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https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/minamata-convention-mercury-reports-progress-made-2022

Minamata Convention on Mercury Reports on Progress Made in 2022

The Minamata Convention on Mercury has released a report that provides an in-depth overview of

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/advancing-action-plastics-and-chemicals-and-waste

Advancing Action on Plastics and Chemicals and Waste

By Elena Kosolapova, SDG Knowledge Hub

Over the past months, chemicals and waste governance, including efforts

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/covid-19-impacts-global-environmental-agenda-saicm-and-iccm5

COVID-19 Impacts on the Global Environmental Agenda: SAICM and ICCM5

ICCM5 was scheduled to take place in October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the session has been rescheduled to take place from 5-9 July 2021, in Bonn, Germany.

Speakers for the 19 May online dialogue will include:

Nalini SHARMA, Head, SAICM Secretariat
Manal AZZI, Senior Specialist on Occupational Safety and Health. International Labour Organization
Carolyn VICKERS Head, Chemical Safety and Health Unit World Health Organization
Valentina SIERRA, Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the UN in Geneva (ICCM5 Bureau)
Giulia CARLINI, Staff Attorney, Environmental Health Program, Center for International Environmental Law
Monika GAIL MACDEVETTE, Chief, Chemicals and Health Branch, UNEP

date: 19 May 2020
location: virtual
www: https://genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/19may2020.html

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/eu-chemicals-legislation-finder-enables-companies-track-legal-obligations

EU Chemicals Legislation Finder Enables Companies to Track Legal Obligations

video tutorial helps users find chemicals with the EUCLEF.

Companies will also be able to ask questions about EU chemicals legislation covered by EUCLEF through a dedicated regulatory support service. The EU Programme for Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs is funding the online service. [EU Chemicals Legislation Finder] [ECHA Press Release]

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/kazakhstan-nigeria-and-south-africa-strengthening-capacity-manage-chemicals

Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and South Africa Strengthening Capacity to Manage Chemicals

The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Chemicals and Waste Management Programme is implementing projects to help Kazakhstan

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/european-commission-adopts-circular-economy-action-plan

European Commission Adopts Circular Economy Action Plan

The European Commission has adopted a plan focusing on the design and production for a circular

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/saicmgef-project-aims-help-indonesia-develop-national-standard-regulate-lead-paint

SAICM/GEF Project Aims to Help Indonesia Develop National Standard to Regulate Lead Paint

Indonesia has launched a project that will help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remove lead in

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/safer-use-chemicals-can-help-protect-biodiversity

Safer use of chemicals can help protect biodiversity

From the smallest parasitic bacterium living in the bladder of a primate to the blue whale

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/university-cape-town-will-initiate-professional-masters-chemicals-risk-management-2022

University of Cape Town will initiate a professional masters in chemicals risk management from 2022

The Division will be commencing a masters degree programme on chemicals management in 2022. Students are

https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/who-chemical-risk-assessment-network-virtual-meeting

WHO Chemical Risk Assessment Network Virtual Meeting

88 institutions from 50 Member States participate in the WHO Chemical Risk Assessment Network.

date: 10 June 2020
location: virtual
www: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/01-06-2020-who-chemical-risk-assessment-network-virtual-meeting
https://www.who.int/activities/working-together-through-the-who-chemical-risk-assessment-network