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Click on the links to view IISD Reporting Services' daily coverage of the following meetings.
Many include a summary and analysis of each meeting, plus digital coverage with photographs and Real Audio recordings.

ENB COVERAGE OF CHEMICALS MEETINGS

  SAICM

  Other SAICM meetings covered by IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS)

  PIC Convention

  POPs Convention

  Basel Convention

  Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS)
  UNEP Mercury Programme
  Waste Meetings Covered by IISD Reporting Services

• 4th Meeting of the Intersessional Process Considering the Strategic Approach and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020 (IP4)
  TBD, Bucharest, Romania

• 3rd Meeting of the Intersessional Process Considering the Strategic Approach and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020 (IP3)
  30 September - 4 October 2019, UN Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand

• 3rd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG3) of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM)
  2-4 April 2019, Montevideo, Uruguay

• 2nd Meeting of the Intersessional Process for Considering the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020
  13-15 March 2018, Stockholm, Sweden

• 1st Meeting of the Intersessional Process for Considering the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020
  7-9 February 2017, Brasilia, Brazil

• 4th Session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4)
  28 September - 2 October 2015, Geneva, Switzerland

• Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG2) of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM)
  15-17 December 2014, Geneva, Switzerland

• Third Session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-3)
  17-21 September 2012, Nairobi, Kenya

• Second session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM2)
  11-15 May 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland

• First meeting of the Open-ended Legal and Technical Working Group (OELTWG) of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) and informal discussions on preparations for ICCM2
  21-24 October 2008, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy

• ICCM1
  4-6 February 2006, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• PREPCOM 3 for the Further Development of a Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
  19-24 September 2005, Vienna, Austria

• SAICM PrepCom2
  4-8 October 2004, Nairobi, Kenya

• SAICM PrepCom1
  9-13 November 2003, Bangkok, Thailand

• 15th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-15) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
  1-4 October 2019, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy

• 2019 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
  29 April - 10 May 2019, Geneva, Switzerland

• 14th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-14) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
  17-21 September 2018, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy

• 13th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-13) of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
  17-20 October 2017, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy

• 2017 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
  24 April - 5 May 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

• 12th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-12) of the Stockholm Convention on POPs
  19-23 September 2016, Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy

• 11th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-11) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and 11th Meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC11) to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
  19-23 and 26-28 October 2015, Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

• Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COP)
  4-15 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland

• Tenth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-10) to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and Tenth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-10) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
  22-24 and 27-30 October 2014, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy

• Ninth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC9) of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Ninth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC9) of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, and POPRC and CRC Joint Meeting
  14-25 October 2013, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy

• Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP11), Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP6), Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP6) and Second simultaneous extraordinary meetings of the three Conferences of the Parties to the three conventions (ExCOPs2)
  28 April - 10 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

• Eighth Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-8) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
  15-19 October 2012, Geneva, Switzerland

• Seventh Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC7) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
  10-14 October 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

• Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP5) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
  25-29 April 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

• Sixth Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-6) to the Stockholm Convention on POPs
  11-15 October 2010, Geneva, Switzerland

• Simultaneous Extraordinary Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (ExCOPs), and Eleventh Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GCSS-11/GMEF)
  22-26 February 2010, Bali, Indonesia

• POPs POPRC-5
  12-16 October 2009, Geneva, Switzerland

• POPs COP4
  4-8 May 2009, Geneva, Switzerland

• POPSs POPRC-4
  13-17 October 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

• POPs POPRC-3
  19-23 November 2007, Geneva, Switzerland

• POPs COP3
  30 April - 4 May 2007, Dakar, Senegal

• POPs POPRC 2
  6-10 November 2006, Geneva, Switzerland

• POPs COP2
  1-5 May 2006, Geneva, Switzerland

• POPs COP1
  2-6 May 2005, Punta del Este, Uruguay

• POPs INC-7
  14-18 July 2003, Geneva, Switzerland

• Stockholm Convention Workshop on Liability and Redress
  19-21 September 2002, Vienna, Austria

• POPs INC-6
  17-21 June 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

• Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Adoption and Signing of the Stockholm Convention on POPs
  21-23 May 2001, Stockholm, Sweden

• POPs INC-5
  4-9 December 2000, Johannesburg, South Africa

• POPs INC-4
  20-25 March 2000, Bonn, Germany

• POPs INC-3
  6-10 September 1999, Geneva, Switzerland

• Second Session of the Criteria Expert Group for POPs
  14-18 June 1999, Vienna, Austria

• POPs INC -2
  25-29 January 1999 Nairobi, Kenya

• First Session of the Criteria Expert Group for POPs
  26-30 October 1998, Bangkok, Thailand

• POPs INC-1
  29 June - 3 July 1998, Montreal, Canada

• Go to archives of POPs negotiations

• 2nd Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP2)
  19-23 November 2018, Geneva, Switzerland

• 1st Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP1)
  24-29 September 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

• 7th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (INC7)
  10-15 March 2016, Jordan

• 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (INC6)
  3-7 November 2014, Bangkok, Thailand

• Diplomatic Plenipotentiary Conference on Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (DipCon)
  7-11 October 2013, Minamata and Kumamoto, Japan

• Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (INC5)
  13-18 January 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

• Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally-binding Instrument on Mercury (INC4)
  27 June - 2 July 2012, Punta del Este, Uruguay

• Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (INC3)
  31 October - 4 November 2011, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya

• Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (INC2)
  24-28 January 2011, Chiba, Japan

• First Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (INC1)
  7-11 June 2010, Stockholm, Sweden

• Ad-hoc Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) to Prepare for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Mercury
  19-23 October 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

• Second Meeting of the Ad hoc OEWG to Review and Assess Measures to Address the Global Issue of Mercury
  6-10 October 2008, UNEP headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya

• First Meeting of the Ad hoc OEWG to Review and Assess Measures to Address the Global Issue of Mercury
  12-16 November 2007, Bangkok, Thailand

• 1st Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics
  29-31 May 2018, UN Environment headquerters, Nairobi, Kenya

• 8th Regional 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Forum in Asia and the Pacific
  9-12 April 2018, Indore, India

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