strategy
Coordinating research activities on the mechanisms of action of toxic chemicals
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends promoting mechanisms to increase collaboration among governments, industry, academia and relevant non-governmental organizations involved in the various aspects of risk assessment of chemicals and related processes, in particular promoting and coordinating research activities to improve understanding of the mechanisms by which toxic chemicals act.IPCS plans to study the epidemiology of pesticide poisonings in various parts of the world, with a view to reducing them.
Broader:
Coordinating activitiesControlling chemicalsCoordinating special research effortsIncreasing international assessment of chemical risks Facilitates:
Preventing pollutionSubstituting for harmful productsImproving hazardous waste management Values:
ActionToxicityInactivity Organizations:
International Programme on Chemical Safety Subjects:
Fundamental Sciences → ChemicalsAction → Action
Societal Problems → Poison
Research, Standards → Research
Strategy → Coordination
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
