Chemicals and Pollution
Chemicals and waste are integral to almost all sectors of society, bringing important benefits, however, they can have negative impacts on human health and on the environment. Environmentally sound management of chemicals is essential for living healthy lives and for a healthy planet.
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Organizations
Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Center for International Environmental Law
CIEL
Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Earthjustice
Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Liaison Office in Geneva
FAO
Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Global Alliance on Health and Pollution
GAHP
Organization | Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management
SAICM
Organization | Multilateral Environmental Agreements
UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
Organization | Multilateral Environmental Agreements
UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Organization | Multilateral Environmental Agreements
UNECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
EIA Convention
Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch
Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
UNEP Europe Office
Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements
InforMEA
Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNITAR
Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Zoï Environment Network
Experts
Abiola Olanipekun
Abiola Olanipekun is the Chief of Science and Technical Assistance Branch at the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS).
Andrés del Castillo
Andrés del Castillo is the Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
Beatrice Fihn
Beatrice Fihn is the Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
Brenda Koekkoek
Brenda Koekkoek is a Programme Officer at the SAICM Secretariat.
David Azoulay
David Azoulay is the Managing Attorney of the Center for International Environmental Law’s (CIEL) Geneva Office and the Director of CIEL’s Environmental Health Program.
Felix Wertli
Felix Wertli is the Head of the Global Affairs Section of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN).
Franz Perrez
Franz Perrez is the Swiss Ambassador for the Environment and the Head of the International Affairs Division at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN).
Giulia Carlini
Giulia Carlini is a Staff Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
Jacqueline Alvarez
Jacqueline Alvarez is the Head of Knowledge and Risk Unit at UNEP's Chemicals and Health Branch.Katherine Theotocatos
Katherine Theotocatos is the Head of the Special Programme on Institutional Strengthening of the Chemicals Cluster at UNEP's Chemicals and Health Branch.
Monika Gail MacDevette
Monika Gail MacDevette is the Deputy Director of Ecosystems Division at the Chemicals and Health Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Monika Stankiewicz
Monika Stankiewicz is the Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Nalini Sharma
Nalini Sharma is the Senior Coordinator of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM).
Otto Simonett
Otto Simonett is the Director of Zoï Environment Network.
Rolph Payet
Rolph Payet is the Executive Secretary of the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS).Events
Event | Virtual
Export notification under Rotterdam Convention & implementation of the EU export notification procedure and EU explicit consent procedure
21 Apr 2021 11:00 – 12:00
Online | Zoom
BRS
Event | Virtual
Effective Management Practices for COVID-19 related Healthcare Waste
28 Apr 2021 15:00 – 16:30
Online
UNEP
Event | Virtual
Chemical accident prevention, preparedness and response
28 Apr 2021 15:00 – 17:00
Online
IOMC
Event | Virtual
Financial Considerations for Chemicals and Waste Management
29 Apr 2021 15:30 – 17:30
Online
IOMC
Event | Virtual
Expert consultations on mercury from non-ferrous metals mining and smelting
30 Apr 2021 13:00 – 15:00
Online
UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch
Event | Cinema
Wednesdays for the Planet | Sustainable Food for a Sustainable Future
05 May 2021 13:30
Online
GEN
Event | Virtual
Online discussion: UNEP 2021 Pesticide and fertilizer report: Key Outcomes Applicable for HHPs
19 May 2021 10:00 – 11:30
Online
SAICM
Event | Virtual
Online discussion: Reformulation is entirely possible
09 Jun 2021 16:00 – 17:30
Online
SAICM
Event | Virtual
COVID-19 Related Wastes and the Informal Waste Recycling Sector
17 Jun 2021 15:00 – 16:30
Online
UNEP
Event | Conference
Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
19 – 30 Jul 2021
Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG)
BRS
Event | Virtual
Appropriate Technologies to Address COVID-19 related Healthcare Waste Management
19 Aug 2021 15:00 – 16:30
Online
UNEP
Event | Virtual
Online discussion: Making the case: raising awareness about importance of lead paint laws
08 Sep 2021 14:00 – 15:30
Online
SAICM
Learning
Publications
Publication | Reports
An Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
2020
UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch
Publication | Reports
An Assessment of Options for Strengthening the Science-Policy Interface at the International Level for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste
2020
UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch
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