T H E M E D I U M – T E R M S T R A T E G Y – U N E P D R A F T P R O G R A M M E O F W O R K – UNEP draft Programme of Work Harmful Substances and Hazardous Waste Sylvie Lemmet, Director, DTIE United Nations Environment Programme

T H E M E D I U M – T E R M S T R A T E G Y – U N E P D R A F T P R O G R A M M E O F W O R K – Outline of Presentation Differences to previous POW’s Specific comparative competences and functional capacities of UNEP Relation to Medium Term Strategy Outputs and activities in POW Conclusion

T H E M E D I U M – T E R M S T R A T E G Y – U N E P D R A F T P R O G R A M M E O F W O R K – Differences to previous POW’s --Changing trends in manufacture and use of high volume industrial chemicals; --Places HS&HW in UNEP’s broader context; -- Advances made by Parties in implementing the chemicals and wastes MEAs; --Greater regional delivery of UNEP’s programme; --Longer term perspective in identifying issues of emerging concern;

T H E M E D I U M – T E R M S T R A T E G Y – U N E P D R A F T P R O G R A M M E O F W O R K – Specific comparative competences and functional capacities of UNEP --Sound science for decision-makers; --Awareness-raising, outreach and communications; --Capacity-building and technology support; --Cooperation, coordination and partnerships.

T H E M E D I U M – T E R M S T R A T E G Y – U N E P D R A F T P R O G R A M M E O F W O R K – Relation to Medium Term Strategy 1) States and other stakeholders having increased awareness, capacities and financing; 2) Coherent international policy and technical advice provided to States and other stakeholders; 3) Appropriate policy and control systems for harmful substances of global concern and transboundary movement of hazardous waste.

T H E M E D I U M – T E R M S T R A T E G Y – U N E P D R A F T P R O G R A M M E O F W O R K – Outputs and activities in POW Accomplishment 1. 1)Mainstreaming of the sound management of chemicals into development plans and processes; 2) Establishment of national assessment and management programmes; 3) Strengthening national and waste related management capacities.

T H E M E D I U M – T E R M S T R A T E G Y – U N E P D R A F T P R O G R A M M E O F W O R K – Outputs and activities in POW Accomplishment 2: 1)Global Chemicals and Waste Outlook report; 2)Secretariat management support to the SAICM process; 3)Coherent set of scientific and technical tools and guidelines;

T H E M E D I U M – T E R M S T R A T E G Y – U N E P D R A F T P R O G R A M M E O F W O R K – Accomplishment 3. 1)International action on Mercury. 2)Supporting MEAs: 2)International actions of HS & HW related to international issues; Outputs and activities in POW

T H E M E D I U M – T E R M S T R A T E G Y – U N E P D R A F T P R O G R A M M E O F W O R K – Examples of indicators Work in progress Accomplishment 1 --Number of UNEP supported networks; Accomplishment 2 --Number of international coherent guidelines developed in partnership with other IGOs. Accomplishment 3 --Number of chemicals of global concern being addressed at international level;

T H E M E D I U M – T E R M S T R A T E G Y – U N E P D R A F T P R O G R A M M E O F W O R K – Conclusions -- Aims at optimizing the experience in UNEP and MEA secretariats --Proposes a coherent package of decision making methodologies --Promotes the mainstreaming of HS&HW issues in national development agendas --Promotes actions to address risks in ways that take conditions of developing countries into account