Assisting parties to protect human health and the environment
November / December 2019 - No. 27
Welcome
MAKING THE INVISIBLE, VISIBLE: Dear Readers, It has been a momentous couple of months for the chemicals and waste agenda, so scroll down to read about the entry-into-force of the Basel Convention’s Ban Amendment; the launch of a new UN partnership on Plastic Waste; a new project on plastic waste in mountainous and remote areas; the 50th edition of the Rotterdam Convention’s PIC Circular; and much, much, more. #Detox!
Established by the Basel Convention COP in May, members and the diplomatic community gather to launch this new initiative at a special event hosted by the City of Geneva.
International Mountains Day 2019 marked by a special event in Geneva on 11 December, coinciding with the launch of a new project to help tackle plastic pollution, funded by Norway. Read the BRS Press Release.
The deadline for 2018 national reports is approaching. Parties can access the questionnaire for national reporting and submit it through the electronic reporting system.
Key document on Prior Informed Consent issued for 50th time, sharing information to assist and inform Parties for better decision-making regarding pesticides and chemicals.
More than 50 government officials from 10 different countries and representatives of the private sector gathered recently in Buenos Aires. A new partnership between the Rotterdam Convention, industry associations and national registration authorities is envisaged. See the Argentinian government’s press release and summary video here.
High-level event on 25 November brings together key global stakeholders including the World Trade Organisation (WTO), World Bank, World Economic Forum (WEF), and China.
Government officials from francophone and anglophone countries gather in Dakar, Senegal, 4 to 6 February 2020, with funding generously provided by the European Union, Australia and Germany.
As the 2019 Our Oceans conference concludes in Oslo, Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment, Mr Ole Elvestuen, confirms substantial support for efforts to tackle marine plastic litter.
In recent years recognition of the links between human rights and the environment has become ever stronger. This is especially true for the sound management of chemicals and waste, since, according to UN independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council – called Special Rapporteurs - people everywhere have the right to live and...
