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
Regional preparatory meeting for the online segment of COP-4: Asia and the Pacific
27 Sep 2021 08:00 – 12:30
Online
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Event | Virtual
Regional preparatory meeting for the online segment of COP-4: Africa
04 Oct 2021 11:00 – 15:30
Online
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Event | Virtual
Regional preparatory meeting for the online segment of COP-4: Latin America and the Caribbean
08 Oct 2021 14:00 – 21:00
Online
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Event | Virtual
Regional preparatory meeting for the online segment of COP-4: Eastern European States
11 Oct 2021 10:00 – 14:30
Online
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Event | Body Meeting
Seventh session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs, their joint High-level Segment and associated meetings
18 – 22 Oct 2021
Palais des Nations and Online
UNECE
Event | Virtual
Global Chemicals & Waste Management: Workshop on Grand Challenges & Opportunities
20 Oct 2021 14:00 – 18:00
Online
IPCP
Event | Virtual
4th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-4)
01 – 05 Nov 2021
Online
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Event | Virtual
40 days to go on National Reports: Check-in on any questions | Minamata Online 2
22 Nov 2021 09:00 – 16:00
Online
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Event
ECOSOC Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (41st session)
08 – 10 Dec 2021
Geneva, Switzerland
UNECE
Learning
Learning | Online Course
Introductory Course to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
InforMEA
Learning | Online Course
Introductory Course to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
InforMEA
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
Jobs
Job | Professional
Directrice générale ou directeur général de l’office cantonal de l’environnement
26 Sep 2021
Republic and State of Geneva
