Upcoming 📣 The 3rd Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability will let stakeholders evaluate progress on the Global Framework on Chemicals' objectives and targets one year after its adoption What to expect ➡️ enb.iisd.org/berlin-forum-c… #chemicals SteffiLemke Bundesumweltministerium

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.World Bank is participating in the 3rd Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability. Learn more and join the live broadcast with a keynote from World Bank's Sr Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg on Sep 5th at 13:00 CEST (Berlin)/ 7AM ET: wrld.bg/jM4o50TfVhY #chemicals Bundesumweltministerium

Rolph Payet Bundesumweltministerium German Federal Minister for the Environment SteffiLemke highlights 3rd #BerlinForum as opportunity to take stock of #GFC implementation, learn about new #chemicals initiatives, and share experiences to improve management of dangerous chemicals. Bundesumweltministerium UN Environment Programme

The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Bundesumweltministerium UN Environment Programme Rolph Payet World Health Organization (WHO) International Labour Organization UNITAR OECD Environment Earth Negotiations Bulletin Germany UN Geneva 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦 SteffiLemke "A paradigm shift & more investment towards sustainable chemicals is needed." Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director of World Bank, clarifies and underscores the importance of preventive action to avoid planetary, health, and economic costs.

The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Bundesumweltministerium UN Environment Programme Rolph Payet World Health Organization (WHO) International Labour Organization UNITAR OECD Environment Earth Negotiations Bulletin Germany UN Geneva 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦 SteffiLemke World Bank Axel van Trotsenburg World Bank Environment "We need a multistakeholder, multisectoral approach towards the next #GFC milestone." #IOMC Chair Johannes Heister stresses partners' support for GFC implementation & calls on stakeholders to participate in the survey for GFC industry-related targets. ✍️ surveymonkey.com/r/GFCimplement…

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Rolph Payet Bundesumweltministerium SteffiLemke UN Environment Programme Addressing 3rd #BerlinForum, Axel van Trotsenburg from World Bank notes unchecked use of #chemicals, material waste and chemical pollution as defining challenges; and highlights need for prevention, as "cleaning up later is expensive for our wallets, health and the planet." Bundesumweltministerium #GFC

.World Bank's Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg Axel van Trotsenburg delivered a keynote speech on the power of partnerships in taking action on chemical pollution - at the 3rd Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability. wrld.bg/c9iv50Tgkc5 Bundesumweltministerium Earth Negotiations Bulletin

We just launched the new air quality management platform to support global clean air action! The platform will guide city and national air quality managers on how to meet World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines and interim targets. The launch of AQMx represents a

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To tackle chemical pollution, we need collective action. The Global Framework on Chemicals is a great example of partnership with great potential. More on it – in the blog by World Bank’s Sr Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg & Bundesumweltministerium’s Minister SteffiLemke: wrld.bg/c8mF50TgX3y