UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Chemicals and Health Branch is leading UNEP’s activities on chemicals and waste. The Branch is the main catalytic force in the UN system for concerted global action on the environmentally sound management of chemicals and waste. As such, its programme of work reflects global priorities identified by Governments and other stakeholders, including the mandates of its governing body, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).
A number of reports on chemicals and waste management are being developed to be presented at the 5th session of UNEA. They cover topics which are emerging issues ranging from strengthening the science-policy interface, to assessing linkages with other clusters, and assessing current issues of global concern. Some reports bear a specific focus on the environmental and health impacts of pesticides and fertilizers, the environmental impacts of antimicrobial resistance. Whereas others, such as the manuals on green and sustainable chemistry, are setting the path for solutions. Read more.
The Chemicals and Health Branch supports a range of projects addressing issues on: Lead paint, Chemicals in products, Environmental persistent pharmaceutical pollutants, Endocrine disrupting chemicals, Highly hazardous pesticides, Sustainable chemistry, Antimicrobial resistance and Lead and cadmium. These projects contribute towards addressing the Emerging Policy Issues. Read more.
The new Knowledge Management Platform of SAICM, the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, where you can learn about SAICM emerging policy issues through resources, reading news and opinion articles, being informed of events around the globe, and exchanging with other people working on the sound management of chemicals and waste.
