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Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

… of every human being on Earth. This is a frightening development. There are traces within you – or, depending on … of every human being on Earth. This is a frightening development. There are traces within you – or, depending on … across international boundaries. • It calls for financial aid to help developing countries locate stockpiles and …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… & Action Plan” (RAPMaLi). The regional overview and development of the 2008 RAPMaLi was part of an initiative … 29 Case Study: Jamaica 31 5. Recommendations for the Development of National and Regional Strategies for Marine … curriculum. There is a lack in the use of social media to aid in delivering the message to the younger audience and …
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Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… of the problems of those wastes and explores why and how development agencies and other donors need to take action to … human health and the environment, in meeting sustainable development goals, and in the reduction of poverty. The … and countries with economies in transition by increasing aid, opening trade to exports from developing countries and …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Technical guidelines on hazardous wastes: physico-chemical treatment (d9) and biological treatment (d8)

… in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan … Specialist advice would be required on availability or development of suitable micro- organisms for specific … to be dissolved and may benefit from size reduction to aid dissolution speed. Neutralisation may in itself bring …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Waste management for human health and livelihood

… leaders agreed on eight measurable goals, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), to combat poverty, hunger, disease, … sustainability, MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development 7. The aim of the theme of “Waste Management for … management contributes in concrete ways to the sustainable development. Did you know? According to UN Water, more than …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Technical Guidelines on wastes collected from households (Y46)

… in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan … which the gases are released may need to be increased to aid their dispersion and ensure that ground level …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Technical guidelines on used oil re-refining or other re-uses of previously used oil (R9)

… in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan … to the rapid further commercialisation of existing development and to identify new management methods to …
17 Jun 2026 Document

GUIDANCE on feasible flame-retardant alternatives to commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether - 2009 (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/INF24)

… requirements are the major forces that have driven forward development towards functionally better and more effective … “The increase in demand for E&E equipments, as well as the development of Building & Construction, and Automotive … meaning that there is a linear approach to the development of the present flame retardants markets, or take …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… was jointly prepared by the Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social … 18th and 19th sessions of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). It provides examples of successful … of chemicals and wastes into the broader development aid agenda; public-private partnerships, including the use of …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of biomedical and healthcare wastes (Y1 ; Y3)

17 Jun 2026 Document