Since I joined the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm
Secretariat as Executive Secretary in October 2014, I have been impressed by
the work done so far to advance the hazardous chemicals and waste agenda. Chemicals
make up the basis of our daily lives, and wastes are a result of this. Imagine
morning breakfast without bread and margarine; imagine heading to work without
shirts or blouses? Today our world makes use in one way or another of about 43
million chemicals in agriculture, housing, transportation, medicine, textiles
and telecommunications, to name a few. Many of these chemicals are beneficial
to humans and biodiversity but some have negative impacts on our health and
environment, causing serious problems that require some form of international
intervention. My blog will hopefully bring those issues into our homes, our
communities and our governments. I thank you for your contributions.
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