Moderator: Ms. Gohar Khojayan, Armenian Women for Health and a Healthy Environment
Presenters: Mr. David Azoulay, Center for International Environmental Law and Mr. Joe DiGangi, IPEN
Description: The integrated approach to financing contains three pillars that form the foundation of the current Beyond 2020 negotiations on financing: mainstreaming, industry involvement and dedicated external finance. However, as noted in a recent UNEP evaluation (SAICM/IP.3/INF/5), the industry involvement part of the integrated approach has not yet been operationalized. As noted in the evaluation, “…the integrated approach calls for governments to establish legislation which clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of government and industry, including in the use of economic instruments. It also calls for industry to internalize the cost of meeting national chemicals and waste standards.”
CIEL and IPEN have a tangible proposal to finance chemical safety actions by having governments implement a coordinated tax or fee on chemical producers that make feedstock chemicals. If fully implemented, this plan could generate significant funds annually. There will be a brief presentation with adequate time to take questions and hear your feedback.
To accommodate a maximum number of participants, two identical online sessions of the Technical Briefing Financing the sound management of chemicals and waste Beyond 2020: A coordinated tax or fee on the chemical industry were run on Monday 9 November 2020.
SAICM Technical Briefing: Financing the sound management of chemicals and waste Beyond 2020 - 9 November 2020