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 Third Session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-3)
17-21 September 2012 | Nairobi, Kenya |
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Highlights for Thursday, 20 September 2012
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ICCM-3 reconvened on Thursday, 20 September in Nairobi, Kenya. Throughout the day, delegates convened in plenary for the High-Level Dialogue (HLD). This Dialogue gathered a number of high-level speakers from governments, industry, civil society and organizations under the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) to discuss strengthening SAICM for more effective implementation. Key issues emerging from the HLD included: the importance of the QSP, particularly in national chemical profiling to set agendas and priorities; the need to build on best practices and lessons learned for sound chemicals management; the importance of the life-cycle approach and engaging down-stream users; regional, inter-regional and national cooperation for sound chemicals management; and the important role the private sector can play in chemicals management.
The contact group on emerging policy issues met throughout the morning to continue its deliberations on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products, nanotechnology and manufactured nanomaterials, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In its report back to plenary, the group said that first reviews of the resolutions on nanotechnology and manufactured nanomaterials, and EDCs, respectively, had been completed, but a number of issues still needed to be resolved. In the afternoon, the contact group on financial and technical resources for implementation resumed its discussions on extending the QSP as well as reviewing the UNEP ED’s proposal on financing for chemicals and wastes. The Conference heard that most delegates had supported the Co-Chairs’ text on the QSP, and that discussions on the ED’s proposal were still ongoing. The Budget Group was scheduled to resume its deliberations in the evening.
Both contact groups, as well as the Budget Group, met late into the night. |
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High-Level Dialogue panelists L-R: Maria Neira, WHO; Lazar Chirica, Moldova’s Deputy Environment Minister; Calvin Dooley, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Chemistry Council; Joe DiGangi, IPEN; Remi Allah-Kouadio, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development; Sophia Danenberg, The Boeing Company; Tiarite Kwong, Kiribati’s Minister of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development; and Per Nylykke, Danish Ministry of Environment.
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SAICM resources
 Meeting website
Annotated provisional agenda
Meeting documents
Scenario note
Timetable
Exhibition and side-events
Introductory letter from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director and the World Health Organization (WHO) Director Generals
SAICM texts
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IISD RS summary and analysis of the Open-ended Legal and Technical Working Group (OELTWG) for ICCM2, 21-24 October 2008, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the Sixth session of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS VI), 15-19 September 2008, Dakar, Senegal
IISD RS coverage of ICCM1, 4-6 February 2006, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
IISD RS coverage of the Third session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the Development of a SAICM, 19-24 September 2005, Vienna, Austria
IISD RS coverage of SAICM PrepCom-2, 4-8 October 2004, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
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