The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) International Project Steering Committee (PSC) met for its first meeting via teleconference on 12 July 2007.

The PSC is tasked with developing a proposed reporting mechanism for measuring, assessing and reporting on progress for implementing SAICM. The reporting mechanism will be presented at the second session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM 2), tentatively scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 11-15 May 2009. The teleconference reviewed draft indicator questions developed by the consultant, Resource Futures International (RFI), for measuring progress on SAICM implementation. RFI presented four draft questionnaires to solicit information from four SAICM stakeholder categories: national governments, international government organizations, industry,and non-governmental organizations. Further comments on the drafts will be accepted until 20 August 2007. RFI will revise the indictors/questionnaires and a second PSC meeting will be held in mid-September 2007.
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Draft Summary of Discussion