Key UNITAR Training Methodologies and Approaches relevant to SAICM Enabling Activities

1. Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Pacific Island Workshop8-9 November 2007, Samoa Key UNITAR Training Methodologies and Approaches relevant to SAICM Enabling Activities Chemicals and Waste Management Programme, UNITAR www.unitar.org/cwm

2. Overview of presentation • UNITAR overview • Strengthening the foundation for chemicals management: Enabling activities • Key methodologies/concepts • Selected projects

3. UNITAR: Assisting countries with SAICM enabling activities • UNITAR provides a variety of services to assist with capacity development related to SAICM enabling activities • Experiences gained in over 10 years of working with countries to develop integrated chemicals management approaches/ programmes • Coordination with/formal participation of IOMC Participating Organizations and observers; SBC, OPCW, and the SAICM Secretariat • A series of guidance and training materialsused in over 100 countries currently being updated, and new materials developed in light of SAICM outcomes

4. Strengthening the foundations of chemicals management • The broad scope and multitude of work areas in SAICM, numerous international agreements on chemicals/wastes, and the almost countless individual commitments each country makes, constitutes an enormous challenge • Developing the necessary infrastructure and ensuring needed processes are in place in the country provides an “enabling environment” or “enabling conditions”

5. SAICM enabling activities • Enabling activities can include, inter alia: • National Profile development/updating • National capacity assessments and priority setting • Multi-stakeholder committee/platform development • Information exchange mechanisms • Public participation activities • National SAICM implementation plan development, with full stakeholder participation • Individual action plans on substantive topics of chemicals management—Partnerships between stakeholders are encouraged • Development of Integrated National Programmes

6. SAICM enabling activities • “Implementation of the Strategic Approach could begin with an enabling phase to build necessary capacity, as appropriate, to develop, with relevant stakeholder participation, a national Strategic Approach implementation plan...” (Overarching Policy Strategy) • “the objective of the Quick Start Programme is to support initial enabling capacity-building and implementation activities…” (Resolution I/4 of the ICCM)

7. Thematic workshop www.unitar.org/cwg/tw

8. Thematic workshop outcomes • Developed understanding of challenges and opportunities for SAICM implementation at the national level • Explored options for developing sound governance structuresfor SAICM implementation • Discussed challenges and opportunities for involving civil society and private sectorin national SAICM implementation • Developed understanding on elements of partnershipsfor sound chemicals management • Provided input to national SAICM pilot projects

9. National Chemicals Management Profiles www.unitar.org/cwg/np

10. National Chemicals Management Profiles • Overview of national legal, institutional, administrative, and technical infrastructurefor national chemicals management • National Profile development processis a key component • Assists in identification of infrastructure-related strengths, weaknesses, and gaps, as well as priority needsfor national action and external technical assistance • Baseline against which progress may be judged in meeting specific national or international targets (e.g. SAICM)

11. National Chemicals Management Profiles • Over 100 countrieshave prepared a National Profile or are in the process of preparing one • Used as starting point for Stockholm Convention NIPs in over 50 countries • Guidance currently being updatedin light of SAICM outcomes • National Profile Homepage

12. National Chemicals Management Profiles

13. National Chemicals Management Profiles: SAICM Recommendations • QSP Strategic Priority: • “development or updating of national chemical profile…” • ICCMGlobal Plan of Action emphasizes efforts such as: • “assessment of national chemicals management to identify gaps and prioritize actions” (activity 207) • identifying “priority gaps in chemicals management regimes and practices” (activity 121)

14. Action plan skills building Mod 1. Getting Started: Preparatory Tasks and Considerations • Mod 2. Defining Action Plan Purpose and Scope • Establishing the Problem Statement & Goal • Conducting a Situation and Gap Analysis • Setting Objectives and Indicators Mod 3. Planning the Details: Activities, Timelines, Resources, and More… • Mod 4. Implementing and Evaluating the Action Plan • Obtaining Commitment • Implementing Activities and Monitoring and Evaluation

15. Problem statement Goal - Situation and gap analysis Objective Objective Objective - Timeframes - Milestones - Budget - Responsibilities Activity Activity Activity Task Task Task Action plan skills building

16. National SAICM Capacity Assessment www.unitar.org/cwg/saicm

17. Purpose of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment • Catalyzescollaboration between government and stakeholders towards understanding and identifying priority needs • Builds on National Profileand other sources (e.g. NIP) • Facilitates identifying priority actions for SAICM implementation • Highlights possible areas for partnership projects between stakeholders • Sets the stage for preparation of a SAICM Implementation Plan which may be linked to an integrated national programme for sound chemicals management

18. Proposed approach for development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment Major Stakeholder Group (e.g. Business and Industry) • National SAICM • Capacity Assessment • Governance Framework • Chemicals Management • Issues and Priorities Capacity Strengths and Gaps Concerned Actors Government Possible Action Urgency & Importance of Taking Action Major Stakeholder Group (e.g. Environmental NGOs) Opportunities for Partnership Projects

19. Proposed areas for the governance assessment • Integrating chemicals management into national development priorities • Sound institutional and programmatic national framework • Effective project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation • Legislation and enforcement • Participation of the private sector and civil society in chemicals management

20. Sample worksheet for the governance assessment

21. Proposed areas for the chemicals management assessment • Information generation and dissemination • Risk Reduction • Education and awareness raising • Accident prevention and control • Analytical and laboratory capacity

22. Proposed steps for the chemicals management assessment • Step 1: (screening) Identifying important and urgent chemicals management issues • Step 2: Conducting in-depth capacity assessment for important and urgent chemicals management issues • Capacity gaps, possible action, concerned actors, urgency and importance • Step 3: Identifying: • possible national priorities • stakeholder group actions • identifying opportunities for partnership projects

23. Sample worksheet for the chemicals management assessment

24. Proposed structure of the National SAICM Capacity Assessment • Executive Summary • Summary Assessment: National Governance Structure • Summary Assessment: Chemicals Management Issues and Priorities • Opportunities for Partnership Projects • Annexes: Completed worksheets

25. Development of a SAICM Capacity Assessment and National SAICM Implementation Framework Major Stakeholder Group (e.g. Business and Industry) Stakeholder Action • National SAICM • Capacity Assessment • Assessment of Governance Framework • Assessment of Chemicals Management • Issues and Priorities • National • Chemicals Management Programme/SAICM Implementation Framework • Governance Framework • Chemicals Management Action Plans and Partnership Projects Government Government Action Major Stakeholder Group (e.g. Environmental NGOs) Stakeholder Action

26. PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY OF LABOUR INDUSTRY RESEARCH & ACADEMIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE … … MINISTRY OF HEALTH … … National and International Priorities NATIONAL COORDINATING PLATFORM STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MONITORING NATIONAL PROFILE PREPARATION NATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE MECHANISM NATIONAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING (GHS) INTEGRATED CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY INTEGRATED IMPORT CONTROL COORDINATED LEGISLATION & ENFORCEMENT SUBSTANTIVE AREAS OF INTEGRATED CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT COORDINATED FINANCIAL RESOURCE MOBILISATION INTEGRATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE / POISON CONTROL AWARENESS RAISING & COMMMUNICATION INTEGRATED STRENGTHENING OF ANALYTICAL CAPACITIES STRATEGIC EVALUATION … …

27. Conclusions • Strong foundation is essential for SAICM implementation • UNITAR stands ready to assist further countries with SAICM enabling activities and implementation of “substantive” areas • Work is ongoing with support through broader QSP and also QSP TF • Demand FAR exceeds supply—over 50 formal requests for assistance on record

28. For more information www.unitar.org/cwm cwm@unitar.org