Adopted by the First International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM1) on February 6, 2006 in Dubai, the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is a policy framework to promote chemical safety worldwide.
SAICM was developed by a multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder Preparatory Committee and supports the achievement of the 2020 target agreed at the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development. The overall objective of SAICM is to achieve the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle so that, by 2020, chemicals are produced and used in ways that minimize significant adverse impacts on the environment and human health.
Third meeting of the Open-ended Working Group – Open-ended Working Group – OEWG-3 – Montevideo, Uruguay, April 2-4, 2019
The third meeting of the Open Ended Working Group for the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Montevideo, Uruguay. More than 350 participants from 85 governments, IGOs, NGOs and the private sector participated.
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