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A compilation of items recently posted to the Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice knowledgebase       Chemicals and Wastes News / 20 August 2015 UNESCAP Argues for NAMAs in Waste Sector August_2015: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) argues for recognizing and rewarding the sustainable development benefits from waste management, in the context of developing nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs). continued...   IMO Addresses Sensitive Marine Areas, Regulation of Waste at Sea August_2015: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has worked to advance the health of the world's oceans and seas through workshops focused on regulating marine pollution and identifying Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) that need special protection given ecological, scientific or socio-economic circumstances, but that may be vulnerable to damage from international maritime activities. continued...   UNGA President Circulates Amended 2030 Agenda 12_August_2015: The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Sam Kutesa, circulated the outcome document of the UN Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda, agreed by consensus at the conclusion of the intergovernmental negotiation process on 2 August 2015. Kutesa informed Member States that he will convene a plenary meeting of the Assembly in early September to take action on a draft resolution that will transmit the outcome document to the UNGA's 70th session for consideration and adoption during the Summit. continued...   Scientists Investigate Scale of Plastic Trash in Southern Indian Ocean 11_August_2015: Scientists from eight countries aboard the Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, a research vessel operated by the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), are assessing the scale and nature of industrial trash, including plastics and micro-plastics, in remote parts of the southern Indian Ocean. FAO notes that the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans both have floating islands of trash twice the size of Texas, but the extent and impact of trash and plastic in the southern Indian Ocean is not yet known. The research mission aims to fill this information gap. continued...     Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events 24th International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR 24) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 16 Aug - 22 Aug Working Group Meeting of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) Paris, Ile-De-France, France 8 Sep - 9 Sep Opening of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 70) New York City, US 15 Sep UN Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda New York City, US 25 Sep - 27 Sep UN Private Sector Forum 2015 New York City, US 26 Sep Solutions Summit New York City, US 27 Sep ICCM 4 Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland 28 Sep - 2 Oct General Debate of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 70) New York City, US 28 Sep - 6 Oct Second Our Oceans Conference Valparaiso, Chile 5 Oct - 6 Oct Workshop on Solving the Mystery of Carbon Tetrachloride Zurich, Switzerland 5 Oct - 6 Oct 49th Meeting of the GEF Council: Consultation with Civil Society Organizations Washington D.C., US 19 Oct Eleventh Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC 11) Rome, Lazio, Italy 19 Oct - 23 Oct 49th Meeting of the GEF Council Washington D.C., US 20 Oct - 22 Oct Eleventh Meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC11) Rome, Lazio, Italy 26 Oct - 28 Oct IAEG-SDGs - Second Meeting Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand 26 Oct - 28 Oct    Subscribe to our iCalendar and your computer will gain access to all the events listed in our  Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice  Calendar ( Learn More | Subscribe ) Please send suggestions for articles to Faye Leone at faye@iisd.org Funding for Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice has been provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

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