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https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/pollutant-registers-used-assess-progress-sustainability

Pollutant Registers Used to Assess Progress on Sustainability

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a report on using pollutant release

Community of practice summary of discussions

Community of Practice on Chemicals and SDGs - 2021 Digest Compilation

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UNEP
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February 2022
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The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have launched a Community of Practice (CoP) on Chemicals and SDGs to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is a compilation of summaries of the discussions, which took place in 2021.

Topics: Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Management
Community of practice summary of discussions

Community of Practice on Highly Hazardous Pesticides - 2021 Digest Compilation

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UNEP
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February 2022
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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 Highly Hazardous Pesticides to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). This is a compilation of summaries of the discussions, which took place in 2021.

Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Topics: Knowledge Management
Community of practice summary of discussions

Community of Practice on Chemicals in Products - 2021 Digest Compilation

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UNEP
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February 2022
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The SAICM Secretariat, in partnership with the University of Cape Town, 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). This is a compilation of summaries of the discussions, which took place in 2021.

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
Topics: Knowledge Management
Community of practice summary of discussions

Community of Practice on Lead in Paint - 2021 Digest Compilation

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UNEP
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February 2022
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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. This is a compilation of summaries of the discussions, which took place in 2021.

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint
Topics: Knowledge Management
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Summary for Policymakers - Environmental Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance

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UNEP
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February 2022
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The Summary for Policymakers - Environmental Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) launched on the sidelines of UNEA 5.2 taking place from 28 February to 4 March 2022.The report calls to strengthen environmental action within the ‘One Health’ response to AMR, looks at the pollutants that exacerbate AMR in the environment, where they come from, and provides an overview of the environmental action required.
Emerging Policy Issues: Pharmaceutical pollutants Chemicals in products
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https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/global-plastic-outlook-calls-more-circularity-national-roadmaps

Global Plastic Outlook Calls for More Circularity, National Roadmaps

Growing awareness of plastic pollution has influenced public opinion and led to stronger policy interventions, according to

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/unea-launches-negotiation-plastic-pollution-treaty-science-body-chemicals

UNEA Launches Negotiation of Plastic Pollution Treaty, Science Body on Chemicals

The UN Environment Assembly made history at its resumed fifth meeting, through decisions to undertake negotiations

Factsheets and brochures

Launch of E-learning Course on Industrial Chemicals Databases and Information Sharing

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UNEP
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April 2022
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Following a collaborative study by UNEP and the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), which provided a comprehensive inventory of the publicly available databases on industrial chemicals in commerce, SAICM coordinated the development of an e-learning course to bridge the information gap by improving accessibility to environment, health, and safety (EHS) information for industrial chemicals.In an interactive and engaging way, this course provides guidance on locating and using information on industrial chemicals in commerce and identifies some barriers to identifying

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
Topics: Knowledge Management
https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/pesticide-overuse-locked-european-agriculture-says-paper-pollution

Pesticide Overuse Locked into European Agriculture, Says Paper on Pollution

The pollution of European water bodies by hazardous pesticides is not effectively limited by state regulation

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