Assisting parties to protect human health and the environment
June 2017 - No. 13
Welcome
Dear Readers, recently in Geneva, more than a thousand decision-makers and stakeholders came together for the Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions. In this – our first post-COPs edition - you will find pieces detailing all the important outcomes, decisions, photographs, videos and more, as well as other news from the three chemicals conventions. #Detox!
From Thursday, 4 May 2017, to Friday, 5 May 2017, more than 140 Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and Ambassadors from over 100 countries gathered together for the High-Level Segment of the 2017 triple Conferences of the Parties, under the theme “A future detoxified: Sound management of chemicals and waste”.
At their 2017 meetings, the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions elected new members of bureaux and subsidiary bodies under the conventions.
An online infographic describes the work of the Expert Working Group on the ESM Toolkit which includes practical manuals, fact sheets and other tools to support Parties work on environmentally sound management (ESM).
A field survey of interviews with hundreds of rural families across Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe indicates that although the use of organic alternatives to hazardous pesticides is gaining pace, the threats posed by the misuse of toxic chemicals persist.
To rid the world of POPs, Côte d'Ivoire has transmitted its updated NIP - national implementation plan - addressing amendments made by COPs 4, 5, and 7.
The online briefings will provide an overview of the main outcomes and decisions of the recent meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions that were held from 24 April to 5 May 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The second round of applications is now open for 4 months. The deadline for all applications to be submitted to the Special Programme secretariat is Wednesday 20th June 2017 at midnight.
