Events

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established 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 11 November at 14:00 – 15:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic will be “Traceability in the textiles value chain”. Participation

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established a 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 next online session will be held on 14 September at 14:00 – 15:30 Central European Time (CET) and will discuss “Making the case: raising awareness about importance of lead

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established 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 17 June at 14:00 – 15:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic will be “Chemicals in toys”. Participation is open to

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established a 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 next online session will be held on 9 June at 16:00 – 17:30 Central European Time (CET) and will discuss “Reformulation is entirely possible”. Participation is open to the

This report has been prepared within the frameworkof the Intergovernmental Network on Chemicals and Waste for Latin America and the Caribbean. The information was classified in accordance with the stage of the life cycle and the type and group of chemicals considered. Introduction Jordi Pon, United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office. Gabriela Medina, Basel Convention Coordinating Centre and Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in Uruguay. Speakers Vanessa Sabajo, Environmental Policy Advisor on Chemicals and Waste Management, Ministry of Spatial Planning and

Background The GEF-funded Project 9771 Global Best Practices on Emerging Policy Issues of Concern under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) aims to accelerate the adoption of national and value chain initiatives to control Emerging Policy Issues (EPIs) and contribute to the 2020 SAICM goal and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The goals of the lead in paint component are to work with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) paint manufacturers to conduct pilot demonstration projects to phase

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established 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 15 April at 14:00 – 15:30 Central European Time (CET) and the topic will be “Chemicals of concern in building materials”. Participation

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established a 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 next online session will be held on 10 March at 13:00 – 14:30 Central European Time (CET) and will discuss “Where are there laws? A global and regional overview”