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What is SAICM? History and Governance
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SAICM Emerging Policy Issues and Issues of Concern
SAICM identified eight Issues of Concern. Learn more about challenges in their implementation.
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Obstacles in addressing IoCs
In many countries SAICM Issues of Concern (IoCs) are not high on the political agenda. Advances are mainly limited to information collection. Learn more about problems in addressing IoCs and why it is important to resolve them.
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Triggers to elevate obligations for SAICM IoCs
To help countries better address SAICM issues of concern triggers for moving IoCs to the level with increased obligations are discussed.
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Introduction

Section “What is SAICM? History and Governance” and Section “SAICM Emerging Policy Issues and Issues of Concern” provide information about existing SAICM Issues of Concern (IoCs) (Emerging Policy Issues and other Issues of Concern), progress, and challenges in their implementation. These IoCs include:

– Lead in paint

– Chemicals in products

– Hazardous substance within the life cycle of electrical and electronic products

– Nanotechnology and manufactured nanomaterials

– Endocrine-disrupting chemicals

– Environmentally persistent pharmaceutical pollutants

– Perfluorinated chemicals and the transition to safer alternatives

– Highly hazardous pesticides