The UNDP-UNEP Partnership Initiative for the Integration of Sound Management of Chemicals (SMC) into Development Planning Processes

SAICM recognizes that for Sound Management of Chemicals to be moved significantly towards the center stage of national decision making, there needs to be much stronger links established with the development planning priorities and processes of developing countries and countries with economies in transition (CEITs), as well as enhanced coordination between the many agencies and stakeholders involved in chemicals management.

In support of the value-added features of SAICM, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have developed a “Partnership Initiative for the Integration of Sound Management of Chemicals (SMC) into Development Planning Processes” (UNDP-UNEP PI).

This section provides detailed information on the UNDP-UNEP Partnership initiative, the process of its development and implementation, and links to related documents and websites. Click on the links in the section’s map to access specific sub-sections.

• Background
• Guidance Documents
• Linking Environment with Health Concerns
• Linking the Sound Management of Chemicals with National Development Planning
• Economic Analysis
• Country Projects
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Cambodia
• FYR Macedonia
• Belarus
• Belize
• Ecuador
• Honduras
• Liberia
• Mauritania
• Regional Workshops on Facilitating Understanding Between Officials Responsible for Development Planning and Officials Responsible for Chemicals Management – UNEP-Norwegian Fund project on “Integration of Chemical Safety Concerns into Development Agendas with Focus on Poverty Reduction Strategies”

Next: UNEP/UNDP Partnership Initiative Background

For more information on the UNDP-UNEP Partnership Initiative, please contact:
Mr Kaj Madsen, Senior Programme Officer, Chemicals Branch, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE), United Nations Environment Programme, tel: + 41 22 917 82 58, e-mail: kaj.madsen@unep.org