By Muhammad Luqman
The umbrella organization of Pakistan’s ever burgeoning Chemical industry has decided to join hands with the Federal Ministry of Climate Change to adopt 9 new international conventions for ensuring safe production and carriage of chemicals .
“The Ministry has nominated Mr. Iftikhar-ul-Hassan Shah Gilani, Joint Secretary and Dr. Zaigham Abbas, Deputy Director (Chemical) to maintain regular coordination with the industry,” Secretary General of Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association, Iqbal Kidwai said.
The 9 protocols included Basel Convention on the control of trans-boundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade, Montreal Protocol on the substances that deplete the ozone layer, Minamata Convention on Mercury, Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management(SAICM), Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) / Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation including NDMA, Joint Ministerial Commissions (JMCs) and European Union’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Plus Scheme.
The protocols have been adopted and implemented by all the developed nations.
