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IOMC webinar #4: Developing a GFC Implementation Programme on Strengthening National Chemicals Legislation and Institutional Capacities
Type
Webinar
Location
Web-based
Date
Duration
2 Hours
Programme Area
Chemicals and Waste Management
Price
$0.00
Event Focal Point Email
cwm@unitar.org
Partnership
IOMC (4426) (4427) (4428)
Registration
Private – by invitation
Mode of Delivery
E-learning
Language(s)
English,
French,
Spanish
Pillar
Planet
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This fourth webinar in the series of IOMC webinars on the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) Implementation Programmes focuses on “Developing a GFC Implementation Programme on Strengthening National Chemicals Legislation and Institutional Capacities”.
To present and gather stakeholder feedback on proposed terms of reference and intersessional activities for the development of a GFC Implementation Programme focused on strengthening national chemicals legislation and institutional capacities, as well as to introduce a strategic approach to a modular chemicals management system
The webinar presents suggestions for a set of terms of reference for the programme as well as a possible list of intersessional activities to support the programme development, including a global multi-stakeholder workshop provisionally scheduled to take place from 22 to 23 June 2025, back-to-back with the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) of the GFC. Furthermore, an outline for a high-level document on a Strategic Approach to a Modular Chemicals Management System, is presented.
1. Welcome and introduction
2. GFC Implementation Programme on “Strengthening National Chemicals Legislation and Institutional Capacities”: Introduction to the IOMC discussion document
3. Strategic Approach to a Modular Chemicals Management System (presentation of a document outline)
4. Innovative thinking and chemicals regulation (summary of the outcome of an expert brainstorming session organized by UNEP Law Division)
5. Summary of discussion and next steps
Presentations and discussion.
Government, NGOs, academia, private sector