First session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM1) - report and other documents

Meeting document | 06 February 2006
The meeting gathered Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 4 to 6 February 2006. Participants finalized and adopted SAICM.

Adopted by the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) on 6 February 2006 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is a policy framework to foster the sound management of chemicals.

SAICM was developed by a multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral Preparatory Committee and supports the achievement of the goal agreed at the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development of ensuring that, by the year 2020, chemicals are produced and used in ways that minimize significant adverse impacts on the environment and human health.

The Governing Body of the ILO endorsed SAICM at its 297th Session in November 2006.