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Paragraph 216 of the Future We Want, Rio+20
Chemicals and waste
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We commend the increased coordination and cooperation among chemical and waste conventions, namely the Basel Convention, the Rotterdam Convention and the Stockholm Convention, and encourage continued enhanced coordination and cooperation among them and with the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management. We take note of the important role regional and coordinating centres of the Basel Convention and those of the Stockholm Convention.

Supporting Initiatives
Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
United Nations