Through its Resolution IV/4, the fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) held in September 2015 decided to initiate an intersessional process to prepare recommendations regarding the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 for consideration by ICCM5, expected to be held in 2020. ICCM4 decided that the intersessional process should include, in principle, two meetings before the third meeting of the SAICM Open-ended Working Group (OEWG3) (to be held in 2018 or early 2019) and another between OEWG3 and ICCM5. The first intersessional meeting is expected to focus in part on a discussion of an independent evaluation of SAICM for 2006-2015.  

dates: 7-9 February 2017  
location: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil  
contact: SAICM Secretariat  
phone: +4122-917-8532  
fax: +4122-797-3460  
e-mail: SAICM.CHEMICALS@unep.org  
www: http://enb.iisd.org/chemical/SAICM/iccm5/ip1/