SAICM
| Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management | |
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| Abbreviation | SAICM |
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| Formation | 6 February 2006 |
| Type | Policy Framework |
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Official language
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English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish |
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Email
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saicm.chemicals@unep.org |
| Website | www.saicm.org |
The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is a global policy framework to foster the sound management of chemicals. The SAICM Secretariat is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme.
"The sound management of chemicals is essential if we are to achieve sustainable development, including the eradication of poverty and disease, the improvement of human health and the environment and the elevation and maintenance of the standard of living in countries at all levels of development." - Dubai, 2006
It was adopted by the International Conference on Chemicals Management in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 6 February 2006. The first session of the Conference and the process to develop the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management were co-convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) and the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS).
The Strategic Approach supports the achievement of the goal agreed at the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development of ensuring that, by the year 2020, chemicals will be produced and used in ways that minimize significant adverse impacts on the environment and human health. It acknowledges the essential contributions of chemicals in the current societies and economies, while recognizing the potential threat to sustainable development if chemicals are not managed soundly.
(As of 12 June 2015) The Strategic Approach focal points include 175 Governments, 85 NGOs, including a broad range of representatives from industry and civil society.
SAICM commitments are expressed through the Dubai Declaration, Overarching Policy Strategy and the Global Plan of Action.
The Strategic Approach has a scope that includes:
a. Environmental, economic, social, health and labour aspects of chemical safety,
b. Agricultural and industrial chemicals, with a view to promoting sustainable development and covering chemicals at all stages of their life-cycle, including in products.
The main objectives of the Strategic Approach are:
A. Risk reduction
B. Knowledge and information
C. Governance
D. Capacity-building and technical cooperation
E. Illegal international traffic
The Quick Start Programme (QSP) is a programme under SAICM to support initial enabling capacity building and implementation activities in developing countries, least developed countries, small island developing States and countries with economies in transition. The QSP includes a voluntary, time-limited trust fund, administered by the United Nations Environment Programme, and multilateral, bilateral and other forms of cooperation. The QSP Trust Fund portfolio includes 184 approved projects in 108 countries, of which 54 are Least Developed Countries or Small Island Developing States, for an approximate funding $37 million.
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