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: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Ethiopia: Agroecology: a viable option to phasing out Highly Hazardous Pesticides from Ethiopia
Kenya: Mercury Trade and Supply in ASGM Hotspots: Kenya Country Situation Report
Kenya: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Mozambique: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides and alternatives
Mozambique: Documenting DDT spraying, production, pollution, alternatives
Tanzania: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Uganda: Documenting DDT spraying, production, pollution, alternatives
Zambia: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Zambia: Documenting DDT spraying, production, pollution, alternatives
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
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: Raising Awareness on Health Hazards of Phthalates in Toys
Armenia: Report on the Situation of Highly Hazardous Pesticides and Alternatives in Armenia
Azerbaijan: PCBs inventory and case studies in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)
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: 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
Ukraine: Country Survey of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Ukraine
Uzbekistan: Country Review of Production and Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Uzbekistan
FRANCOPHONE AFRICA
Cameroon: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
Cameroon: Importance of Low POPs Content for Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
Ivory Coast: Importance of Low POPs Content for Africa
Senegal: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
Togo: Importance of Low POPs Content for Africa
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
Argentina: Country Situation Report on highly hazardous pesticides
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 highly hazardous pesticides
Colombia: Mercury Trade and Supply in ASGM in Colombia
Costa Rica: Exposing sulfluramid in Latin America
Cuba: Alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides in Latin America
Cuba: Exposing sulfluramid in Latin America
Mexico: Exposing sulfluramid in Latin America
Mexico: Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Mexico
Mexico: Advocating for Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment
Uruguay: Exposing sulfluramid in Latin America
Uruguay: Report on the Situation of Highly Hazardous Pesticides 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
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: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
India: Documenting DDT spraying, production, pollution and alternatives
India: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Nepal: Effective implementation of the asbestos ban in Nepal
Nepal: PFOA situation reports in support of Stockholm Convention listing
Nepal: Toxic Chemicals in Children's Products in Nepal
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: 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
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 (Please note that screenings of the film have been shown in 25 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
