Chemicals and Waste Management Community of Practice (CoP)

Nadya Pryana

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4 months ago

Nadya Pryana

4 months ago

[Calling all innovators!] Here’s your chance to win the Bernard Blum Award - specially curated for innovative biocontrol products. ???

? The Bernard Blum Award by IBMA is given to innovative biocontrol products that have a high impact on the management of pests or diseases while having a low impact on human health and the environment.

? The jury will focus on the following criteria:

? Scientific Foundation and Merit
? Degree of Innovation
? Contribution to Sustainable Agriculture
? Commercial Opportunity

? Submit your innovations by 31 May 2025!

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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfafCEzDpIxyDPFef65a9TI2wyTe71urAaAtgzYN102xeHZ_w/viewform?...

Malena Sousa

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5 months ago

Opportunities and challenges for Latin American SMEs in the circular transition - an accelerator session of WCEF2025

This event is an accelerator session at the World Circular Economy Forum 2025 (wcef2025.com).

The AL-INVEST Verde programme will be present at the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) Accelerator Sessions presenting successful circular economy initiatives implemented by Latin American SMEs.

The event will allow to discover real success stories, practical solutions to the challenges faced by SMEs and regional impact through local examples.

Date: 15 May 2025.
Time: 15.30 - 17.30 (Brasilia time, BRT)
Venue: Hotel Tivoli (Alameda Santos, 1437 Cerqueira César CEP)
Modality: Hybrid
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https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/monitoring-trade-in-plastic-waste-and-scrap-2025_3ac3688c-en.ht...

OECD Environment

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5 months ago

Dear colleagues,

The OECD Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of a new report on plastic waste trade monitoring.

This report is part of an annual update examining the effects of international regulations on the trade in plastic waste and scrap. The current iteration presents updated insights by incorporating newly available data for 2023 and reviews recent developments in global trade patterns. The analysis delves into export and import behaviours among OECD Member Countries and their trade relationships with non-OECD Member Countries. It further examines the potential role of enhanced regulatory measures in shaping these developments and impacting overall trade volumes.
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5 months ago

In case you missed it: Strengthening Workers’ Health and Safety in Chemicals and Waste Management

21 May 2025

| Online

Global Framework on Chemicals(GFC), United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), Green Growth Knowledge Partnership(GGKP)

Missed the event? Catch up on the discussion on Strengthening Workers’ Health and Safety in Chemicals and Waste Management!Workers handling hazardous chemicals face serious health risks every day. Read More

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Karen Lapitan

5 months ago

? On 28 April 2025, GGKP hosted a side event under the GEF-funded Global NIP Update project (GEF ID 10785), in collaboration with UNEP’s Chemicals and Health Branch (Knowledge and Risk Unit), as part of the 2025 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.

Opened by Dr. Rolph Payet, the Executive Secretary of the BRS Conventions, the event focused on how countries can strengthen their inventories of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) by leveraging publicly available data and improving national data collection practices.

The discussion reaffirmed a shared understanding among participants: strengthening POPs inventories requires more than access to publicly available data. Countries must also proactively consider how to generate relevant national datasets, establish robust methods for analyzing data, and develop systems for managing and applying this information effectively.

Such efforts are essential for informed decision-making and more effective management of hashtag#POPs at the national level.

We were honored to feature insights from Dr. Katerina Sebkova (RECETOX), Dr. Ramesh Kumar (NEERI), Mihaela Claudia Paun (UNEP KRU), Dr. Roland Weber (POPs Expert), Dana Lewis (BCRC Caribbean), Stephane Horel (Le Monde), Saidy Motladile (Department of Environmental Protection, National Environmental Laboratory, Botswana), Addisu Tibebu Kumsa (EPA Ethiopia), and Esquire Henry (Chemicals and Waste Youth Platform / Children and Youth International).

A big thank you to all speakers and a highly engaged audience committed to data-informed action for sound chemicals and waste management.

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https://www.unep.org/interactives/worst-friends-forever/

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5 months ago

As the meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs) continue in Geneva, the Worst Friend's Forever campaign by the UNEP-GEF Global Monitoring Plan is turning the spotlight on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) — invisible chemicals that threaten our health, contaminate our ecosystems, and linger for generations. This campaign reminds us that some bonds—like those with POPs—are dangerously hard to break.

Let’s raise awareness, push for stronger controls, and work toward a toxic-free future: https://www.unep.org/interactives/worst-friends-forever/

If we wouldn't keep a toxic friend around—why tolerate toxic chemicals in our environment?
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5 months ago

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

6 May 2025

| Geneva, Switzerland and Online

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Green Growth Knowledge Partnership(GGKP), United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), Global Environment Facility(GEF), Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean(BCRC-Caribbean)

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… Read More

Created an Event in Chemicals and Waste Management Community of Practice (CoP), Development, review and update of National Implementation Plans (NIPs) on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

5 months ago

The importance of data in chemicals management: Leveraging publicly available data for national POPs inventories and the need for POPs data management systems

28 April 2025

| Geneva, Switzerland and Online

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Green Growth Knowledge Partnership(GGKP), the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), Global Environment Facility(GEF)

Join us for this 2025 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs) side event to explore how publicly available data sources and data management systems can strengthen Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) inventories and inform National… Read More

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5 months ago

Research:

Lead Exposure and Cognitive Skills in Indonesia

Recycling used lead-acid batteries plays an important role in resource recovery—but when not managed properly, it can pose serious environmental and health risks. Facilities situated near homes and schools can significantly increase lead exposure, especially among children.Sharing this from the… Read More