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Working Group on Chemical Issues of Concern Publishes Proposals for Beyond 2020

The co-facilitators of the Virtual Working Group addressing Issues of Concern (VWG3) for the sound management of

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Commitment platforms and the global agenda for chemicals and waste management

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SAICM

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April 2021

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Problem statementOne of functions of the of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is to call for appropriate action on emerging policy issues as they arise and to forge consensus on priorities for cooperative action as identified in the paragraph 24 of the Overarching Policy Strategy (OPS). In 2015, the Fourth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-4) initiated the development of the framework for sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 that is envisaged to be adopted

Topics: Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Management

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Chemicals of Concern in the Building and Construction Sector

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UNEP

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May 2021

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This UNEP report aims at providing an overview of the challenge that chemicals of concern pose in the context of products relevant for the building and construction sector. It outlines the relevance and linkages of chemicals of concern with regards to a building life cycle and highlights existing gaps, challenges and opportunities regarding the imperative of increasing circularity in the building and construction sector.

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products

Topics: Chemicals in building products

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/call-proposals-toolkit-support-regulatory-compliance-toy-supply-chain

Call for proposals: Toolkit to support regulatory compliance in the toy supply chain

UNEP is looking for a partner to develop a training toolkit to support early supply chain

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Tackling informalityin e-waste management: The potential of cooperative enterprises

December 2014

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The present paper is the product of a joint effort by the Sectoral Activities Depart-ment and the Cooperatives Unit of the International Labour Organization (ILO).This initiative supports the ILO’s commitment to promote forms of employment that safeguard the environment, eradicate poverty and promote social justice through sustainable enterprises and decent work, as reinforced by the International Labour Con-ference (ILC), at its 102nd session in June 2013. Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) is currently the fastest growing waste stream, and it

Emerging Policy Issues: Hazardous chemicals in electronics

Topics: E-waste Chemicals in electronics

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The global impact of e-waste: Addressing the challenge

December 2012

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Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) is currently the largest growing waste stream. It is hazardous, complex and expensive to treat in an environmentally sound manner, and there is a general lack of legislation or enforcement surrounding it.Today, most e-waste is being discarded in the general waste stream. Of the e-waste in developed countries that is sent for recycling, 80 per cent ends up being shipped (often illegally) to developing countries to be recycled by hundreds of thou-sands of informal workers

Emerging Policy Issues: Hazardous chemicals in electronics

Topics: E-waste Chemicals in electronics

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/community-practice-addresses-links-between-gender-and-chemicals

Community of Practice Addresses Links Between Gender and Chemicals

The Chemicals and SDGs Community of Practice (CoP), organized by the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/working-group-pushes-forward-guidelines-plastics-pops-incineration

Working Group Pushes Forward on Guidelines for Plastics, POPs, Incineration

A working group of government representatives convened virtually to discuss several items on the agenda for

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/rotterdam-convention-committee-recommends-informed-consent-procedure-trade-two-chemicals

Rotterdam Convention Committee Recommends Informed Consent Procedure for Trade in Two Chemicals

During a four-day virtual meeting, the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) of the Rotterdam Convention on the

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/articles/community-practice-discusses-adoption-limits-laws-lead-paint

Community of Practice Discusses Adoption of Limits, Laws on Lead in Paint

The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management’s (SAICM) Lead in Paint Community of Practice (CoP) held