How Far to the 2020 Goal? The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management in Tanzania

This policy brief reports on progress in Tanzania on implementing the world's key agreement on chemicals management. So far, what concrete impacts has the Strategic Approach to Integrated Chemicals Management (SAICM) had on chemicals management in national contexts? This brief summarizes a stud...

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Published in:Policy File 2015
Main Authors: Persson, Linn, Senyagwa, Jacqueline
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Developing countries
Environment
LDCs
Stockholm Environment Institute
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Summary:This policy brief reports on progress in Tanzania on implementing the world's key agreement on chemicals management. So far, what concrete impacts has the Strategic Approach to Integrated Chemicals Management (SAICM) had on chemicals management in national contexts? This brief summarizes a study that aimed to find out by assessing how SAICM has been implemented in Tanzania. The counry was chosen as a case study, first because it is a developing country which faces big challenges in terms of chemicals management and second because it has been committed to the SAICM process as early as the negotiating stages. The study interviewed stakeholders from government ministries and agencies, NGOs and the private sector, giving access to the views and experiences of people working most closely with chemicals management at the national level. Progress has been mixed.