Key Inputs on Pollution, Chemicals and Waste Management for the UNEA-7 Ministerial Declaration - Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorSecretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
dc.contributor.organizationGovernance Affairs Office
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-21T20:43:08Z
dc.date.available2025-02-21T20:43:08Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-21
dc.date.submitted2025-02-21
dc.descriptionThis letter outlines initial considerations submitted by the secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions for the development of the ministerial declaration of the seventh United Nations Environment Assembly. It emphasises pollution from hazardous chemicals and waste as a major barrier to sustainable development, highlighting links with human health risks, ecosystem damage and climate change. The document notes increasing global waste generation, unsustainable material consumption and emerging chemical contaminants. It also summarises scientific findings on pesticide pollution and waste management costs. The text proposes policy priorities including strengthened implementation of international agreements, environmentally sound management of chemicals and waste, prevention of illegal trade, and enhanced financial and technical support for developing countries.
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47118
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number3 p.
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.themeadministration
dc.subject.themeenvironmental governance
dc.titleKey Inputs on Pollution, Chemicals and Waste Management for the UNEA-7 Ministerial Declaration - Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventionsen
dc.typeCommunication or other resource

Download

Original bundle

Showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
BRS_MD.pdf
Size:
262.68 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
English
Download

Collections

Former Governance Affairs Office collection