The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 SDGs were adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in September 2015. The SDGs aim to meet the dual challenge of overcoming poverty and protecting the planet. They highlight a comprehensive vision of sustainable development that embraces economic, social and environmental dimension.
The goal of this community of practice is to facilitate discussions with various stakeholders from different sectors on documents and other knowledge materials being developed around the linkages between chemical management and the achievement of the sustainable development goals, including gender (learn more about SDGs here).
Another key goal is how to bring in and engage with the youth in relation to chemicals and the sustainable development goals.
Past sessions
Online discussion: Innovation for achieving the Chemical related SDGs
Download the community of practice summary of discussions
I am currently supporting the establishment of an online knowledge management system (KMS) for a GEF-funded "Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management (FARM)" project which aims to tackle the reduction of using highly hazardous pesticides an
Our work or research contribute to a healthier environment through:Awareness raising of stakeholders including women and youth on the negative effect of the using of pesticides on their health and environment,Capacity building through traing of trainers on the bet best practices and techniques to protect the environment,Training of the farmers on the alternatives to the chemical products and their waste,Advocacy to policy makers and authorities to accelerate the voting the laws or decret or arrete on the chemical products and waste in Benin,Social media through press release, radio, TV ans mobile phone to disseminate the information to sensitize the farmers
I currently work at UNEP in Geneva to support effective collaboration, technical assistance and delivery of the Lead in Paint Component from the project “Chemicals Without Concern”, along with Desiree Narvaez. I also support UNEP in its capacity of co-secretariat of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint. In addition to lead in paint, I have been working on lead-acid batteries issues. I have also worked at the Chemicals and Waste Management Programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) on pollutant released and transfer registers (PRTRs). I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Economic History and a
My research is focused on chemical supply chain management in general and environment protection in particular by managing hazardous chemicals within the local, regional and national communities level.
I am currently working as a research assistant in the Environmental Health Division in UCT's School of Public Health and Family Medicine. I work on a number of projects that aim at capacity building and knowledge management of sound chemical management, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. My main speciality within public health is environmental health and so our work focuses on improving health through addressing environmental exposures that may negatively impact the health of the communities we work with.