodi

How does your work on chemicals contribute to a healthier environment?I facilitate the role of the private sector engagement in meeting the SAICM objectives toward the sound management of chemicals and waste. My role involves the coordination of the joint projects of UNEP with the chemical industry partner (International Council of Chemical Associations) in several countries including China, India, Tanzania and Argentina on topics such as United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, circular economy, knowledge and information sharing and plastic waste. Part of my responsibility includes the development of a reporting framework to measure the contributions of the chemicals sector to

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