Highlights and images for 14 March 2018

Sweden

Summary

On Wednesday, the second meeting of the Intersessional Process for Considering the Strategic Approach and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020 met for most of the day in five parallel discussion groups. Each group discussed the five elements of a proposed framework for chemicals and waste beyond 2020:

  • vision;
  • policy principles;
  • objectives and milestones;
  • implementation arrangements, including finance and implementation; and
  • governance.

Discussion on each element was guided by a different duo of “co-hosts” representing the five United Nations regions as well as the five sectors represented in the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) Bureau, namely public interest organizations, health sector NGOs, labor sector NGOs, industry and the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC).

At the end of the day plenary reconvened to hear the five sets of co-hosts report on the outcome of discussion group deliberations on their respective elements.

IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily digital coverage and a summary and analysis report from the 2nd Meeting of the Intersessional Process for Considering the Strategic Approach and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020. The summary and analysis report is now available in HTML and PDF.

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Discussion Group 1

Delegates participate in discussion group 1

Co-Hosts for Vision Suzana Andavona, FYR Macedonia, and Bob Diderich, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Noluzuko Zukie Gwayi, South Africa

Maria Cristina Cárdenas Fischer, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat

María Florencia Grimalt, Argentina

Jorge Peydro Aznar, EU

Discussion Group 2

Participants during discussion group 2

Teeraporn Wiriwutikorn, Thailand

Co-Hosts for Policy Principles Yahya Msangi, Labor Representative, and Maria Inés Esquivel, Panama

Lia Jasmin Esquillo, Ecowaste Coalition Philippines

Jorge Ocaña, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Lloyd Gordon, International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA)

Discussion Group 3

Participants during discussion group 3

Sam Adu-Kumi, Ghana

Co-Hosts for Objectives and Milestones Nina Cromnier, Sweden, and Rico Euripidou, Health Representative

Lisa Svensson, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

Vassilios Karavezyris, Germany

Ingela Andersson, Sweden

Discussion Group 4

Co-Hosts for Governance Csilla Magyar, Industry Representative, and Mark Gordon, South Africa

Helga Shrott, Austria

Brice Lalonde, French Water Academy

Sverre Thomas Jahre, Norway

David Azoulay, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

Abbas Shafqat, Pakistan

Karissa Kovner, US

Participants during discussion group 4

Discussion Group 5

Participants during discussion group 5

Sarojini Rengam, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Asia Pacific

Co-Hosts for Implementation Olga Speranskaya, Civil Society Organization (CSO) Representative, and Mohammed Khashashneh, Jordan

Joseph Molapisi, Africa Institute

Marine Collignon, France

Joe DiGangi, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)

Afternoon Plenary

View of the dais during afternoon plenary

Co-Host for Objectives and Milestones Nina Cromnier, Sweden

Co-Hosts for Implementation Olga Speranskaya, Civil Society Organization (CSO) Representative, and Mohammed Khashashneh, Jordan

Co-Host for Vision Bob Diderich, OECD

Co-Host for Governance Csilla Magyar, Industry Representative

Co-Host for Policy Principles Yahya Msangi, Labor Representative

Around the Venue

Gertrud Sahler, President, Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) meets with civil society organizations

Delegates meet informally

Pham Thi Minh Hang and Björn Beeler, IPEN

Participants