Events

The Global Forum on Environment will discuss the challenges posed by chemicals and provide knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. The event will bring together leading actors in the field of chemicals management to promote effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. Participants will include regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from intergovernmental organisations

The event, organized by the Chinese National Cleaner Production Center (CNCPC), aims to share and discuss information related to lead paint both in the global and country context. Data and information on health and economic impact, country lead paint testing, current legislation, and paint market situation are presented and discussed with government officials (environment, industry, etc). The SAICM GEF project is presented including the work plans for the SME demonstration pilots. The project's work on legal assistance is also introduced

The first meeting of the intersessional process took place in Brasilia, Brazil, from 7 to 9 February 2017. IISD Reporting Services / ENB Coverage http://enb.iisd.org/chemical/SAICM/iccm5/ip1/ Meeting Documents SAICM/IP.1/1 Provisional agenda SAICM/IP.1/1/Rev.1 Provisional agenda (Revised) SAICM/IP.1/2 Annotations to the provisional agenda SAICM/IP.1/3/Rev.1 Scenario note SAICM/IP.1/4 "Thought starter" SAICM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 - (*Reissued for technical reasons on 24 January 2017) SAICM/IP.1/5 Interim report of the independent evaluation of the Strategic Approach for 2006 -