Campaign Activities
IPEN Participating Organizations (POs) around the world are carrying out activities related to the Toxics-Free SDGs Campaign. Started in 2018, these activities address themes such as agroecology, chemicals in products, endocrine disrupting chemicals, hazardous chemicals in the lifecycle of electronics, highly hazardous pesticides, lead in paint, women and chemicals, POPs, workplace right-to-know, and / or zero waste issues. In particular, actvities undertaken in the beginning of 2019 addressed these themes as they relate to the Stockholm Convention and its 9th Conference of the Parties (April - May, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland). These specific activities helped raise awareness and move forward discussions about low POPs content level, PFAS, exemptions for PBDEs and sulfluramid, and the need to eliminate PCBs in an environmentally-sound, non-combustion manner.
Information about the activities listed below will be uploaded as it becomes available. Please continue to check back!
Anglophone Africa
Ethiopia: Chlorpyrifos: Situation in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Ethiopia: Agroecology: a viable option to phasing out Highly Hazardous Pesticides from Ethiopia
Kenya: The Toxic Plastic Waste Trade - a Case Study of Muoroto Slum in Mombasa, Kenya
Kenya: Mercury Trade and Supply in ASGM Hotspots: Kenya Country Situation Report
Kenya: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Mozambique: COVID-19, Chemicals, and Waste in Mozambique
Mozambique: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides and alternatives
Mozambique: Documenting DDT spraying, production, pollution and alternatives
Nigeria: Pesticides and Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Nigeria
Nigeria: Research Study on COVID-19 Impacts on Chemicals and Wastes in Nigeria
Nigeria: Situation Report: Chlorpyrifos
Rwanda: Highly Hazardous Pesticides Rwanda Situation Report
Sudan: Sudan Country Situation Report on Highly-Hazardous Pesticides
Tanzania: Tanzania National Report on Alternatives to HHPs - Second Phase
Tanzania: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Uganda: Plastic Waste, Refuse-Derived Fuels, and Cement Kilns
Uganda: Country Situation Report on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs)
Uganda: COVID-19 Chemicals and Waste
Uganda: Documenting DDT spraying, production, pollution and alternatives (UNETMAC)
Uganda: Documenting DDT spraying, production, pollution and alternatives (NAPE)
Zambia: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Zambia: Documenting DDT spraying, production, pollution and alternatives
Central and Eastern Europe
Albania: Refuse-Derived Fuel
Belarus: Raising Awareness on Health Hazards of Chemicals in Toys
Croatia: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
Serbia: Raising Awareness on Health Impacts of the Chemicals Used in Children's Toys and Childcare Products
Eastern Europe, Caucus & Central Asia
Armenia: Chlorpyrifos: Situation in Armenia
Armenia: Raising Awareness on Health Hazards of Phthalates in Toys
Armenia: Report on the Situation of Highly Hazardous Pesticides and Alternatives in Armenia
Azerbaijan: Chlorpyrifos: Situation in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: PCBs inventory and case studies in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)
Belarus: Chlorpyrifos Country Situation Report for Belarus
Kazakhstan: Chlorpyrifos: Situation in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: COVID-19 Chemicals and Waste
Kazakhstan: Campaign to Raise Awareness on Plastic Production, Use & Dispoal in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Country Survey on Production and Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan: PCBs inventory and case studies in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)
Russia: Plastic Waste, Refuse-Derived Fuel, and Cement Kilns
Russia: Chlorpyrifos: Situation in Russia
Russia: COVID-19 and Industry Rollbacks
Russia: PCBs inventory and case studies in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)
Russia: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
Russia: Country Review: Production and Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Russia
Russia: Waste incineration facilities and incinerators in the Russian Federation
Ukraine: How the COVID-19 pandemic can impact chemicals and wastes in Ukraine
Ukraine: Country Survey of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Ukraine
Ukraine: Chlorpyrifos Country Report
Uzbekistan: Country Review of Production and Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Uzbekistan
Francophone Africa
Burundi: Burundi National Report on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs)
Cameroon: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Cameroon: Importance of Low POPs Content for Africa
Cameroon: Country Situation Report on Plastics
Chad: National awareness campaign on the plastic waste trade
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Les conséquences humaines et environnementales des produits chimiques et déchets dues à la pandémie du COVID-19 dans la ville de Bukavu et ses environs (COVID-19 Impacts on Chemicals and Wastes)
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
Ivory Coast: Importance of Low POPs Content for Africa
Mali: National Report on HHPs in Mali
Niger: Alternatives to Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Niger
Niger: National Report on the Situation of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Niger
Senegal: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
Togo: Country Situation Report on Chlorpyrifos
Togo: National Report on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) and Alternatives in Togo
Togo: Importance of Low POPs Content for Africa
Latin America & the Caribbean
Argentina: Promoting the agroecological paradigm on the way to eliminating highly hazardous pesticides
Argentina: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Brazil: Território Sustentável
Brazil: Agribusiness and pandemic in Brazil
Brazil: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Brazil: Ending the PBDE recycling exemption
Brazil: Exposing sulfluramid in Latin America
Chile: Country Situation Report on chlorpyrifos
Chile: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Colombia: Mercury Trade and Supply in ASGM in Colombia
Costa Rica: El herbicida glifosato y sus alternativas (The herbicide Glyphosate and its alternatives)
Costa Rica: Chlorpyrifos Country Situation Report
Costa Rica: Exposing sulfluramid in Latin America
Cuba: Los Plaguicidas Altamente Peligrosos en Cuba (Alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides in Cuba)
Cuba: Alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides in Latin America
Cuba: Exposing sulfluramid in Latin America
Jamaica: COVID-19 and Chemical Usage
Jamaica: Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Jamaica
Mexico: Plastic waste, Refuse derived fuels (RDF), and cement kilns.
Mexico: Prohibition of single-use plastics and Roll Back of Morelos Waste Law
Mexico: Asbestos in Mineral Talc and Healthier Alternatives
Mexico: Exposing sulfluramid in Latin America
Mexico: Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Mexico
Mexico: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
Uruguay: ¿Cuál es el problema con el talco y cómo se relaciona con el asbesto? (What is the problem with talc and how is it related to asbestos?)
Uruguay: Exposing sulfluramid in Latin America
Uruguay: Report on the Situation of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Uruguay
Uruguay: Chlorpyrifos in Uruguay
Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
Egypt: PCBs: Progress towards Elimination in Egypt
Egypt: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Jordan: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Jordan: Plastics Country Situation Report
Jordan: National Situation Report on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs)
Lebanon: The Toxic Plastic Waste Trade
Morocco: Study on Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Morocco
Tunisia: National Report on the Situation of Highly Hazardous Pesticides
North America & the Pacific
Australia: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
Canada: Ending the PBDE recycling exemption
Canada: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
South Asia
Bangladesh: Bangladesh: COVID-19 Chemicals and Waste
Bangladesh: Toxic Plastic Waste: Situation of Disposal, Management and Trade of Bangladesh
Bangladesh: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Bangladesh: Refuse-Derived Fuel and Cement Kilns.
India: Chlorpyrifos: Situation in India
India: Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Jharkhand
India: Situation Report on Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Dausa, Rajasthan
India: COVID-19 Chemicals and Waste in Bhubaneswar
India: A report on COVID-19 impacts on Chemicals and Wastes
India: Issue and Concerns of Talcum Powder in India: Time to Act
India: COVID-19 Industry Rollbacks
India: The Basel Ban Amendment and Implications for India
India: Documenting DDT spraying, production, pollution and alternatives
India: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Nepal: Chlorpyrifos: Situation in Nepal
Nepal: Effective implementation of the asbestos ban in Nepal
Nepal: Plastics and Health Report
Nepal: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Nepal: Toxic Chemicals in Children's Products in Nepal
Sri Lanka: Plastic Waste Management in Sri Lanka – Country Situation Report
Sri Lanka: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Southeast & East Asia
Cambodia: Ending the PBDE recycling exemption
China: Establishing a Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
Indonesia: Chlorpyrifos: Situation in Indonesia
Indonesia: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Japan: Ending the PBDE recycling exemption
Japan: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Hong Kong (PRC): Survey of Habits of Using Face Masks during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Hong Kong
Malaysia: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Philippines: Promoting non-combustion technologies for PCBs elimination
Philippines: Harmful Chemicals detected in Toys Sold in the Philippines
Philippines: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
South Korea: Stories from the Clean Room (Screenings of the film have been shown in over 20 countries to date)
South Korea: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
Thailand: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Vietnam: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Vietnam: Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Vietnam: A Situational Analysis
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