SAICM Enabling Activities

SAICM Quick Start Programme Trust Fund Activities

One of the key outcomes from the International Conference on Chemicals Management is a focus on "enabling" activities to assist countries with SAICM implementation. The Overarching Policy Strategy, in Paragraph 22 of section C(VII), states that:

Implementation of the Strategic Approach could begin with an enabling phase to build necessary capacity, as appropriate, to develop, with relevant stakeholder participation, a national Strategic Approach implementation plan, taking into consideration, as appropriate, existing elements such as legislation, national profiles, action plans, stakeholder initiatives and gaps, priorities, needs and circumstances.

This focus is also reflected in Resolution I/4 to establish the Quick Start Programme for the implementation of Strategic Approach Objectives, building upon the outcomes of the International Conference.

UNITAR offers assistance to countries for a variety of identified enabling activities for SAICM, including, inter alia:

National Profile development/updating
Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment
Development/strengthening of a national coordinating mechanism including
stakeholder involvement
Holding of a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Skills-building on Action Plans development for SAICM implementation
Development of National SAICM implementation plans
Development of Partnership Projects for SAICM implementation
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
implementation
Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) implementation
Development of National Chemicals Management Databases

In addition, UNITAR stands ready to assist countries with proposal development and implementation under the SAICM Quick Start Programme Trust Fund (QSPTF). To-date, UNITAR is the international executing agency for 66 projects under the QSPTF.

Round 1

Country/Entity	Project Title
Armenia	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Burkina Faso	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Chile	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Congo, Republic of	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Costa Rica	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Cote d'Ivoire	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Djibouti	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Georgia	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Haiti	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Madagascar	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Mongolia	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Rwanda	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Sao Tome and Principe	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Serbia	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop
Syria	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop

Round 2

Country/Entity	Project Title
Barbados	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Barbados
Bolivia	Strengthening National Governance for SAICM Implementation: Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Forum in Bolivia
Burundi	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile and Development of a National Chemicals Management Profile and National Chemicals Management Database in Burundi
Cambodia	Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Cambodia
Comoros	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Comoros
Chad	Strengthening National Governance for SAICM Implementation
Ghana	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Ghana
Guatemala	Developing a National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Guatemala
Honduras	Developing a National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Honduras
Kazakstan	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Kazakhstan
Kiribati	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Kiribati
Kyrgyz Republic	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Kyrgyzstan
Lesotho	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Lesotho
Malawi	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Malawi
Nepal	Developing a National Chemicals Management Profile, Preparing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Nepal
Nicaragua	Updating the National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Nicaragua

Round 3

Country/Entity	Project Title
Kenya	Strengthening Capacities in Kenya for National SAICM Implementation
Liberia	Developing a National Chemicals Management Profile, Developing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Liberia
Mali	Developing a National Chemicals Management Profile, Preparing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Mali
Yemen	Integrated National Program for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Implementation of the Strategic Approach in Yemen

Round 4

Country/Entity	Project Title
Bahrain	Capacity Building for Integrated and Sustainable Chemicals and Hazardous Waste Management
Georgia	Strengthening Capacities for Developing a National Pollutant and Release Transfer Register and Supporting SAICM Implementation in Georgia
Guyana	Developing an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and SAICM Implementation in Guyana
Paraguay	Developing an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and SAICM Implementation in Paraguay
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan	Strengthening Capacities of Civil Society Organizations for National and Regional SAICM Implementation in the Eastern Europe, Caucuses and Central Asia region

Round 5

Country/Entity	Project Title
DPR Korea	Strengthening Capacities for National SAICM Implementation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Panama	Strengthening Capacities for Developing a National Pollutant and Release Transfer Register and Supporting SAICM Implementation in Panama
Senegal	Strengthening National Capacities in Senegal for SAICM Implementation
Seychelles	Developing an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and SAICM Implementation in Seychelles
Uzbekistan	Developing an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and SAICM Implementation in Uzbekistan
Zambia	Strengthening Capacities for SAICM Implementation and Supporting GHS Capacity Building in Zambia

Round 6

Country/Entity	Project Title
Albania	Strengthening Capacities for SAICM Implementation in Albania
The Gambia	Strengthening Capacities for SAICM Implementation and supporting GHS Capacity Building in The Gambia

Round 7

Country/Entity	Project Title
Barbados	Strengthening Capacities for SAICM Implementation and Supporting GHS Capacity Building in Barbados
Guinea, Republic of	Developing and integrated national programme for the sound management of chemicals and SAICM implementation in the Republic of Guinea
Swaziland	Developing an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and SAICM Implementation in Swaziland

Round 8

Country/Entity	Project Title
Congo, Republic of	Strengthening Capacities for SAICM Implementation and Supporting GHS Capacity Building in the Republic of Congo
Dominican Republic	Enabling Activities for the Development of a SAICM Implementation Plan within an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals in the Dominican Republic
Eritrea	Developing a National Chemicals Management Profile, Preparing a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding of a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Eritrea
Gabon	Strengthening Capacities for National SAICM Implementation in Gabon
Niger	Enabling Activities for the Development of a SAICM Implementation Plan within an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals in the Republic of Niger

Round 9

Country/Entity	Project Title
Cameroon	Enabling Activities for the Development of a SAICM Implementation Plan within an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Supporting GHS Capacity Building in Cameroon
Chile	Strengthening Capacities for SAICM Implementation and Supporting GHS Capacity Building in Chile
China	Enabling Activities for the Development of a SAICM Implementation Plan as a Key Contribution towards an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals in the People’s Republic of China
Haiti	Strengthening Capacities in the Republic of Haiti for National SAICM Implementation and Supporting GHS Capacity Building
Kiribati	Strengthening Capacities in Kiribati for National SAICM Implementation and Supporting GHS Capacity Building
Madagascar	Strengthening Capacities in the Republic of Madagascar for National SAICM Implementation and Supporting GHS Capacity Building
Moldova	Evaluating and Strengthening National and Regional Capacities for Implementing the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and Supporting SAICM Implementation in Central and Eastern Europe
Togo	Enabling Activities for the Development of a SAICM Implementation Plan within an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Supporting GHS Capacity Building in the Togolese Republic

Round 10

Country/Entity	Project Title
Azerbaijan	Strengthening Capacities for Implementation of a National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and Supporting SAICM Implementation in Azerbaijan
Benin	Development of an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Supporting GHS Capacity Building in the Republic of Benin
Bolivia	Supporting SAICM and GHS Implementation in Bolivia
Burkina Faso	Strengthening Capacities in Burkina Faso for National SAICM Implementation and Promotion of Synergies among the Stockholm, Basel, and Rotterdam Conventions
Colombia	Supporting SAICM and GHS Implementation in Colombia
Comoros	Strengthening Capacities for National SAICM Implementation in the Union of the Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Supporting SAICM and GHS Implementation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Guatemala	Supporting SAICM and GHS Implementation in Guatemala
Jamaica	Evaluating and Strengthening National and Regional Capacities for Implementing the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and Supporting SAICM Implementation in the Caribbean
Kyrgyzstan	Supporting SAICM and GHS Implementation in the Kyrgyz Republic
Mali	Strengthening Capacities for National SAICM Implementation and Supporting GHS Capacity Building in the Republic of Mali
Mexico	Supporting SAICM and GHS Implementation in Mexico
Tajikistan	Supporting SAICM and GHS Implementation in the Republic of Tajikistan

Belarus, Pakistan, Panama, Tanzania, and Mongolia also received support from UNITAR and the Government of Switzerland for three-year pilot projects related to SAICM enabling activities. For more information, please click here.

SAICM Application Opportunities

There are a number of ways countries and NGOs can seek UNITAR assistance related to SAICM-related activities related to chemicals and waste management capacity building. The following sections provide a short description of the different options:

Working with UNITAR to develop proposals for the SAICM Quick Start Programme Trust Fund. UNITAR stands ready to assist countries with development of proposals for the QSPTF. SAICM National Focal Points and SAICM NGO Focal Points from interested countries are asked to contact UNITAR at cwm@unitar.org.

Working with UNITAR to develop a proposal for a bilateral donor. UNITAR also stands ready to work with countries to approach bilateral donors for support with SAICM-related capacity building. A formal letter from a senior responsible official requesting the type of assistance needed can be sent to:

Manager
Chemicals and Waste Management Programme
UNITAR Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland

For other UNITAR application opportunities, please click here.