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141 events found

25 - 29 Sep 2023

Confirmed

Fifth Meeting of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5)

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.

Topics: Policymaking

Country: Germany

Type of event:Conference

20 - 21 Jun 2023

Confirmed

Multi-stakeholder Expert Workshop on Advancing Chemicals and Waste Management in Economic Industry Sectors

The Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound management of Chemicals (IOMC) will convene a Multi-stakeholder Expert Workshop on Advancing Chemicals and Waste Management in Economic Industry Sectors. The workshop will discuss draft guiding principles for strategy development throughout supply and value chains in preparation for the Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) in September 2023. The workshop will also explore elements and activities of a possible global implementation programme. In January 2023, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Type of event:Workshop

22 - 26 May 2023

Plastic Pollution INC-2

The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (Plastic Pollution INC-2), will take place in May 2023 in Paris, France.

Topics: Policymaking

Type of event:Conference

01 - 12 May 2023

Basel Convention COP16, Rotterdam Convention COP11, and Stockholm Convention COP11

The BRS Triple COP, comprising the 16th meeting of the COP to the Basel Convention, the 11th meeting of the COP to the Rotterdam Convention, and the 11th meeting of the COP to the Stockholm Convention, will convene in May 2023. To receive SDG event notices, news, and analysis in your inbox, subscribe.

Topics: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) Policymaking Sustainable Development Goals

Type of event:Conference of the Parties

12 Apr 2023

Integrated Chemicals and Waste Management in the Lead Up to ICCM5: National systems, industry action and SDG implementation

In 2020, SAICM established four CoPs – Highly Hazardous Pesticides, Chemicals in Products, Lead in Paint, and Chemicals and the Sustainable Development Goals – that have led successful knowledge exchanges. While the activities of these communities came to an end in 2022, the SAICM Secretariat is continuing the momentum with a single, all-inclusive CoP on chemicals and waste management, in partnership with the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP). This discussion is the first in the series in 2023.

Topics: Policymaking

Type of event:Community of practice

22 - 24 Mar 2023

UN 2023 Water Conference

On 28 November 2018, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee adopted by consensus a resolution calling for a midterm review of the Water Action Decade at UNGA 77 in 2023. Officially known as the UN 2023 Water Conference, the UN Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, ‘Water for Sustainable Development,’ will take place from 22-24 March 2023, in New York, US, to coincide with World Water Day

Type of event:Conference

27 Feb - 03 Mar 2023

Resumed Fourth Meeting of the SAICM Intersessional Process

During the Fourth Meeting of the Intersessional Process (IP4) for Considering the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020 in Bucharest, Romania, which took place from 29 August to 2 September 2022, it was agreed that a resumed session of IP4 would be held in early 2023.

Topics: Policymaking

Type of event:Conference

21 Feb - 23 Mar 2023

13th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG-13)

The 13th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG-13) will take place in February 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. The OEWG is one of the subsidiary bodies of the Basel Convention and, among other things, assists the Basel Convention Conference of the Parties (COP) in developing and keeping under continuous review, the implementation of the Convention’s work plan, specific operational policies, and decisions taken by the Conference. Follow Earth Negotiations Bulletin coverage of the meeting here. To

Topics: Policymaking

Type of event:Other