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The GHS: A Fundamental Tool for National SAICM Implementation
An ICCM Side Event
Sunday, 5 February 2006, Dubai, UAE
Overview
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| 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. |
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- Side-Event Flyer
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- The GHS: A Fundamental Tool for National SAICM Implementation, Mr. Achim Halpaap, UNITAR
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- GHS Implementation Status in the European Community, Ms. Eva Sandberg, European Commission
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- Capacity Building for GHS at the National Level, Ms. Irina Zastenskaya, Belarus
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- Thailand Partnerships: GHS Capacity Building, Ms. Duangtip Hongsamoot, Thailand
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- The GHS: An Industry View, Ms. Laurraine Lotter, International Council of Chemicals Associations
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- Concluding remarks from the Government of Switzerland
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| Ms. Duangtip Hongsamoot, Government of Thailand, outlined progress towards the implementation of the GHS in Thailand. (Photo courtesy IISD/Earth Negotiations Bulletin) |
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| 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) |
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