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GHS Event-ICCM Side Event, February 2006

The GHS: A Fundamental Tool for National SAICM Implementation
An ICCM Side Event

Sunday, 5 February 2006, Dubai, UAE

Overview

The side-event on "The GHS: A Fundamental Tool for National SAICM Implementation" was attended by over 200 ICCM participants and included panel presentations by governments, stakeholders and international organizations to share experiences related to GHS implementation and needs for capacity building. Examples of key steps towards GHS implementation were provided by representatives of the European Commission and the US Government, while representatives from Belarus and Thailand highlighted their current situations and needs related to the GHS. Representatives of the international chemicals industry and of international trade unions identified the opportunities and challenges surrounding GHS implementation, with concluding remarks provided by the Government of Switzerland.

  • Side-Event Flyer  Download
  • The GHS: A Fundamental Tool for National SAICM Implementation, Mr. Achim Halpaap, UNITAR  Download
  • GHS Implementation Status in the European Community, Ms. Eva Sandberg, European Commission  Download
  • Capacity Building for GHS at the National Level, Ms. Irina Zastenskaya, Belarus  Download
  • Thailand Partnerships: GHS Capacity Building, Ms. Duangtip Hongsamoot, Thailand  Download
  • The GHS: An Industry View, Ms. Laurraine Lotter, International Council of Chemicals Associations  Download
  • Concluding remarks from the Government of Switzerland  Download

     

Ms. Duangtip Hongsamoot, Government of Thailand, outlined progress towards the implementation of the GHS in Thailand. (Photo courtesy IISD/Earth Negotiations Bulletin)

Panel from left to right: Georg Karlaganis, Switzerland, Jukka Takala, International Labor Organization (ILO), Laurraine Lotter, International Council of Chemical Associations, Bjørn Erikson, International Conference of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), Irina Zastenskaya, Republican Scientific-Practical Centre of Hygiene, Belarus, Duangtip Hongsamoot, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, Charles Auer, Environmental protection Agency, US, and Eva Sandberg, European Commission (Photo courtesy IISD/Earth Negotiations Bulletin)