Clearing House

Chemical Conventions and Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) 

Basel Convention http://www.basel.int/Home/tabid/2202/Default.aspx
Rotterdam Convention http://www.pic.int/
Stockholm Convention http://www.pops.int/
Synergies http://synergies.pops.int/ , http://www.brsmeas.org/
Minamata Convention http://www.mercuryconvention.org/
Vienna Convention / Montreal Protocol

https://www.vienna.convention.at/en
http://ozone.unep.org/en/meetings

SAICM

 http://www.saicm.org/Home/tabid/5410/language/en-US/Default.aspx 

International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM)

http://www.saicm.org/About/ICCM/tabid/5521/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Emerging issues

http://www.saicm.org/Implementation/EmergingPolicyIssues/tabid/5524/language/en-US/Default.aspx

So far resolutions have been adopted on the following eight emerging policy issues and other issues of concern at ICCM2, ICCM3 and / or ICCM4:

  • Lead in paint

The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (GAELP): AWHHE is among partner NGOs http://web.unep.org/chemicalsandwaste/what-we-do/technology-and-metals/lead/global-alliance-eliminate-lead-paint

  • Chemicals in products
  • Hazardous substance within the life cycle of electrical and electronic products
  • Nanotechnology and manufactured nanomaterials
  • Endocrine-disrupting chemicals
  • Environmentally persistent pharmaceutical pollutants
  • Perfluorinated chemicals and the transition to safer alternatives
  • Highly hazardous pesticides

Issues of Concern

 
Projects and activities