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Belize representative appointed to the Chemical Review Committee of the Rotterdam Convention

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Posted: Saturday, June 3, 2023. 8:13 am CST.

By Breaking Belize News Staff: Stephen Sangster, a university lecturer from Belize, has been appointed to the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) of the Rotterdam Convention. The appointment took place at the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Conference of the Parties (COPs), where Belize, along with other nations, presented their national stances on the management, use, importation, and disposal of agricultural and industrial chemicals.

Sangster, a lecturer at the University of Belize, was selected due to his experience, qualifications, and passion for chemical management. Starting May 1, 2024, he will serve a four-year term on the CRC, the Rotterdam Convention’s highest scientific and expert body. The Committee’s primary role involves examining international chemicals of concern and offering scientifically-based recommendations for the listing of chemicals in Annex III of the Convention. Any chemical listed in Annex III must undergo prior informed consent procedures before its import or export to any country.

The COPs event also offered Belize the chance to advocate for the financial and technical support required to implement actions that mitigate the harmful effects of chemical misuse.

Additionally, Anthony Mai, Chief Environmental Officer, was appointed as a member of the Bureau of the Basel Convention, representing the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) region. This marks a first for Belize, which had never before held such a position. The Bureau aids the Secretariat of the Basel Convention in monitoring COPs’ outcomes and decisions and in preparing for the upcoming 2025 COPs.

Belize joined the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade in 2005 and the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal in 1997.

 

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