Knowledge for Action: Sustainable Tools and Approaches for Tackling Chemicals and Hazardous Waste

Event

5 months ago

Knowledge for Action: Sustainable Tools and Approaches for Tackling Chemicals and Hazardous Waste

6 MAY 2025
Geneva, Switzerland and Online

Discover how innovation is shaping chemicals and waste solutions—join our side event at the 2025 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs). This session dives into the power of sustainable tools and digital knowledge systems to tackle chemicals and hazardous waste challenges. 

 

? Knowledge for Action: Sustainable Tools and Approaches for Tackling Chemicals and Hazardous Waste brings together regional and global experts to spotlight real-world solutions—from data platforms and AI tools to e-learning and stakeholder engagement strategies. 

 

? 6 May 2025 | ? 18:15–19:45 CEST 
? Exhibition Area, CICG, Geneva, Switzerland 

 

Highlights include: 
? Live demo of the POPs-Regional Information System (POPs-RIS) 
? Overview of the recently launched BCRC-Caribbean MOOC on POPs 
? Insight into GGKP’s AI-powered Waste Management Platform Support System (WMPSS) 
? Stories from the GEF ISLANDS, FARM, and Global NIP Update Projects 

 

? Hear from regional and global leaders including: 
UNEP, The BCRC Caribbean, GGKP, GEF, CABI, and representatives from initiatives at the forefront of chemicals and waste management. 
 

?️ This session combines expert presentations with an engaging panel discussion focused on how digital tools and strategic stakeholder engagement can transform chemicals and waste management. 

? Can’t join in person? Register to join online: 
? bit.ly/KnowledgeforAction 

? Organized by: 
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) and The Basel Convention Regional Centre for the Caribbean (BCRC Caribbean). 

 

Let’s connect science, systems, and stakeholders for better chemicals and waste management.