{"id":5724,"date":"2023-09-20T16:10:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panap.net\/?p=5724"},"modified":"2023-09-20T16:10:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:10:36","slug":"highly-hazardous-pesticides-and-detoxifying-agriculture-are-make-or-break-issues-at-critical-global-pollution-conference","status":"publish","type":"panap_updates","link":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/updates\/highly-hazardous-pesticides-and-detoxifying-agriculture-are-make-or-break-issues-at-critical-global-pollution-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Highly hazardous pesticides and detoxifying agriculture are make-or-break issues at critical global pollution conference \u2013 NGOs urge governments and UN agencies to act"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Key reforms on pesticides must be agreed at historic chemical pollution conference in September to <\/em><em>address significant threats to human health and the environment<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) phase out and a Global Alliance to implement it are essential <\/em><em>for credibility of multilateral system<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Bans on trade in prohibited substances and new commitment supporting agroecology are also vital<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bonn, 20 September 2023:<\/strong> Commitments to phase out the use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs), ban exports of prohibited substances, and adopt non-chemical alternatives in agriculture are essential to the credibility of an historic global pollution summit, but are yet to be secured, NGOs say.<\/p>\n<p>A new briefing by Pesticide Action Network International (PAN), entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-international.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PAN-International-Briefing-Paper-ICCM5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>\u2018Time for Credibility and <\/em><em>Coherence\u2019<\/em><\/a>, highlights three draft <em>Targets<\/em> as critical reforms under negotiation in the \u2018SAICM Beyond 2020 Framework\u2019 \u2013 a new policy instrument proposed to be adopted at the fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) taking place from 25-29 September in Bonn.<\/p>\n<p>Targets deemed critical include Target A7 to phase out highly hazardous pesticides in agriculture by 2030, Target A5 to ban exports of prohibited substances, and Target D5 mandating a transition to non-chemical alternatives to pesticides in agriculture. None are yet secure in the negotiations, with huge pressure on parties and UN officials to deliver an ambitious agreement.<\/p>\n<p>A Global Alliance on HHPs \u2013 proposed by all 54 states of the UN\u2019s Africa Group and supported by countries in other UN Regions \u2013 must also be agreed by governments for the conference to be deemed a success and for key targets to be implemented.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ma\u00efmouna Diene, chair of PAN International said: <em>\u2018Pesticides are a make-or-break issue for ICCM5. <\/em><em>To remain relevant, the conference must commit governments to phase out highly hazardous <\/em><em>pesticides in agriculture, establish a Global Alliance on HHPs to achieve that, prohibit exports of <\/em><em>banned substances, including many HHPs, and support a transition to agroecological farming <\/em><em>practices and non-chemical alternatives to pesticides.\u2019<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nearly 250 civil society organizations from over 50 countries have signed a letter urging coordinated action from SAICM delegates to phase out HHPs by supporting these targets and the Global Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>The use of hazardous pesticides is a global human rights and public health concern involving hundreds of millions of unintended farmer poisonings and thousands of suicides annually, wholesale biodiversity loss and systemic soil degradation underpinning agriculture\u2019s massive climate emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) are a subset of particularly toxic pesticides causing by far the most harm to people, biodiversity, and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>PAN\u2019s briefing highlights how SAICM\u2019s targets on pesticides must contribute to critical pollution reductions targets enshrined in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, as well as required for the achievement of the SDGs and UN human rights provisions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes for Editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Pesticide Action Network International is a network of over 600 institutions and individuals in over 90 countries, working to replace hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-international.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pan-international.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. PAN\u2019s briefing \u2013 Time for Credibility and Coherence: Critical pesticides reforms at ICCM5 and in the SAICM Beyond 2020 Framework \u2013 is available in English, French, Spanish, and German, <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-international.org\/pan-international-briefing-paper-on-iccm5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3. The fifth meeting of the <strong>International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5)<\/strong> will take place from 25-29 September, in Bonn, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>4. ICCM5 hopes to ratify the <strong>Beyond 2020 Framework of the Strategic Approach to <\/strong><strong>International Chemicals Management (SAICM Beyond 2020 Framework)<\/strong> \u2013 a policy instrument defining the direction of global chemicals policy for decades to come.<\/p>\n<p>5. Intersessional Meetings preceding ICCM5 \u2013 from 23 and 24 September \u2013 aim to finalise text on the Strategic Objectives and Targets of the SAICM Beyond 2020 Framework.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ma\u00efmouna Diene,<\/strong> Chair of PAN International, Director, PAN Africa: <a href=\"mailto:maimounadiene@pan-afrique.org\">maimounadiene@pan-afrique.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarojeni Rengam,<\/strong> Executive Director, PAN Asia Pacific (PAN AP) <a href=\"mailto:sarojeni.rengam@panap.net\">sarojeni.rengam@panap.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Susan Haffmans,<\/strong> Senior Advisor, PAN Germany: <a href=\"mailto:susan.haffmans@pan-germany.org\">susan.haffmans@pan-germany.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Sheila Willis,<\/strong> Head of International Programmes, PAN UK: <a href=\"mailto:sheila@pan-uk.org\">sheila@pan-uk.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key reforms on pesticides must be agreed at historic chemical pollution conference in September to address significant threats to human health and the environment Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) phase out and a Global Alliance to implement it are essential for credibility of multilateral system Bans on trade in prohibited substances and new commitment supporting agroecology&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5726,"template":"","update_categories":[107],"class_list":["post-5724","panap_updates","type-panap_updates","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_categories-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates\/5724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/panap_updates"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates\/5724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"update_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update_categories?post=5724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}