in place and enhancing fundamental risk management practices. NFPs should coordinate information exchange on these matters, both within their countries and, with the assistance of regional focal points, beyond. Para 30: NFPs should cooperate proactively with the national focal point of the WHO International Health Regulations to coordinate activities on chemicals and health and maximize collective efforts relating to chemicals and waste management, in particular to deal with chemical accidents. Core activity areas for Action points in the OOG Proposed implementation approaches at the national and implementing the objectives (paraphrased) regional levels. set out in the Overarching Please specify if available resource tools identified should Policy Strategy be included in the SAICM Clearinghouse Establish and Para 37: Working together with relevant sectors and stakeholders, strengthen national Governments should have in place the requisite national legislative and legislative and regulatory frameworks that address the life cycle of chemicals and waste regulatory frameworks as well as the relevant enforcement and compliance mechanisms to for chemicals and achieve basic sound management of chemicals and waste. waste: improving Para 38: Through the multisectoral and multi-stakeholder approach, capacity to address the NFPs should identify key actors at the national, regional and global basic elements of sound levels towards strengthening the capacity of health, environment, management of industry, labour, planning and agriculture agencies, among others, to chemicals and waste establish and address priorities. Capacity for dialogue between relevant and encouraging agencies, enterprises or industry associations and trade unions is also regional cooperation important. Para 39: NFPs should strive to cooperate closely with the entities responsible for the implementation of multilateral environmental
in place and enhancing fundamental risk management practices. NFPs should coordinate information exchange on these matters, both within their countries and, with the assistance of regional focal points, beyond. Para 30: NFPs should cooperate proactively with the national focal point of the WHO International Health Regulations to coordinate activities on chemicals and health and maximize collective efforts relating to chemicals and waste management, in particular to deal with chemical accidents. Core activity areas for implementing the objectives set out in the Overarching Policy Strategy Action points in the OOG (paraphrased) Proposed implementation approaches at the national and regional levels. Please specify if available resource tools identified should be included in the SAICM Clearinghouse Establish and strengthen national legislative and regulatory frameworks for chemicals and waste: improving capacity to address the basic elements of sound management of chemicals and waste and encouraging regional cooperation Para 37: Working together with relevant sectors and stakeholders, Governments should have in place the requisite national legislative and regulatory frameworks that address the life cycle of chemicals and waste as well as the relevant enforcement and compliance mechanisms to achieve basic sound management of chemicals and waste. Para 38: Through the multisectoral and multi-stakeholder approach, NFPs should identify key actors at the national, regional and global levels towards strengthening the capacity of health, environment, industry, labour, planning and agriculture agencies, among others, to establish and address priorities. Capacity for dialogue between relevant agencies, enterprises or industry associations and trade unions is also important. Para 39: NFPs should strive to cooperate closely with the entities responsible for the implementation of multilateral environmental
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