Chemicals & Wastes
activities of the main multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) to address chemicals and wastes issues, including the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions; activities related to ship recycling and the Hong Kong Convention, as well as efforts to reduce marine debris. Targets under SDG Goal 12 call for, by 2020, achieving the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, and by 2030, substantially reducing waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.
news
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policy briefs
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Events
SEE MOREUNEA-7
8-12 December 2025
Nairobi, Kenya
Minamata Convention COP-6
3-7 November 2025
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland[tentative]
Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Plastic Pollution Treaty
2-6 June 2025
Ecuador[tentative]
Basel Convention COP17, Rotterdam Convention COP12, and Stockholm Convention COP12
28 April - 9 May 2025
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
68th Meeting of the GEF Council
16-20 December 2024
virtual
Plastic Pollution INC-5
25 November - 1 December 2024
Busan, Pusan-Jikhalsi, Republic of Korea