Chemicals and Waste Briefing I 2021

ABOUT THIS SESSION

You are cordially invited to attend a Chemicals and Waste briefing, organized within the framework of the Geneva Environment Network, to review the outcomes of the work and key activities that took place in 2021 to advance the sound chemicals and waste management globally and present the latest information on the important conferences scheduled to take place in 2021 and 2022:

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DATE: 27 May 2021

TIME: 9:30 - 11:00

• Back to back 15th meeting of the COP to the Basel Convention, the 10th meeting of the COP to the Rotterdam Convention and the 10th Meeting of the COP to the Stockholm Convention (BRSCOPs)|onlinesegmentinJuly2021,andface-to-facesegment, inJune2022,inGeneva;

• 4th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury | online segment in November 2021, and in-person segment in 2022 in Bali, Indonesia;

• 5th Session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), postponed until further notice.

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  WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

  • Bruno POZZI, Director, Europe Office, UNEP
  
  • Rolph PAYET, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions • Monika STANKIEWICZ, Executive Secretary, Minamata Convention on Mercury

  BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS

  • Marylène BEAU, Programme Officer, Governance Branch, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

  MINAMATA CONVENTION ON MERCURY

  • Claudia TEN HAVE, Senior Policy and Coordination Officer, Minamata Convention on Mercury UNEP CHEMICALS AND HEALTH BRANCH

  •SandraAVEROUS,ProgrammeManagementOfficer, ChemicalsandHealthBranch,UNEP STRATEGIC APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT (SAICM)

  • Nalini SHARMA, SAICM Coordinator CLOSING REMARKS

  • Felix WERTLI. Head, Global Affairs Section, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland REGISTRATION

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