THE Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) concluded in Bonn, Germany, over the weekend, with the adoption of a comprehensive global framework that sets concrete targets and guidelines for key sectors across the entire lifecycle of chemicals.
Representatives from governments, the private sector, non-governmental oganisations, intergovernmental organisations, youth, and academia met and agreed on the historic decision to establish the “Global Framework on Chemicals – For a planet free of harm from chemicals and waste.”
The new Global Framework is designed to overcome persisting challenges and reveal the full potential of the previous International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM), a series of global meetings convened to address and discuss issues related to the sound management of chemicals and waste.
Based around 28 targets, the framework outlines a roadmap for countries and stakeholders to collaboratively address the lifecycle of chemicals, including products and waste.
The newly adopted framework calls for the prevention of the illegal trade and trafficking of chemicals and waste, the implementation of national legal frameworks, and the phase out by 2035 of highly hazardous pesticides in agriculture. It also calls for the transition to safer and more sustainable chemical alternatives, the responsible management of chemicals in various sectors – including industry, agriculture and healthcare – and the enhancement of transparency and access to information regarding chemicals and their associated risks.
“Everyone on this planet should be able to live and work without fear of falling sick or dying from chemical exposure. Nature, free from pollution, should be able to thrive and support humanity for millennia to come,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
“This is why this framework provides a vision for a planet free of harm from chemicals and waste, for a safe, healthy and sustainable future.”
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