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SAICM UCT HHP CoP 2022 Digest Compilation

Community of practice summary of discussions

Community of Practice on Highly Hazardous Pesticides - 2022 Digest Compilation

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January 2023

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 2022.

Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides

Topics: Knowledge Management

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/pesticide-plastic-stabilizer-among-chemicals-advanced-stockholm-review

Pesticide, Plastic Stabilizer among Chemicals Advanced for Stockholm Review

The Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Review Committee (POPRC) to the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants

Event

https://saicmknowledge.org/events/online-discussion-role-and-importance-national-and-regional-highly-hazardous-pesticides

Online discussion: The role and importance of national and regional Highly Hazardous Pesticides strategies

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town

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https://saicmknowledge.org/events/online-discussion-key-role-saicm-national-focal-points-reducing-harm-highly-hazardous

Online discussion: The Key Role of SAICM National Focal Points in Reducing Harm from Highly Hazardous Pesticides

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town

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https://saicmknowledge.org/events/online-discussion-hearing-farmer-groups-why-highly-hazardous-pesticides-are-used

Online discussion: Hearing from Farmer Groups on Why Highly Hazardous Pesticides are Used

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town

Event

https://saicmknowledge.org/events/online-discussion-rights-based-approach-highly-hazardous-pesticides-management

Online discussion: Rights-based Approach to Highly Hazardous Pesticides Management

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town

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

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

Case studies

Future Policy Award 2021: Sri Lanka - Pesticides

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World Future Council

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September 2021

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The Special Award Highly Hazardous Pesticides is one of the most ambitious and impactful solutions that minimizes the adverse effects of pesticides, which cause disproportionate harm to the environment and human health. Pesticides can cause severe environmental hazards, high acute, chronic toxicity and are also a very common suicide agent. Particularly, in Sri Lanka, two thirds of suicides were due to self-poisoning with pesticides. The Special Award Highly Hazardous Pesticides was awarded to Sri Lanka’s Control of Pesticides Act No

Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides Chemicals in products

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/oecd-releases-guidance-selecting-safer-chemical-alternatives

OECD Releases Guidance on Selecting Safer Chemical Alternatives

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published guidance on substituting harmful chemicals