Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste for 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development
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Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste in the context of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Briefing presented at the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives, 16th Feb 2016
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Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste for 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development
- 1. 2/16/2016 1www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas UNEP Second Meeting of the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives 15-19 February 2016 Nairobi, Kenya Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste in the context of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development
- 2. 2/16/2016 2www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Chemicals and waste is key cross‐cutting issue which provides opportunities for collaboration and innovative practical solutions in addressing global and local challenges
- 3. 2/16/2016 3 Chemicals and wastes are reflected in a number of goals and targets, including health, water, cities and human settlements, oceans, and sustainable consumption and production
- 4. 2/16/2016 4www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas Air pollution is the cause of death of 7 million people across the world each year [WHO, 2014] Implications of unsustainable production and consumption
- 5. 2/16/2016 5www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas Toxic chemicals concentrate in fatty tissues and travel around the globe. Indigenous peoples in the Arctic have highest recorded levels of POPs. [BRS, 2010] We are all exposed
- 6. 2/16/2016 6www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas 3 million people a year are poisoned by pesticides [WHO, 2008] Know what is in our food
- 7. 2/16/2016 7www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas 42 million metric tonnes of e-waste generated in 2014 [UNU-IAS, 2014] Waste: what we do not see
- 8. 2/16/2016 8www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas Mercury releases from small-scale gold mining are 1400 tonnes a year with involvement of 10-15 million miners [UNEP, 2012] Poverty reduction and green jobs
- 9. 2/16/2016 9www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas Poverty eradication Role of informal sector Health and well-being Sustainable chemistry Waste management Combating illegal traffic of hazardous wastes It is time to detoxify Circular economy Alternatives to hazardous chemicals Data monitoring Green jobs Risk communication Information access Governance
- 10. 2/16/2016 10www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas • Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972) – Principle 7 • Agenda 21 (Earth Summit, Rio 1992) – Chapter 19 Environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals including prevention of illegal international traffic in toxic and dangerous products • “Chemicals are used and produced in ways that lead to the minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment” (World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002 and SAICM, 2006) • Rio+20 outcome “The Future We Want” further recognised the 2020 target (2012) • Adoption of the MEAs: Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Minamata Conventions Policy development
- 11. 2/16/2016 11www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas Chemicals and waste cluster MINAMATA CONVENTION Policy Implementation Information WHO National reports Effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention Basel and Stockholm Regional centers ILO Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (FAO, ILO, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, UNITAR, WHO, WB, OECD)
- 12. 2/16/2016 12www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas Title: Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Entry into force: 10 September 1998 Number of parties: 183 (as of February 2016) Objectives: to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes Scope: hazardous wastes based on their origin and / or composition and their characteristics and other wastes (household waste and incinerator ash) Key provisions: (i) Minimization of the generation of hazardous and other wastes (ii) Obligation to ensure the environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes Title: Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Entry into force: 24 February 2004 Number of parties: 152 (as of February 2016) Objectives: To promote shared responsibility and cooperative efforts among Parties in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals Scope: pesticides and industrial chemicals that have been banned or severely restricted for health or environmental reasons by Parties. Key provisions: (i) Prior Informed Consent procedure on a national decision making process on import of hazardous chemicals (ii) Exchange of information on a broad range of potentially hazardous chemicals Title: Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Entry into force: 17 May 2004 Number of parties: 179 (as of February 2016) Objectives: protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants Scope: 24 persistent organic pollutants Key provisions: (i) Elimination of persistent organic pollutants, listed in annex A (ii) Restriction of persistent organic pollutants, listed in annex B Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
- 13. 2/16/2016 13www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas Minamata Convention on Mercury • Opened for signature on 10 October 2013 and will enter into force when have 50 parties (currently 23) • Contains provisions which address mercury through its life-cycle including supply, trade, products, processes, artisanal and small scale gold mining, emissions, releases, storage, waste and contaminated sites • Provides a robust financial mechanism committed to provide adequate, predictable, and timely financial resources • Works to build information on mercruy issues, and encourage public participation • Specifically addresses health related issues of mercury MINAMATA CONVENTION
- 14. 2/16/2016 14www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas • Full and effective implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions contributes to sustainable development and the protection of human health and the environment (Geneva Statement, 2013 ExCOPs) • Parties joined the United Nations Environment Assembly in recognizing the continued relevance of the sound management of chemicals and wastes beyond 2020 and stressed the importance of considering policies on strengthening the sound management of chemicals and wastes in the long term • Parties requested to provide input to the UN Statistical Commission and other relevant forums for the development of indicators relevant to the sound management of chemicals and wastes (Decisions BC-12/17, RC-7/9 and SC-7/27 on International cooperation and coordination, 2015 COPs) BRS Conventions and sustainable development
- 15. 2/16/2016 15www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas • SAICM contributes to sustainable development by promoting multi- stakeholder and multi-sector approach to sound management of chemicals and waste and calling for action on emerging policy issues • The fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) in 2015 set out a plan for deciding on a course of action for sound management of chemicals and waste up to 2020 • An intersessional process to assess SAICM was established, in order to sufficiently inform the decision of “the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020” at ICCM5 • ICCM4 decided that the intersessional process should, among other things, consider the need for and develop recommendations regarding measurable objectives in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. SAICM and sustainable development
- 16. 2/16/2016 16www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas Aspects of the Minamata Convention on Mercury that specifically focuses on: • Poverty reduction (artisanal mining, no limitation on development activities • Good health and well-being (specific treatment of health issues) • Clean water (through reducing emissions and releases of mercury) Minamata Convention and sustainable development
- 17. 2/16/2016 17www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas • Raising awareness of the role of the sound management of chemicals and wastes in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the national level (including the national statistic offices) • Establishing the intersessional process to prepare recommendations regarding SAICM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 • Promoting the sustainable chemistry as the link work on chemicals and waste with analysis and action on the advancement of an inclusive green economy and sustainable consumption and production Future steps (1)
- 18. 2/16/2016 18www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas • Holding an International Expert Workshop on the Integrated National Implementation of SDGs and International Chemicals and Waste Agreements, Geneva, 11-13 April 2016 (partnership of UNEP Chemicals and Waste Branch, BRS Secretariat, UNITAR, SAICM Secretariat, Interim Secretariat on Minamata Convention and IOMC) • Holding an Expert Consultation on the Second edition of the Global Chemicals Outlook, Geneva, 13-14 April 2016. Future steps (2)
- 19. 2/16/2016 19www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas Thank you for your attention!
Editor's Notes
- In 2015 world leaders agreed on a shared vision about the world we want to see in 2030 by adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For the chemicals and wastes cluster, this means detoxifying air, water and soil, promoting the use of safe chemicals and chemical alternatives, minimizing the use of toxic substances in production and consumption, preventing or reducing the generation of hazardous and other wastes, and safely managing them.
- The sound management of chemicals and waste, although less pronounced, is also important in areas such as education, gender equality, and climate change. As such, it acknowledges the key cross‐cutting nature of this issue which can provide practical solutions to overcome global and local challenges. Thus, its full integration in the global sustainable development policy is crucial for the societies to have clean air and water, sanitation, safe food, sustainable ecosystems and cities, while promoting healthy lives, safe jobs and sustainable economic growth. While chemicals are a major contributor to national economies, a clear link has been established between poverty and increased risks of exposure to hazardous chemicals and waste: it is predominantly the poor who routinely face unacceptably high risks because of their occupation, living situation and lack of knowledge about the detrimental impacts of exposure to dangerous chemicals and waste.
- In 2012 alone, exposure to polluted soil, water and air resulted in an estimated 8.9 million deaths worldwide —8.4 million of those deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries. By comparison, HIV/AIDS causes 1.5 million deaths per year, tuberculosis between 1 and 1.2 million and malaria fewer than 1 million.
- Children are particularly susceptible to the negative health impacts of chemicals
- In 2014, people worldwide discarded most of the estimated 41.8 million metric tonnes of electrical and electronic products mostly end-of-life kitchen, laundry and bathroom equipment like microwave ovens, washing machines and dishwashers. This is comparable to 1.15 million 40-ton 18-wheel trucks enough to form a line of trucks 23,000 kilometres long, and thats more than the distance between Geneva and the South Pole! Against these statistics is the sobering reality that less than one-sixth of last years e-waste is thought to have been diverted to proper recycling and reuse.
- In Stockholm in 1972, governments agreed to the Declaration of the UN Conference on the Human Environment which states in its Principle 6 that the discharge of toxic substances or of other substances and the release of it, in such quantities or concentrations as to exceed the capacity of the environment to render them harmless, must be halted in order to ensure that serious or irreversible damage is not inflicted upon ecosystems. In Rio in 1992, governments agreed to the Agenda 21 which promotes in its Chapter 19 the environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals including prevention of illegal international traffic in toxic and dangerous products. In Johannesburg in 2002, governments agreed to achieve, by 2020, that chemicals are used and produced in ways that lead to the minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment In Rio in 2012, governments further recognized the 2020 goal in the Rio+20 outcome “the future we want”.
- Common objective: to protect human health and the environment. Taken together, the 3 Conventions offer a framework for a lifecycle approach to some hazardous substances: generation, use, disposal: - The 3 conventions together cover elements of “cradle-to-grave” management Common thread = POPs
- Common objective: to protect human health and the environment. Taken together, the 3 Conventions offer a framework for a lifecycle approach to some hazardous substances: generation, use, disposal: - The 3 conventions together cover elements of “cradle-to-grave” management Common thread = POPs
- During the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in May 2013, ministers and heads of delegation reinforced in the Geneva Statement on the sound management of chemicals and waste their governments’ commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 and the sound management of chemicals and hazardous wastes by 2020. The Geneva statement specifically underlines that the full and effective implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions contributes to sustainable development and the protection of human health and the environment. - At its recent meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in May 2015, Parties requested the Executive Secretary to inform the co-facilitators for the consultations on the post-2015 development agenda under the United Nations General Assembly about the relevance of the conventions and the contribution that they can make to the implementation of this agenda and to provide input to the United Nations Statistical Commission and other relevant forums for the development of indicators relevant to the sound management of chemicals and wastes. For example information transmitted to the Secretariat in the national reports under the Basel and Stockholm conventions and scientific data prepared by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee and Chemical Review Committee and Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention. Decisions on BC-12/17, RC-7/9 and SC-7/27 on International cooperation and coordination.
- The fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) in 2015 set out a plan for deciding on a course of action for sound management of chemicals and waste up to 2020. SAICM and sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 was recognized as critical. An intersessional process to assess SAICM was established, in order to sufficiently inform the decision of “the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020” at ICCM5. ICCM4 decided that the intersessional process should, among other things, consider the need for and develop recommendations regarding measurable objectives in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- The fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) in 2015 set out a plan for deciding on a course of action for sound management of chemicals and waste up to 2020. SAICM and sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 was recognized as critical. An intersessional process to assess SAICM was established, in order to sufficiently inform the decision of “the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020” at ICCM5. ICCM4 decided that the intersessional process should, among other things, consider the need for and develop recommendations regarding measurable objectives in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- - In early 2016, a briefing has been organized for the Geneva-based permanent missions to the United Nations on the importance of the sound chemicals and waste management for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. A similar briefing is planned for the New York based permanent missions to the United Nations later this year. The intersessional process to prepare recommendations regarding SACIM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 is currently being established under the SAICM umbrella with full stakeholder involvement. Stakeholders will be notified of the timing of the first meeting of the intersessional process by 31 March 2016. The SAICM secretariat is setting up the independent evaluation of the Strategic Approach for 2006-2015 in accordance with the terms of reference set out in the annex to SAICM resolution IV/4. An International Expert Workshop on the Integrated National Implementation of SDGs and International Chemicals and Waste Agreements is planned to take place in April 2016 through collaboration with partner organizations of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC). The Workshop will consider, inter alia, how to better integrate chemicals and waste into national strategies and plans on sustainable development, how national implementation of the SDGs can be fostered through implementation of specific MEAs, and what further work and guidance would be valuable for effective monitoring of implementation at the national level, drawing upon SGD targets and indicators as well as other relevant indicators relevant at the national level. In discussing these topics, the workshop is drawing upon case studies and examples of good practices shared by Government, industry and stakeholders. To strengthen the analytical and scientific underpinning for future sound management of chemicals, UNEP is taking step to prepare a second edition of the Global Chemicals Outlook, with an expert consultation scheduled in April 2016. The overall goal of the meeting is to provide advice on a range of aspects relevant for preparing GCO- II, including identification of strategically relevant chemicals management topics considered to be essential for a post 2020 global approach to chemical management, which would have as its ultimate goal to advance sustainable chemistry globally in a sustainable development context.
- - In early 2016, a briefing has been organized for the Geneva-based permanent missions to the United Nations on the importance of the sound chemicals and waste management for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. A similar briefing is planned for the New York based permanent missions to the United Nations later this year. The intersessional process to prepare recommendations regarding SACIM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 is currently being established under the SAICM umbrella with full stakeholder involvement. Stakeholders will be notified of the timing of the first meeting of the intersessional process by 31 March 2016. The SAICM secretariat is setting up the independent evaluation of the Strategic Approach for 2006-2015 in accordance with the terms of reference set out in the annex to SAICM resolution IV/4. An International Expert Workshop on the Integrated National Implementation of SDGs and International Chemicals and Waste Agreements is planned to take place in April 2016 through collaboration with partner organizations of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC). The Workshop will consider, inter alia, how to better integrate chemicals and waste into national strategies and plans on sustainable development, how national implementation of the SDGs can be fostered through implementation of specific MEAs, and what further work and guidance would be valuable for effective monitoring of implementation at the national level, drawing upon SGD targets and indicators as well as other relevant indicators relevant at the national level. In discussing these topics, the workshop is drawing upon case studies and examples of good practices shared by Government, industry and stakeholders. To strengthen the analytical and scientific underpinning for future sound management of chemicals, UNEP is taking step to prepare a second edition of the Global Chemicals Outlook, with an expert consultation scheduled in April 2016. The overall goal of the meeting is to provide advice on a range of aspects relevant for preparing GCO- II, including identification of strategically relevant chemicals management topics considered to be essential for a post 2020 global approach to chemical management, which would have as its ultimate goal to advance sustainable chemistry globally in a sustainable development context.