ABSTRACT
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 262 Origins of SAICM .................................................................................................. 262
Emergence of Chemicals Management as a Global Issue................................. 262 The 1992 Earth Summit .................................................................................... 263 The Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety ..........................................264 The 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development ....................................266
Development of SAICM ........................................................................................266 Sessions of the SAICM Preparatory Committee and the ICCM .......................266 The SAICM Framework ....................................................................................268 Characteristics of the SAICM Development Process ....................................... 271
SAICM Implementation and the Second Session of the ICCM ............................ 273 The Enabling Phase and the QSP ...................................................................... 274 National and Regional Implementation ............................................................ 275 The Second Session of the ICCM ..................................................................... 277 Reporting on Progress in Implementation......................................................... 278 Emerging Policy Issues ..................................................................................... 278 Financial Considerations ................................................................................... 279
Conclusion .............................................................................................................280 References .............................................................................................................. 281
The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)* is a global policy framework which supports the achievement of the goal agreed in 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development of ensuring that, by 2020, chemicals are produced and used in ways that minimize signižcant adverse impacts on the environment and human health. SAICM was adopted in February 2006 in Dubai by the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) at its žrst session and comprises the Dubai Declaration on International Chemicals Management, the Overarching Policy Strategy (OPS), and the Global Plan of Action (GPA).
