{"id":5786,"date":"2023-10-03T15:15:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T07:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panap.net\/?p=5786"},"modified":"2023-10-03T15:15:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T07:15:44","slug":"commitments-in-new-chemicals-framework-should-catalyze-strong-global-action-on-pesticides","status":"publish","type":"panap_updates","link":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/updates\/commitments-in-new-chemicals-framework-should-catalyze-strong-global-action-on-pesticides\/","title":{"rendered":"Commitments in new chemicals framework should catalyze strong global action on pesticides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pesticide Action Network (PAN) International welcomes significant commitments towards the phase-out of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) in agriculture adopted by governments, the private sector, and other stakeholders at the Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), as well as the establishment of a Global Alliance on HHPs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 30 September, the ICCM5 adopted the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Framework on Chemicals<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a planet free of harm from chemicals and waste<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which set forth the direction of global policy on chemicals and waste, including pesticides. Represented by regional centres from Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, and North America, PAN went into the negotiations with strong <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pan-international.org\/pan-international-briefing-paper-on-iccm5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">proposals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so that by 2030, the world\u2019s most dangerous pesticides would have been phased out of agriculture and exports of pesticides banned nationally would have been prohibited.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At its conclusion, the ICCM5 adopted the following targets:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBy 2035, stakeholders have taken effective measures to phase out highly hazardous pesticides in agriculture where the risks have not been managed and where safer and affordable alternatives are available; and to promote transition to and make available those alternatives.\u201d (Target A7)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBy 2030, Governments work towards notifying or regulating or prohibiting the export of chemicals they have prohibited nationally, in line with their international obligations.\u201d (Target A5)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While stakeholders have worked hard during the intersessional process and here in Bonn, the outcome of ICCM5, we believe, does not show the urgency, ambition, and commitment required to address the growing threat by chemical and waste pollution and the increasing need to prevent pollution and to eliminate harm to people and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We nonetheless recognize that progress has been made, including relating to pesticides \u2013 the group of chemicals most widely and intentionally released into the environment worldwide, and directly handled by hundreds of millions of farmers and workers \u2013 many of whom have no access to sufficient information and limited or no ability to sufficiently protect themselves or their families from pesticide harm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We welcome the commitments made by governments to support safer and more sustainable agricultural practices, including agroecology:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBy 2030, Governments implement policies and programmes to increase support to safer and more sustainable agricultural practices, including agroecology, integrated pest management and the use of non-chemical alternatives, as appropriate.\u201d (Target D5)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, we express optimism that the establishment of a Global Alliance on HHPs can build momentum towards the phase-out of HHPs. The Global Alliance on HHPs\u2013a proposal by the African Region and strongly supported by PAN\u2013 is mandated to mobilize and coordinate action on HHPs and is to be coordinated by the FAO as the leading agency, along with WHO, ILO and UNEP.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pan-international.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-CSO-Letter-to-ICCM5-Re-HHPs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> delivered to ICCM5 President Dr. Anita Breyer, nearly 400 civil society organizations from 74 countries called for strong commitments to phase out HHPs and end double standards in pesticides trade. We regret that our demands were only partially achieved, underscoring that more work needs to be done to ensure that strong actions are taken urgently to address pesticide harms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While imperfect, commitments made under the new framework are nonetheless significant and should catalyze action for global reforms on pesticide policy. Only when we choose to prioritize the protection and well-being of people and the planet over the interests of profit can we hope to achieve our vision of a planet free of harm from pesticides.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Press Contacts:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tadesse Amera<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Co-Coordinator, PAN International: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:atadesse2002@yahoo.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">atadesse2002@yahoo.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ma\u00efmouna Diene<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chair, PAN International; Director, PAN Africa: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:maimounadiene@pan-afrique.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maimounadiene@pan-afrique.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sarojeni Rengam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Executive Director, PAN Asia Pacific (PAN AP): <\/span><a href=\"mailto:sarojeni.rengam@panap.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sarojeni.rengam@panap.net<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Susan Haffmans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Senior Advisor, PAN Germany:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"mailto:susan.haffmans@pan-germany.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">susan.haffmans@pan-germany.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Maria Isabel Carcamo,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Coordinator RAPAL Uruguay: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:coord@rapaluruguay.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coord@rapaluruguay.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">####<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pesticide Action Network (PAN) International welcomes significant commitments towards the phase-out of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) in agriculture adopted by governments, the private sector, and other stakeholders at the Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), as well as the establishment of a Global Alliance on HHPs. 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