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
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Online discussion: Promoting youth engagement with different stakeholders in chemicals and waste
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Online discussion: Brainstorming implementation of gender mainstreaming into national policies for the sound management of chemicals and waste
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Community members

Yuyun Ismawati
Our works contribute to a better policy and regulations related to chemicals and waste issues, especially heavy metals and chemicals in products. We advocate cleaner productions, safer alternatives, and national standard, supported by new law or revised law. We also work with all stakeholders, ranging from producers/manufacturers, safer alternatives providers, workers union, academia, consumer groups, procurement group, law makers, and government officials. We conduct awareness raising to attract the general public about certain issues, collect samples, analyse it in qualified laboratories, and disseminate it to the public aimed to influence the policy change and regulations.
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Sun Cho

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

Nicoline Lavanchy
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
Mpendulo Dlamini
I provide input to the implementation and regulation of Air Quality Management systems in the Western Cape Province. Researching about chemicals and regulating their use and emission to the atmosphere is my works contribution to a healthier environment.
Debbie Muir
I work for a government department that uses pesticides to combat invasive alien species (plants and animals) using community members as our workforce thus creating jobs and protecting South Africa's biodiversity.
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Dhrumil Soni

As we strive towards a better world, we work to ensure chemistry’s contributions are realized. Chemistry can help us to understand, monitor, protect and improve the environment around us.

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Emerging Policy Issues:
Perfluorinated Chemicals (1) Hazardous chemicals in electronics (1)
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