 The
Chemicals Agenda
Following the simultaneous meetings of the
Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (ExCOPs)
in Bali earlier this year, chemicals and
waste management are again front-and-center
in major UN discussions this month. …
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Chris Spence
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CSD 18 REVIEWING TRANSPORT, CHEMICALS, WASTE, MINING, AND
CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION |
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New York,
6 May—The 18th session of the
Commission on Sustainable Development is
almost at its halfway mark at UN
Headquarters. Meeting from 3-14 May,
delegates are reviewing the thematic
cluster of transport, chemicals, waste
management, mining, and the 10-year
framework of programmes on sustainable
consumption and production patterns.
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Photo: L-R Tariq Banuri, Director of the
UN Division for Sustainable Development; Jomo
Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary General
for Economic Development; and CSD Chair Luis
Alberto Ferrate Felicé of Guatemala |
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CARIBBEAN CONSULTATION CONSIDERS BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM
SERVICES FOR WEALTH GENERATION |
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Port of Spain,
29 April—A consultation for
Caribbean nations has been held in Port
of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The event
was organized by the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) Regional
Programme for Latin America and the
Caribbean as part of a regional
initiative entitled “Biodiversity and
Ecosystems: Why these are Important for
Sustained Growth and Equity in Latin
America and the Caribbean.”
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SUMMIT PONDERS PRIVATE SECTOR’S “LOW CARBON” ROLE |
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Seoul,
25 April—The fourth UN Business for the
Environment Global Summit (B4E Summit)
convened in late April to consider the
outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Change
Conference and discuss the role of
business in realizing a low carbon
future. The event drew CEOs and leaders
of governments, international agencies
and civil society.
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Eighteenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable
Development (CSD 18):
3-14 May 2010, New York, USA |
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Multistakeholder Consultation on the World Bank Group's
Environment Strategy 2010:
10 May 2010, Washington, DC, USA |
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Seventh Session of the Basel Convention Open-ended Working
Group:
10-14 May 2010, Geneva, Switzerland |
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Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific,
Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) to the
Convention on Biological Diversity:
10-21 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya |
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First Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the
UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD):
17-19 May 2010, New York, USA |
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