Events

The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference will convene from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It will comprise: the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28); the fifth meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 5); the 18th meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 18); the 59th meeting of the Subsidiary Body

On 30 October 2023 (15:00 CET), the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) and its partners are hosting the webinar Worldwide Voices: Perspectives in tackling lead.

The fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-5) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury will take place in October – November 2023.

The 35th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 35) is scheduled to convene from 23-27 October. MOP 35 will discuss issues related to the implementation of the Montreal Protocol. To receive SDG event notices, news, and analysis in your inbox, subscribe.

The 19th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-19) of the Stockholm Convention is scheduled to take place in October 2023, back-to-back with the 19th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee ( CRC-19) of the Rotterdam Convention. To receive SDG event notices, news, and analysis in your inbox, subscribe.

The 19th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-19) of the Rotterdam Convention will take place in October 2023, back-to-back with the 19th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee ( POPRC-19) of the Stockholm Convention. To receive SDG event notices, news, and analysis in your inbox, subscribe.

The ICCM was originally scheduled to take place in October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fifth Session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) was rescheduled to take place from 5-9 July 2021. In February 2021, it was postponed indefinitely. In August 2022, countries were advised to get prepared for the third quarter of 2023. The conference will now convene from 25-29 September 2023 at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany.

Following approval of the SAICM Programme of Work for the period 2021-2023, the SAICM Secretariat initiated a process to explore options to develop a capacity-building strategy that will support the implementation of the new framework instrument for the sound management of chemicals. As a result, participants at ICCM5 will have before them two information documents (SAICM/ICCM.5/INF/3 and SAICM/ICCM.5/INF/5) which aim to inform discussion on the issue of capacity-building at ICCM5, and support the development of such a strategy following adoption