Persistent Organic Pollutants
activities to address and regulate POPs, which are noted for their persistence and bioaccumulative characteristics, as well as their semi-volatility; the Stockholm Convention on POPs seeks to to protect human health and the environment from these chemicals, which include first generation organochlorine insecticides such as dieldrin, DDT, toxaphene and chlordane as well as industrial chemical products or byproducts such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
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guest articles
SEE MORETowards a Healthier Future: The Contributions of the EU to the Activities of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
An Overview of the GEF’s Funding for Chemicals
Building an Effective Future-proof International Chemicals and Waste Regime
policy briefs
SEE MOREMonthly Forecast October 2019: First Opportunities to Act on September Pledges
Linked to Climate and Land Agendas, Sand and Dust Storms Gain Attention
Learning Dynamism: Understanding the Stockholm Convention on POPs
The Role of Information in Managing the Transboundary Movement of Wastes
Events
SEE MOREBasel Convention COP15, Rotterdam Convention COP10 and Stockholm Convention COP10
17-28 May 2021
Nairobi, Kenya
Fifth Meeting of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5)
5-9 October 2020
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
16th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee
14-18 September 2020
Rome, Lazio, Italy
15th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee
1-4 October 2019
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Basel Convention COP14, Rotterdam Convention COP9 and Stockholm Convention COP9
29 April - 9 May 2019
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Fourteenth Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee
17-21 September 2018
Rome, Lazio, Italy