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Highlights for Wednesday, 3 April 2019 UN Environment Programme (UNEP) awards certificate of recognition to countries committed to eliminating lead paint through joining the SAICM GEF Project. The Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG3) of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) entered its second day of work at the Antel Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Wednesday, 3 April 2019. Plenary was held throughout the day, addressing: progress reports on achieving the 2020 goal of the sound management of chemicals; updates concerning SAICM's emerging policy issues (EPIs) and other issues of concern, which include: lead in paint; chemicals in products; hazardous substances within the life cycle of electrical and electronic products; nanotechnologies and manufactured nanomaterials; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; environmentally persistent pharmaceutical pollutants; perfluorinated chemicals; and highly hazardous pesticides; the implementation of the strategy to engage the health sector; issues regarding the financing of the Strategic Approach; and planned activities and draft budget of the SAICM Secretariat for the period 2019-2020.  Meeting in parallel were a Contact Group and an informal "Friends of the President" Group.  The Contact Group is considering the paper by the Co-Chairs of the Intersessional Process on SAICM beyond 2020, as well as views expressed during plenary, to develop recommendations towards the fifth ICCM (ICCM5) scheduled for 2020. The President's Group is holding informal, closed discussions on the need for an enabling framework beyond 2020, and identifying gaps not filled by SAICM. Both groups are to report on their work to plenary on Thursday.Highlights of the day included: the indication by many that the Secretariat should not spend resources on a traditional progress report for the 2017-2019 period to present to ICCM5, but instead suggest to the third Intersessional Process meeting later this year options for alternative ways of reporting progress; the presentation of an EU discussion paper on the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020, providing some concrete recommendations that build on the Co-Chairs' Paper; the submission of a discussion paper by the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), supported by the African Group and many individual governments, on financial considerations, which includes a proposal to create an International Fund to implement the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste; praise for the World Health Organization's Chemicals Road Map and Global Chemicals and Health Network, with many calling for other organizations in the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) to follow WHO's example in their sectors. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) meeting coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary and analysis report from OEWG3, which is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Ángeles Estrada Vigil For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Plenary Brenda Koekkoek, SAICM Secretariat Suzanne Leppinen, and Tracey Spack, Canada Ram Charitra Sah, CEPHED, Nepal Javier Souza Casadinho, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Latin America Participants during plenary Dais during plenary Juergen Helbig, European Union (EU) Judith Torres, Uruguay Bob Diderich, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Nana Janashia, Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) Mariana Mihalcea, and Claudia Dumitru, Romania Ana Boischio, World Health Organization (WHO) Felix Wertli, Switzerland Djatougbe Aziaka, Association WELFARE Halshka Graczyk, International Labor Organization (ILO) Cheryl Eugene St Romain, Saint Lucia Tim Kasten, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Patricia Cameron, and Ralph Ahrens, Friends of the Earth, Germany Jan Janiga, Slovakia, Ivan Djurickovic, Serbia, Aita Sarr Seck, Senegal Paula Barrios, UN report writer Carmen Ciganda, Uruguay Christine Fuell, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Bikash Chetry, Toxics Link Olubunmi Olusanya, Nigeria, and Ali Seydou Moussa, Niger Jordi Pon, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Contact Group Side Event Around the Venue

Highlights for Monday, 1 April 2019 Minu Hemmati, Adelphi, led breakout Group 1: " Division of Labor Between the SAICM Successor and the encompassing Governance Arrangement or Platform" of the session on technical session on "An Improved Enabling Framework on Chemicals and Waste: A Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue" Delegates to the third Open-ended Working Group (OEWG3) of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) gathered at the Antel Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Monday, 1 April 2019, for a pre-session set of "technical briefings."  One briefing featured a "deep dive" into the second edition of the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Global Chemicals Outlook (CGO II), hosted by UNEP.  The other featured a dialogue hosted by the Government of Germany on an improved enabling framework on chemicals and waste, with a view to helping inform discussions planned during OEWG3 on a post-2020 platform.The dialogue on an improved enabling framework heard presentations on lessons learned from the global biodiversity governance process, including the implementation of the Aichi Targets and the negotiations for a post-2020 framework, and on the findings of the report commissioned by the German Environment Agency from Adelphi and Summit Outcomes on “Global Governance on Chemicals and Waste.” The meeting then broke into four smaller groups to brainstorm on: The division of labor between the successor to the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the encompassing governance arrangement for any new chemicals and waste platform for post-2020 work; Routes and fora to facilitate accountability in chemicals and waste work beyond 2020; Goals and targets involving chemicals and waste beyond 2020; and Process until ICCM5 in 2020 and beyond. The GCO II discussion focused on six distinct sessions which followed the structure of the GCO II. Delegates reflected on, inter alia: The need for capacity building in the technical areas of chemicals management, especially for developing countries; Risk assessments and sharing these across countries; and How best to strengthen knowledge sharing and outreach on chemicals and wastes. Among the session’s highlights were: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that the global burden of disease from selected chemicals was around 1.6 million in 2016, and this is likely an underestimate; Celebration by many participants of the multi-stakeholder approach, with emphasis on including additional sectors going forward such as labor and education; and The call by some for increased incentives for collaboration between industry and government on green chemistry and innovation. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) meeting coverage, will provide daily web coverage and a summary and analysis report from OEWG3. Photos by IISD/ENB | Ángeles Estrada Vigil For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page A Deep Dive Into the Second Edition of the Global Chemicals Outlook II A view of the room Jacob Duer, Head of SAICM Secretariat Jordi Pon, UN Environment Noluzuko Gwayi, South Africa Achim Halpaap, UNEP Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, IISD Reporting Services, and Robert Diderich, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Suzanne Leppinen, Canada Participants during the technical session on the Second Edition of the Global Chemicals Outlook II Christoph Neumann, CropLife International Jacqueline Alvarez, UN Environment Szymon Domagalski, Poland Hanna-Andrea Rother, University of Cape Town Manal Azzi, International Labour Organization (ILO) Kouame Georges Kouadio, Côte d'Ivoire Maria Cristina Cárdenas Fischer, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat Melissa Mengjiao Wang, Greenpeace Evelyn Swain, Global Environment Facility (GEF) An Improved Enabling Framework on Chemicals and Waste: A Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Keith Ripley, IISD-RS, and Greg Filyk, Canada Jutta Emig, Germany Neville Ash, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, by videoconference Participants during the session Alf Wills, Summit Outcomes Participants during the session Breakout Groups during the Session on an Improved Enabling Framework on Chemicals and Waste Around the Venue

Highlights for Saturday, 9 March 2019 HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands with Forum participants The official opening of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment took place on Saturday, 9 March 2019. The opening ceremony included welcome statements by: Joyce Msuya, UNEP Deputy Executive Director; Xie Zhenhua, Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs, China; Siim Kiisler, UNEA-4 President; and Keriako Tobiko, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry, Kenya.HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands discussed the launch of a new initiative by the Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology (SEE) to voluntarily ban the use of rhino-based products across the Society's members.During high-level panel discussions, speakers highlighted diverse issues touching on the themes of: innovation for a low-carbon future and the role of non-state actors; accelerating clean energy for all; innovative finance for a green planet; artificial intelligence for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and green technology startups leading the “fourth industrial revolution”.Throughout the day, more than 20 sessions convened, organized around four parallel thematic streams. Amongst other topics, the sessions explored: transforming development with planetary data and artificial intelligence; messages from the Sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) on the environmental and health impacts of energy, waste and food systems; making trade a positive force in the world; the contribution of new policies and technologies in combating lead; putting the world on a safe path to meet the challenge of limiting global warming to 1.5°C"; earth observations and the role of citizen science; the role of South-South Cooperation in attaining clean and affordable energy in Africa; innovation in the energy sector and the future of sustainability; the climate challenge and non-state actors; and advancing environmental rights in business. In the evening, HRH Princess Laurentien and the SEE hosted a reception to mark the launch of the SEE initiative. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary report from the 2nd Global Session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment. The summary report is now available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Opening of the Forum View of the opening plenary Xie Zhenhua, Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs, China Joyce Msuya, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler, Minister of Environment of Estonia Keriako Tobiko, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry, Kenya HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands Rhian-Mari Thomas, Global Head of Green Banking and Chair, Barclays Green Banking Council Wayne Balta, IBM Jian Liu, Chief Scientist, UNEP Energy Systems: Environmental and Health Impacts View of the session on GEO findings Paolo Soprano, Co-Chair, High-Level Group (HLG) Huang Yi, Co-Chair, HLG Joyeeta Gupta, Co-Chair of the GEO assessment Paul Ekins, Co-Chair of the GEO assessment Cristina Guerreiro, Norwegian Institute for Air Research Martin Brocklehurst, Citizen Science Global Partnership Nijavalli Ravindranath, Indian Institute of Science Fast Tracking the SDGs Using Frontier Technologies Jehiel Oliver, Hello Tractor Bruno da Costa, IBM Hendrick Hamann, IBM Ajay Deshpande, IBM The Climate Challenge and Non-State Actors Anne Bowser, President, Citizen Science Alliance L-R: Gayle Schueller, 3M; Rhian-Mari Thomas, Barclays Green Banking Council; and Jian Liu, Chief Scientist, UNEP Towards Global Green Energy Transition: Empowering Policies and Innovative Finance Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public and Government Affairs, Signify Marta Juarez Ruiz, Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat, Costa Rica Big Data, New Frontier Pascal Peduzzi, Global Resource Information Database Neil Burgess, Chief Scientist, UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) Maurice Borgeaud, European Space Agency (ESA) Adam Smith, Descartes Labs L-R: Andrew Zolli, Planet.com; Cécile Thomas-Courcoux, France; and Jean Dusart, European Commission Advancing the African Science Enterprise L-R: Erica Key, Belmont Forum; Phethiwe Matutu, National Research Foundation, South Africa; Makyba Charles-Ayind, American Academy for the Advancement of Science; and Nelson Torto, African Academy of Sciences Makyba Charles-Ayind, American Academy for the Advancement of Science Phethiwe Matutu, NRF South Africa Making Trade a Positive Force in the World L-R: Tim Christophersen, UNEP; Izabella Monica Vieira Teixiera, International Resource Panel (IRP); Sileshi Getahun Hailu, INBAR Trustee Ethiopia; Hermine Kleymann, WWF International; and Helen Crowley, Kering Tim Christophersen, UNEP Izabella Monica Vieira Teixiera, IRP Innovation in the Energy Sector and the Future of Sustainability L-R: Harry Verhaar, Phillips Lighting/Signify; UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler, Minister of Environment of Estonia; Paul De Larminat, Johnson Controls; Kristina Klimovich, PACE Nation Fellow; and Jonathan Everhart, Global ReEnergy Holdings The Power of Integrated Action on Air Poluttion: Stories from China and Africa - South-South Cooperation L-R: Jianhua Yu, China; Gyimah Mohammed, Ghana; Bala Abubakar Bappa, CCAC; Ruth Sego, ClimateWorks Foundation; Steven Kukoda, International Copper Association; and Naysán Sahba, UNEP Accelerating Africa's Shift to Electric Mobility Dais during the session on electric mobility Putting the World on a Safe Path to meet the 1.5 °C Challenge L-R: Naysán Sahba, UNEP, Pavel Kabat, Chief Scientist, World Meteorological Organisation; Helena Molin Valdes, Head, Climate and Clean Air Coalition Secretariat (CCAC); Rodolfo Lacy, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); and Johan Kuylenstierna, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Combating Lead: From Paint to Batteries L-R: Tadesse Amera Sahilu, Co-Chair, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN); Jacqueline Alvarez, UNEP; and Brian Wilson, International Lead Association Attaining Clean Affordable Energy in Africa: Role of South-South Cooperation L-R: Kitio Vincent, UN-Habitat, and Huang Han, Global Energy Interconnection Food Systems: Environment and Health Impacts Dais during the session on food systems