Events

You are kindly invited you to join once a month for 45 min on gender equality and its interconnection to the world of chemistry. Every last Tuesday at 2pm CEST, there will be opportunities to learn from experts and discuss how it is possible to create a gender-responsive future framework for the sound management of chemicals and waste. Every last Tuesday of the month – at 2 pm CEST: WEBINAR 1 – 28th of July: Chemicals and gender – why

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have launched a Community of Practice (CoP) on Chemicals in Products to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals in Products (CiP). The next online session will be held on 10 December at 14:00 - 15:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic will be “Management on classes of chemicals and flame

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have launched a Community of Practice (CoP) on Chemicals in Products to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals in Products (CiP). The next online session will be held on 26 November at 14:00 - 15:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic will be “Enforcement of products”. Participation is open to

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have launched a Community of Practice (CoP) on Chemicals and SDGs to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The next online session will be held on 25 November at 13:00 - 14:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic will be “Accelerating the implementation of

You are kindly invited you to join once a month for 45 min on gender equality and its interconnection to the world of chemistry. Every last Tuesday at 2pm CEST, there will be opportunities to learn from experts and discuss how it is possible to create a gender-responsive future framework for the sound management of chemicals and waste. Every last Tuesday of the month – at 2 pm CEST: WEBINAR 1 – 28th of July: Chemicals and gender – why

The Lead Paint Alliance hosted a Global Webinar for the Paint Industry on Eliminating Lead Paint on 19 November 2020. Industry is critical to eliminating the risks from paints containing lead and the webinar will feature presentations on topics most relevant to industry, such as views of the global paint industry, lessons learned from paint reformulation, and lead paint testing. Presenters will include the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Coatings Council, BASF, the American Bar

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) are launching a new Community of Practice (CoP) on Lead in Paint to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to the elimination of Lead Paint. The first session will be held on 10 November at 16:00-17:30 Central European Time (CET) and will discuss “Compliance and enforcement mechanisms in a lead paint law”. Participation is

In November 2020, UNEP conducted a two-day workshop with key stakeholders of the electronics sector to explore different approaches for addressing chemicals of concern in electronics. The workshop was focussed on eco-labelling and regulatory approaches. Two draft reports on eco-labelling and regulatory approaches for chemicals of concern were consulted during the workshop. During the discussion, potential linkages and synergies between these two approaches, as well as existing challenges, were identified. This activity was prepared under the Global Environment Facility (GEF)