Agreed on the fifth Worldwide Convention on Chemical substances Administration (ICCM5), in Bonn, Germany, the World Framework on Chemical substances units concrete targets and tips throughout the lifecycle of chemical compounds.
Inger Andersen, Government Director of the UN Atmosphere Programme (UNEP), welcomed the brand new framework.
“Everybody on this planet ought to be capable of reside and work with out concern of falling sick or dying from chemical publicity. Nature, free from air pollution, ought to be capable of thrive and help humanity for millennia to come back,” she mentioned.
“For this reason this framework gives a imaginative and prescient for a planet freed from hurt from chemical compounds and waste, for a secure, wholesome and sustainable future.”
Concrete targets
The framework is predicated round 28 targets, designed to enhance accountable administration of chemical compounds and waste. These targets additionally purpose to ascertain stronger connections with different vital international agendas, together with local weather change, biodiversity, human rights and well being.
Governments have dedicated to organising insurance policies and laws aimed toward decreasing chemical air pollution by 2030 in addition to selling safer options. Industries additionally pledged to managing chemical compounds in a fashion that reduces air pollution and its hostile impacts.
By 2035, the framework goals to section out extremely hazardous pesticides in agriculture the place the dangers haven’t been managed.
Bonn Declaration
Along with the World Framework, the Convention additionally adopted the Bonn Declaration.
The Declaration goals to “stop publicity to dangerous chemical compounds, and section out essentially the most dangerous ones, the place acceptable, and improve the secure administration of such chemical compounds the place they’re wanted.”
It additionally encourages international locations to help the transition to round economies, fostering the event of secure options and substitutes for chemical compounds.
This method goals to not solely safeguard well being and the setting but additionally cut back waste and improve recycling efforts.
Act instantly
Ms. Andersen urged all events to start out performing instantly.
“The World Well being Group (WHO) tells us that direct chemical air pollution of the air, land, water and office is inflicting two million deaths per yr,” she mentioned.
“As any athlete will let you know, beating a goal is best than assembly a goal, so I name on governments, the chemical compounds business and everybody concerned to go above and past what has been agreed to guard individuals and the planet upon which all of us rely.”
