The group aims to facilitate exchange of experiences, share knowledge and resources, highlight good practices, and challenges to improve gender mainstreaming into National Implementation Plans (NIPs) and broader chemicals governance. Members are encouraged to use this space to collaborate with colleagues in the region and beyond, ask questions, and advance collective knowledge.

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Gender Mainstreaming in National Implementation Plans (NIPs)

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Understanding Highly Hazardous PesticidesHighly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) represent a small fraction of all pesticides but pose particularly high levels of acute or chronic risks to human health and the environment. According to WHO and FAO guidelines, these substances are classified as highly… Read More

Why Gender Matters in Chemicals and POPs WorkBosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) developed first National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention in 2016, with gender equality emerging as a cross-cutting priority. Read More

National Implementation Plans (NIPs) are central to the Stockholm Convention, yet sometimes they overlook a critical dimension of gender. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) affect women and men differently. Women are frequently more exposed through household products and agricultural work, and… Read More

Geographic Dispersion and Patriarchal LegaciesNavigating chemicals management in The Bahamas presents challenges shaped by both geography and entrenched social structures. The archipelago comprises more than 700 islands and cays, of which approximately 25 are inhabited. Over 75 percent of the… Read More