Online discussion: Innovation for achieving the Chemical related SDGs
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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: Climate Change and Chemicals: Connections and Consequences
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Online discussion: Promoting youth engagement with different stakeholders in chemicals and waste
Online discussion: Chemicals and Biodiversity
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Online discussion: Accelerating the implementation of SDG 12.4
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CDSG Discussion 3 digest.pdf
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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
Zimasa Nhlapo
I'm part of the team responsible for lead in paint initiative under Chemicals and waste Economy - Operation Phakisa presidential programme.
Samuel Fuhrimann
We work with partners in 12 countries and provide capacity building to communities to do community monitoring of pesticides on human health and the environment. With such information communities then decide on pesticide reduction and move towards agroecology.We organise learning exchanges on agroecology at the national and regional levels and support capacity building agreocolgical practices.We share and distribute scientific and policy information for example, the publication, "Replacing Chemicals with Biology" and a list of countries and banned pesticides.We organise awareness campaigns, for example, Protect Our Children from Toxic pesticides and No Pesticide Use Week
Jerry T Toe Sr
I served as Manager of Compliance and Enforcement at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for five consecutive years. The purpose of this job is to ensure that all projects/developments undertaken in Liberia do not destroy the environment. This is done through the EIA process and the enforcement of the Environmental Protection and Management Law of Liberia. When all the potential impacts associated with development are identified, the Agency ususlly request for the mitigation options of these impacts. If the mitigation options presented by the project proponent are not satisfactory, the Agency usually requests for redesign of the project or rejects
Mehrnoosh Azodi
How does your work on chemicals contribute to a healthier environment?I facilitate the role of the private sector engagement in meeting the SAICM objectives toward the sound management of chemicals and waste. My role involves the coordination of the joint projects of UNEP with the chemical industry partner (International Council of Chemical Associations) in several countries including China, India, Tanzania and Argentina on topics such as United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, circular economy, knowledge and information sharing and plastic waste. Part of my responsibility includes the development of a reporting framework to measure the contributions of the chemicals sector to
Michael Musenga
My research work and organization advocacy to develop a legally binding legislation has been has been received well by the Zambian community. And our participation to the 10th International Lead Poisoning prevention Week was received well.
Tanya Pronina
My activities envisaged the involvement in a sound management of chemicals at the national level. My professional interests are dedicated to health and environment.
Leslie Adogame
The organisation work on chemicals over the years has been tremendously useful to both national government policy issues and industry's processes towards environment. As the NGO SAICM focal point on chemicals and waste, our studies in lead in paint formed the basis for the current 90ppm mandatory standard in place as well as the ongoing regulation by the appropriate agency. Our past case studies on mercury added products and its associated advocacy work assisted the Nigerian government in the ratification and the current implementation of the minamata convention. The organisation's strong national campaign, studies and advocacy has been the main
