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.

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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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Francis Bosah
I work as an Independent (Innovative & Alternative Technology Introduction) Consultant and Activist for the Environmental Public Health & Agricultural spaces; a Pesticide Activist/Risk Analyst and an industry disruptor with a rich, growing and shareable knowledge and practical experience in pesticide reduction and replacement processes with a strong focus on protecting the pesticide most vulnerable populations including farmers, fetuses, infants, children, pregnant moms, the elderly, and those living with compromised immune systems from the putative risks associated with the use and misuse of synthetic volatile chemical pesticide poisons, as well as helping Agricultural growers to increase yields and at the
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.
Adetonah Sounkoura
GAPROFFA research works on chemicals contributes to the capacity building through awareness-raising, training, advocacy and research at 3 levels: At the Micro level: Target groups are the actors most exposed to chemicals. They are farmers, craftsmen, transporters and all the tradesmen, including women and youth. The messages sensitize these target groups on the rational using of chemicals in their activities because most of them are illiterate. At the Meso level: The target groups are extension agents, research assistants, technicians and. The Training of Trainers (ToT) is organized to equip these agents to take over and reach many people. These trained
Eva Kumar
I investigate persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in environmental matrices and biota and monitor human exposure to POPs. The monitoring data provide us with valuable knowledge that is necessary for taking measures to reduce levels of these chemicals in environment.
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A Ramesh Kumar

Stockholm Convention Regional Centre-India focuses on research, education, training, capacity building activities in the area of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) monitoring in the environment, exposure assessment, POPs in products, recycled pl

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