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'Chemicals and Wastes' represents EcoLomics International's newest thematic section, it arose from the RUIG/GIAN program's activities in 2006-08. This research program has recently been concluded but EcoLomic International's activities in this domain are continuing in cooperation with the University of Geneva's Faculty of Law. These research activities are benefiting very much from the co-location in Geneva of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and from the valuable insight gained thanks to the cooperation with the three Secretariats and UNEP Chemicals. Geneva has clearly established itself as the global center for the administration and negotiation of multilateral activities in the domain of the international regulation of transboundary movements of hazardous and other chemicals and wastes.

This is due to the presence of a number of multilateral organizations which are involved in this field through their expertise and mandate in different aspects, such as especially ILO, UNCTAD, UNEP, UNITAR, WHO, WTO, as well as the University of Geneva, IHEID, and a number of specialized NGOs. Last but not least, one should keep in mind some less known but very important interorganizational bodies such as especially the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management SAICM, the Interorganizational Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals IOMC, the International Programme on Chemicals Safety IPCS, and the Ad Hoc Joint Working Group AHJWG which has very recently concluded its mandate of facilitating the cooperation, coordination and the strengthening of synergies among the three conventions as an input to an ongoing process.

Links

The following series of three very informative booklets is particularly recommended:

Author: Jack Weinberg, co-published 2008/09 by IPEN/SAICM

Adhoc Joint Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation and Coordination between the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (AHJWG)

http://ahjwg.chem.unep.ch/

Basel Action Network

http://www.ban.org/

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal  

http://www.basel.int/

Earth Negotiation Bulletin/IISD

ENB COVERAGE OF CHEMICALS MEETINGS

http://www.iisd.ca/process/chemical_management.htm

http://www.iisd.ca/enbvol/enb-background.htm

FAO Pesticide Management -- Pesticide Specifications and Quality Control Standards

http://journals2.iranscience.net:800/www.fao.org/www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/Specs/PM_Specs.html

FAO 2002 International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides

http://smap.ew.eea.europa.eu/media_server/files/k/A/FAO_guidelines_english.pdf

Health Care without Harm (HCWH)

http://www.noharm.org/

International POP's Elimination Network (IPEN)

http://www.ipen.org/

International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS)

http://www.who.int/ipcs/en/

International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE)

http://201.216.215.170/isde.org/

Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals

http://www.who.int/iomc/en/

Pesticide Action Network (PAN)

http://www.pan-international.org/panint/?q=node/33

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (PIC)

http://www.pic.int/en/ConventionText/ONU-GB.pdf

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

http://chm.pops.int/

Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)

http://www.saicm.org/

UNEP Chemicals

http://www.chem.unep.ch/

UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Chemicals and Waste Programmes

http://www.unitar.org/chemicals-and-waste-management-at-unitar

Waste Environment Cooperation Centre (WE 2C)

http://www.we2c.org/

WHO Chemical Safety

http://www.who.int/topics/chemical_safety/en/

Women in Europe for a Common Future

http://www.wecf.eu/

World Federation of Public Health Associations