Support the implementation of major international instruments on chemicals
There are various global agreements to regulate the release of toxic chemicals into the environment. These include:
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (1989).
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (1998).
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (2001).
- Minamata Convention on Mercury (2013).
- The Paris Agreement on Climate Change (2015).
- Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985).
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- UNEP: The Basel Convention on controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes (1989)
- UNEP: The Rotterdam Convention (1998)
- UNEP: Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001)
- UNEP: Minamata Convention on Mercury (2013)
- UNFCCC: The Paris Agreement (2015)
- UNEP: The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985)