UN Economic and Social Development
Division for Sustainable Development

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Seminar Details

• Introduction
• Invitation/Agenda
• Panel Presentations
• Videos
• Chair’s Summary (Advance Unedited Text)
• CSD-18 Thematic Seminar Series

Mr. Tariq Banuri
DSD Director

CSD-18 Thematic Seminar Series: Chemicals

23 February 2010 (10:00 am until 1:00 pm)
New York, USA, UNHQ - Conference Room 2 (TNLB)

E-Discussion Aim

Following the seminar held at UN Headquarters, the DSD invites you to participate in an e-discussion on chemicals. This virtual dialogue, open to all interested stakeholders, aims to further explore some of the main issues raised during the seminar. Contributions to the discussion will also help lay the groundwork for thematic discourse on this topic during the 18th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-18) upcoming in May 2010.

Discussion Threads

Below are e-discussion threads established on LinkedIn. If you are not already a member of the DSD LinkedIn group, please register by clicking here .

• Q1: What are the challenges involved in bringing countries into compliance with the Conventions related to chemicals and in the achievement of the 2020 goal on the sound management of chemicals?
• Q2: What are the impacts of chemicals management on climate change?
• Q3: How can we strengthen the synergy of existing mechanisms and legal instruments, including the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and MEAs in sound chemicals management?
• Q4: How can business and industry replicate successful partnerships, such as the initiative of "Responsible Care" developed by the International Council of Chemicals Association (ICCA) in helping to achieve the 2020 goal?